"Ed Kyle" wrote in message
oups.com...
Heads up Florida! He has a point about how distruptive
a launch failure could be in terms of evacuations, etc.


"http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/03OpOPN4512040
5.htm"


Yep, they've decided to power their future spacecraft with nuclear
fuel. Ya know, the Space Solar Power program was meant to
also be a generic source for powering spacecraft, stations and habitats
of all kinds. SSP was meant to provide the most basic infrastructure
needed to colonize and explore space.

They've chosen the easy route, the one that won't build a long
term infrastructure. This is the same mistake made by the Apollo
program. A one shot deal, no meaningful infrastructure.





- Ed Kyle