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January 17th 04, 02:28 AM
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 01:59:29 GMT, "Chuck"
wrote: "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talkin' real money ..." Everett Dirksen And back then, it was. With inflation over the years, a billion then (circa 1960) is like maybe eight billion today. Still a classic quote! J. 
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January 17th 04, 02:28 AM
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 01:59:29 GMT, "Chuck"
wrote: "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talkin' real money ..." Everett Dirksen And back then, it was. With inflation over the years, a billion then (circa 1960) is like maybe eight billion today. Still a classic quote! J.
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January 17th 04, 02:28 AM
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 01:59:29 GMT, "Chuck"
wrote: "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talkin' real money ..." Everett Dirksen And back then, it was. With inflation over the years, a billion then (circa 1960) is like maybe eight billion today. Still a classic quote! J.
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January 17th 04, 01:44 PM
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Hubble: RIP
"Joe S." wrote in message ...
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html QUOTE Hubble casualty of Bush space plan Friday, January 16, 2004 Posted: 7:54 PM EST (0054 GMT) John Grunsfeld, NASA's chief scientist, said NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe made the decision to cancel the fifth space shuttle service mission to the Hubble when it became clear there was not enough time to conduct it before the shuttle is retired. The servicing mission was considered essential to enable the orbiting telescope to continue to operate. "This is a sad day," said Grunsfeld, but he said the decision "is the best thing for the space community." Gives new meaning to the phrase "on message." :-( -- Hilton Evans --------------------------------------------------------------- Lon -71° 04' 35.3" Lat +42° 11' 06.7" --------------------------------------------------------------- CCD Astroimaging http://home.earthlink.net/~hiltoneva...troimaging.htm --------------------------------------------------------------- ChemPen Chemical Structure Software http://www.chempensoftware.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/04
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January 17th 04, 01:44 PM
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"Joe S." wrote in message ...
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html QUOTE Hubble casualty of Bush space plan Friday, January 16, 2004 Posted: 7:54 PM EST (0054 GMT) John Grunsfeld, NASA's chief scientist, said NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe made the decision to cancel the fifth space shuttle service mission to the Hubble when it became clear there was not enough time to conduct it before the shuttle is retired. The servicing mission was considered essential to enable the orbiting telescope to continue to operate. "This is a sad day," said Grunsfeld, but he said the decision "is the best thing for the space community." Gives new meaning to the phrase "on message." :-( -- Hilton Evans --------------------------------------------------------------- Lon -71° 04' 35.3" Lat +42° 11' 06.7" --------------------------------------------------------------- CCD Astroimaging http://home.earthlink.net/~hiltoneva...troimaging.htm --------------------------------------------------------------- ChemPen Chemical Structure Software http://www.chempensoftware.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/04
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January 17th 04, 01:44 PM
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"Joe S." wrote in message ...
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html QUOTE Hubble casualty of Bush space plan Friday, January 16, 2004 Posted: 7:54 PM EST (0054 GMT) John Grunsfeld, NASA's chief scientist, said NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe made the decision to cancel the fifth space shuttle service mission to the Hubble when it became clear there was not enough time to conduct it before the shuttle is retired. The servicing mission was considered essential to enable the orbiting telescope to continue to operate. "This is a sad day," said Grunsfeld, but he said the decision "is the best thing for the space community." Gives new meaning to the phrase "on message." :-( -- Hilton Evans --------------------------------------------------------------- Lon -71° 04' 35.3" Lat +42° 11' 06.7" --------------------------------------------------------------- CCD Astroimaging http://home.earthlink.net/~hiltoneva...troimaging.htm --------------------------------------------------------------- ChemPen Chemical Structure Software http://www.chempensoftware.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/04
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January 17th 04, 01:44 PM
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"Joe S." wrote in message ...
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html QUOTE Hubble casualty of Bush space plan Friday, January 16, 2004 Posted: 7:54 PM EST (0054 GMT) John Grunsfeld, NASA's chief scientist, said NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe made the decision to cancel the fifth space shuttle service mission to the Hubble when it became clear there was not enough time to conduct it before the shuttle is retired. The servicing mission was considered essential to enable the orbiting telescope to continue to operate. "This is a sad day," said Grunsfeld, but he said the decision "is the best thing for the space community." Gives new meaning to the phrase "on message." :-( -- Hilton Evans --------------------------------------------------------------- Lon -71° 04' 35.3" Lat +42° 11' 06.7" --------------------------------------------------------------- CCD Astroimaging http://home.earthlink.net/~hiltoneva...troimaging.htm --------------------------------------------------------------- ChemPen Chemical Structure Software http://www.chempensoftware.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/04
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#18
January 18th 04, 02:21 AM
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:53:50 -0500, "Dennis Woos"
wrote: And to top it off, to allocate only $1bn in new money! I read that John Glenn has commented that a genuine effort to achieve the manned missions that Bush has layed out would require $1trillion. What a sad story. And that billion is to be spread out over 5 years. That's only 200 million a year! scotty
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January 18th 04, 02:21 AM
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:53:50 -0500, "Dennis Woos"
wrote: And to top it off, to allocate only $1bn in new money! I read that John Glenn has commented that a genuine effort to achieve the manned missions that Bush has layed out would require $1trillion. What a sad story. And that billion is to be spread out over 5 years. That's only 200 million a year! scotty
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#20
January 18th 04, 02:21 AM
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:53:50 -0500, "Dennis Woos"
wrote: And to top it off, to allocate only $1bn in new money! I read that John Glenn has commented that a genuine effort to achieve the manned missions that Bush has layed out would require $1trillion. What a sad story. And that billion is to be spread out over 5 years. That's only 200 million a year! scotty
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