[bonesmccoy]

Homer Hickam has great ideas!

His analysis is correct.

The STS design was more of a product of Nixon Administration politics than "aerodynamic truths".

One can hope that we can correct Nixon's remaining legacy and get us back to the moon with strength.

But, alas, here is the rub.

The Big Dumb Booster crowd will show up.

The small glider crowd will argue.

Meanwhile, Rutan is still building.

Go Rutan!

[XBob]

Rutan has the right idea, however, NASA , IMO, should devote it's resources to investigating anti-gravity.

We desperately need a paradigm shift, otherwise we will be stuck on this ball and 'Startrek' will never happen.

[XBob]

And at the rate we are going, we (humans) will cease to exist in 100 years, as our crazies will kill us all off.