[rarestia]

I can’t help believe that as a country our manned capability is over

I cried today thinking the very same think.

Barack Obama is the biggest mistake ever voted into any office in this country. If there was a poster boy for abortion, it should be Barack Hussein Obama.

[jmcenanly]

I can’t help believe that as a country our manned capability is over
It isn't over, but it is going to be some time before an American crew leaves for the ISS from Florida, rather than Kazakhstan. Depending on how things work outover the next few weeks, that day may come sooner, rather than later

[ace2u_in_MD]

You are aware that it was GWB who canceled the shuttle program? And that Constellation was never properly funded?

Yes it is sad that the shuttles are now “Hanger Queens”, but put blame where blame belongs in this case...

[af_vet_rr]

I cried today thinking the very same think.

Barack Obama is the biggest mistake ever voted into any office in this country. If there was a poster boy for abortion, it should be Barack Hussein Obama.

You should have been crying back in 2004. In January of 2004, George W. Bush issued a directive to end Shuttle flights in I think 2010. This was around the time he started talking up Orion/Constellation. Congress squeaked in one or two more Shuttle flights through appropriations.

Back in 2004, a lot of FReepers were questioning the wisdom of assigning an end date to the Shuttle program when we didn't even have a replacement truly in the works.