Today NASA grounded the aging fleet of Space Shuttle's again. I think it is time they scrapped it to the dust heap of history. The design is over 30 years old and each one is close to 25 years of age. They compromised too much on the original design, it was suppose to be bigger and safer, but in the interest of budget concerns, we got a lemon.
Better exploration of space can be done far cheaper and can yield far greater results with space probes.
Yes, there are times we need to put a man in space to fix something, and that could be done with rockets, but America has always been too obsessed with manned space flight. Fix the Space Station, limit the man in space exploration, and order up dozens of space probes - that would be the common sense thing to do. Oh, and forget about putting people on Mars. The expense isn't worth it.
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I am a born-again atheist who is pro-life (I don't eat animals) and I agree with the Dalai Lama when he says "There is no creator".
Those are certainly good words of common sense. It tells us that "spirituality" has nothing to do with a belief in things supernatural. But then, those of us who grew up in the seventies watching "Kung Fu" already knew that being a vegan, atheist who follows the path of the buddha can reach enlightenment.
All kidding aside, what does a vegetarian atheist have to say? Stick around and you'll find out! Politically I'm rather liberal, but I do like to listen to staunch conservative talk show host Michael Savage (real name 'Wiener') so I'll probably be mentioning him from time to time in my weblogs. So for now, how about some talk of broccoli, carrots and peas? Recipe's anyone??
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- George Washington
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