this cracks me up for some reason $118/lb -- isn't it actually around $10,000/lb ? --hey that's only two! orders of magnitude, and it's not as if they are confusing pounds with kilos or anything But seriously, costs aside, the shuttle is magnificent. And if we had different politicians, we'd have better estimates. And what's more. The system of capitalism produces such bounty that this occurs and no one even notices it very much. This is the real wonder to me. Imagine what waste we could have if the world embraced capitalism! When examining politicians, and soldiers, my baseline is Washington himself. And if you read about nixon, you must also read about Washington, or re-read, to cleanse not only the mind but the soul. -- To remember how things can be, and ought to be -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell McMahon" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 2:16 AM Subject: [OT:] NASA - Columbia - Thomson: lies told to Congress to achieve Shuttle funding. > Interesting reading re both technical aspects and cost/lb aspects of Shuttle > program. > > http://www.spacedaily.com/news/shuttle-03p1.html > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics