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Interesting juxtaposition of spaceflight-related stories here. Private enterprise vs. government bureaucracy?

NASA to Ground Shuttle Program Over Foam Debris

More trouble with the fuel tank foam has caused the grounding of the shuttle fleet (again), pending some resolution of the problem. They KNOW how to fix it...but...when they changed the foam due to new environmental requirements, they started having trouble with it. 'nuff said. In this decadant age bureaucracy trumps good engineering every time.

Richard Branson and Burt Rutan Form Spacecraft Building Company

British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, has teamed up with aerospace designer, Burt Rutan of Scaled Composites to form a new aerospace production company. The new firm will build a fleet of commercial suborbital spaceships and launch aircraft. Called The Spaceship Company, the new entity will manufacture launch aircraft, various spacecraft and support equipment and market those products to spaceliner operators. Clients include launch customer, Virgin Galactic?formed by Branson to handle space tourist flights.

These guys will do it themselves, do it right, and make money at the same time!

If NASA is to maintain any credibility, they had better get off their keisters and get going on building something a bit more state-of-the-art than the 50-year old shuttle technology.

John Hinderaker reports on a story I hadn't heard about. Have I been cut out of the vast right-wing conspiracy loop?His name is Vladimir Arutyunyan; he was captured by Georgian police after a shootout in which he killed a policeman...

While George Bush struggles in domestic public opinion, the US seems to be improving in its standing in the world. As they say, read the whole thing, but here are some highlights:The public opinion poll was conducted by the Pew...

One can't help but look at how the Brits have dealt with the recent attacks on their citizenry and think, This is how it should be done. London Police Nab 7 More in Blasts Probe: Police arrested seven people in...

Muktar Said-Ibrahim and Yasin Hassan Omar, two of the failed London bombers, entered Britain as refugee children, were granted citizenship, lived on public assistance, smoked marijuana, and were petty criminals who committed robberies and muggings. They thugged about the country...

From the Rapid City Journal:South Dakota will receive $1.3 billion over five years under the federal transportation bill, which is expected to pass the House and Senate soon. Of that, $250 million ? a record level of funding ? will...

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