http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/21/us-space-shuttle-idUSTRE76I11420110721Nasa has ceased its space shuttle program. This saddens me greatly.
Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana told reporters: "It's been our number one goal the last couple of years to safely fly out the shuttle program and we accomplished that."
"Its job is done and we got them back and can put them safely in museums and be proud of what they did," said veteran astronaut Stephen Robinson, who was among those on the runway.
How can they say that? Space shuttles don't belong in museums, they belong in space, seeking out new discoveries for the future of humanity and exploring new horizons! It's not like, hey we beat the Soviets in the space race, and now we ran out of money so to hell with the final frontier!
This is some real stagnation in your face. Another pin in the grave of the American dream. Space? Who needs space? It can wait for another century. Right now we need some more oil.
This is so sad. I really hope it's not the end, that they're not giving up the dream of space colonization. Mankind NEEDS it, and the sooner the better.
Well, there is still Russia and China.