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Originally Posted by BE911SC
Read up on the history of military test flying at places like Edwards AFB as well as the setbacks of the U.S. space program. Lots of smoking holes out there with brave men's remains in them. These billionaires all want to be Chuck Yeager and Neil Armstrong and guess what, you can get killed. Yes, it's sad for the families involved and a setback for private space junketeering but smoking holes in the ground are part of the deal.
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Indeed.
But even without travelers, we're still losing them. Just last week this old refurbished Antares was toast on launch. Was to bring supplies to the ISS.
NASA down to one commercial supplier to ISS
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Last edited by intakexhaust; 11-03-2014 at 12:32 PM..
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