Re: next shuutle flight fall 2006

Mark Lopa wrote:
> I still think the October 2010 retirement date will be extended.

And who will take responsibility if another shuttle is lost after 2010?
IMHO the 2010 date is set in stone, because no-one is likely to have
the balls to extend it and take that risk.

> But do you really think Bush will allow all that money
> spent trying to find and fix problems since Columbia only to have one
> test shuttle flight to show for it?

Bush won't care as long so he's not the fall guy.

Mark

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