[P.O.E.]

On post 1341 is a link to the NASA launch schedule - next shuttle mission scheduled for 3/1/03, to dock with the space station.

At least, that was the schedule before this happened. Not sure what the fate of the next mission (or the shuttle program in general) is at this point

[P.O.E.]

I hate to say this, I really do.

But.....

Is it possible NASA spent so much of its focus and energy on the politics (e.g., the "diversity" of the crews) and less on the technicals?

I mean no offense to the crews and their families.

Sorry to have to say it at this time, but the thought did occur to me.

[prisoner6]

Unless there's some sort of INTENSE intervention...the shuttle program is augered in ..so to speak.

prisoner6