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Old January 10th 09, 11:23 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Fred J. McCall[_3_]
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Ian Parker wrote:
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:Of course not, but if they have not been developed there is a reason.
:Are you claiming that that reason is bureaucracy pure and simple. If
:it is it is really quite a staggering claim.
:

Bureaucracy and politics. ISS would have been a much better station
without those two (which requires dropping the 'I').

For example, it probably would have been a much better station if they
had ****canned the original design when the price kept going up and
the capabilities kept going down and had listened to Lowell Wood's
ideas.


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