18-December-2008, 03:38 AM
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Wall Street Journal: Tough Decision Looms on Space Shuttle's Fate:
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President-elect Barack Obama's NASA transition team faces a tough early choice between extending the life of the aging space shuttle and accelerating its replacement.
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Wall Street Journal: Obama Team Considers NASA Use of Modified Military Rockets
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President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, considering ways to reduce the cost and risk associated with manned space exploration, has broached the idea of using modified U.S. military rockets to launch the eventual replacement for the space shuttle.
No decision has been made and the concept raises major technical, funding and policy issues. But in recent weeks, the transition team assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been asking aerospace industry officials about the feasibility of such a dramatic shift in priorities.
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Argh. Full article requires subscription. Google News may bypass that.
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