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p>Somewhere there is a budding Jack Northrop that sees the solution and gets the payload price down. br> -- John McGinnis br> Arlington, Texas /p>

I've often wondered whether, if we ever get our act together and proceed into space in the way Jed Babbin has so wisely signaled, our great-grandchildren will be able to believe that we used to strap human beings onto giant bombs and blast them into orbit for no good reason.

With all due respect to the hard work and dedication of the legions of good people who carry out NASA's programs, the entire enterprise is preposterous. It would be hilarious if it weren't so expensive and wasteful.

What we're doing now is not much more than a zillion-dollar version of shooting a man out of a cannon.

p>More bread, less circus, please. br> -- Paul Kotik br> Plantation, Florida /p> p> How long will it take to send a rocket filled with bailing wire, chewing gum, duct tape and super glue to fix Discovery

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