[vannrox]

The date on the article is 2001, but the Science Central site that I went to listed this as a current event. I suggest that the date is a typo and this is current news. Never the less, I posted it under extended news just in case.

[eno_]

I'd bet this is a fig leaf to bring an secret project "out of the black." Remember Reagan talking about an "Orient Express?"

[Sparta]

The way to save NASA is transfer all military aspects to the Air Force, the scientific aspects to a mix of private companies, foundations, and our national scientific academy(whatever its called), and privatize the commercial aspects.

[Monty22]

NASA needs to pick something and go with it already. NASA is one of the few real values we get out of our government, and they need to get a cheaper hauling vehicle.

It costs 1/2 a BILLION $$$ each launch. If they could cut that to less than $100m, imagine how much better things would be.

[ALS]

We better get with it, the Pallies are already in the testing phase..

[Darksheare]

"Cheaper, Better, Faster. Pick any two." -NASA in-joke.

Now we see the fruits of the DEMOCRATS cutting R&D budgets to zero. And they still think it was a great idea. Yet they want to complain about it on the same hand. (And the writers of the article, you, and myself get to sit on the sidelines and watch!)