Re: Manned Space Programs

From: Henry Spencer (henry_at_spsystems.net)
Date: 11/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:53:27 GMT

In article <cmndkp$c0q$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
Paul Blay <ranma@saotome.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>wonder why Japan and the European Space Agency haven't developed manned
>>>launch vehicles.
>> Basically, because NASA talked them into participating in the space
>> station instead of proceeding with separate manned-spaceflight programs.
>
>And because /demonstrated/ manned-spaceflight has been darn expensive.

It's not like the Japanese and European space-station contributions have
been exactly cheap. They *had* the money. 

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