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Richard Schumacher wrote in
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http://www.floridatoday.com/news/spa...cestoryN0501SH
UTTLE.htm

NASA details risks to astronauts on mission to Hubble
_FLORIDA TODAY_ - May 1, 2004

So we can either send willing astronauts to Hubble to perform uniquely
valuable work while risking unknown dangers, or send them to the
International Space Station to do jack **** in relative safety.


What a bunch of worthless pussies we've become.

The ISS is the millstone around NASA's neck. After all the hype and effort
involved in its construction none of its leaders seem capable of standing
back and applying rational analysis to the situation that has evelved. If I
were the US president I would not just withdraw ISS support but actively
support the destruction of the station so that no country can waste its
valuable resources. Start agan with a clean slate. Mind you, there is a VERY
strong argument that un-manned space activity is far more scientifically
productive (actually the argument should be conceded). Best spend the money
to invent the warp drive or else we will be forever limited to marginal
(from a biological perspective) operations in the solar system.