[Tree of Liberty]

Necessity is the mother of invention. We need an upgrade in hardware to get to LEO and beyond. I'm confident we'll get it done expeditiously.

[ZOOKER]

No one has mentioned an alternative which is available NOW.

I suggest supplementing shuttle missions with cargo launches using expendable vehicles.

The Russians supplied Mir for years with unmanned, automated rockets. We should be able to do the same for ISS components, saving the shuttle as a "people mover".