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Old 08-31-2006, 07:05 PM  
crockett
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It has nothing to do with getting the men to the moon, but rather designing, developing and testing a new space craft..

Back in the sixties it was a race against the Russians and they almost beat us. The reason they didn't is because they didn't give a shit about safety and their cosmonauts paid for it with their lives.

On the other hand we were rushing too but not at the sake of safety. Same thing is what is happing with this new program. With the fact we have lost two Space Shuttles NASA isn't going to risk rushing something like this.

I'd be willing to bet that the guys behind Space Ship One will be well into their space tourism venture before we ever step foot on the moon again. Hell I'd almost be willing to be that it might be a private company that goes back first.

A private company has nothing to lose but money, however if NASA fucks up they are screwed for several years each and every time.
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