On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With the ISS becoming more and more the "NASA doing everything SS" how can > you not feel just a little national pride? Really???? I have been getting the exact opposite feeling lately, actually. Didn't they just attach a lab that was built in Japan? Wasn't their addition just before that a Chinese built lab? Didn't they finally get a Russian built section installed recently as well???? I know that NASA does a lot of the heavy lifting with their space shuttles, but i think the ISS has become decidedly more "international" lately. I just wish that NASA got more respect here... it's a rotten shame to see > some of the most important programs we have being scrapped due to > short-sighted budget cuts. Agreed. NASA is one of those agencies that I'm almost always in favor of fully funding...no matter how crazy their ideas (yeah, I even love SETI). -- My word's but a whisper Your deafness, a shout ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:254529 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5