At 10:37 AM 12/2/2003 +1300, you wrote:
>All speculation. but allegedly form a well informed source.
>
>
>" ... sweeping new vision of U.S. space leadership ... use of the Moon for
>technology development and partnerships between NASA and the Defense
>Department to make maximum use of existing or planned U.S. space systems ...
>... a roadmap to what some are calling "renewed U.S. space dominance" during
>2004.
>
>Sounds feasible until you get to the $US250 million pa budget.
>
>
>         http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=902


Part of the militarization-of-space initiative. The happy face painted on
the tip of a thermonuclear weapon. And not unrelated to the successful
launch of the Shenzhou V in October.

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