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Old September 18th 08, 01:39 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.history,sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
Brian Thorn[_2_]
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Default Shuttle program extension?
On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:17:46 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

Agreed, but that's the world we live in. We're talking about what to
do for the years 2010-2015, not for 2025. In 2010, doing without a
lifeboat is a political non-starter.

I would think that Bigelow (or someone who purchased one from Bigelow)
could put a Sundancer in an ISS co-orbit by 2012, for a lot less than
a capsule will cost.

I have almost no confidence in that being the case, given the SpaceX
example.

Brian