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To: cogitator

The ISS has been written off due to lack of international [that's what the I in ISS stands for] cooperation. Russia has continued to work for a few $$, everybody else is too busy elsewhere or nowhere. The rest of the disasters are non-events.


9 posted on 11/15/2004 9:06:03 AM PST by RightWhale (Destroy the dark; restore the light)
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To: RightWhale
The rest of the disasters are non-events.

Except for the fact that these non-events are being funded (primarily planning and design) at a significant level. The Hubble Rescue Mission is the best example. One wonders if there were feasible plans for Hubble replacement missions (like 4 Hubble-equivalents launched every five years for the next two decades) if there'd be such a large outcry over "losing" the existing Hubble. (And note that it's still going to cost around $400 million for a mission just to de-orbit Hubble "safely".

20 posted on 11/15/2004 9:13:29 AM PST by cogitator
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