Posted on 06/16/2009 7:24:35 PM PDT by KevinDavis
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Hey, noob! That thing in front of you is a computer connected to the Internet. Next time, use it before you show off what a dumb@$$ you are:
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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html
Q. How much does the Space Shuttle cost? A. The Space Shuttle Endeavour, the orbiter built to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, cost approximately $1.7 billion.Q. How much does it cost to launch a Space Shuttle? A. The average cost to launch a Space Shuttle is about $450 million per mission.
(You must be a liberal NY Slimes fan; your number sounds like their inflated bull$#!+...)
Best to be safe!
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Yup! See ya at the launchpad in July. :-)
Go search up all the items we use daily that came from NASA research and development. Then live without them for 6 months. Then get back with us.
Here, I’ll even help you see some of it:
http://www.thespaceplace.com/nasa/spinoffs.html
I have a base pass.
You will never get one either.
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