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Originally posted by jjrakman
If I were in charge of NASA and had to deal with Bush's proposal this is what I'd do.
1 - Get the X-33 into service ASAP. This will make everything else you want to do cheaper and easier.
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Except the X-33 is now a rotting hulk dumped in the desert, where most of the shell has been pilfered by VIP collectors. "You want a piece of history? Take part of the X-33.
The X-33 had too many technical problems to be feasible.
As for Moon/Mars. I should be excited. I got into aerospace because I thrilled to the Apollo astonauts. But I am not. Manned space should be exciting, but this whole thing leaves me with a vacant feeling. Why go to mars?
