Re: Discovery is Home
As others have noted, the one good thing to come out of the accidents
has been that folks no longer take the shuttle entirely for granted;
it's getting some real news coverage again.
We can hope this translates into some funding...
Twelve million, half billion, billion and more:
Governments throw away cash, and what for?
If you just blow things up, there's no net social boon;
If you want to play rockets, go back to the moon!
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