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July 21, 2011
"The Atlantis returned to Earth ending the nation’s 30-year space shuttle program."
The sparrow has landed. EVIL.-- Daily scoreboard ｫ Don Surber
Posted by Vanderleun at July 21, 2011 5:58 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
As a former space shuttle worker I say 'Balls." Sending protoplasm in a can is not all there is to "space." We still regularly put satellite payloads into orbit. The US space effort has finally got out its infancy and now needs done by capitalists - like Scaled Composites and SpaceX. In case you don't know the facts, humans don't do too well in zero G over long periods. When we get past that, well then we'll go to Mars. Until then, let's put cost competitive payloads up where they make economic sense.
Posted by: RKV at July 21, 2011 6:22 PM
Yup. With the 800 pound Gorilla out of the room. But Kong sees you're doing something useful without him, his appetite will get back up.
Posted by: james wilson at July 21, 2011 10:41 PM
Thank you, RKV. I concurr.
Posted by: Don Rodrigo at July 22, 2011 9:44 AM
Well now NASA can focus on important work like making Muslims feel warm and fuzzy about their contributions in math and science.
Posted by: RedCarolina at July 22, 2011 3:19 PM