Well, if these guys intercept and blow up another satellite, no one is going into space. We, the USA, crashed into a derelict Russian satellite at 1,000's of MPH--alot of pieces and parts here. And the Waldo looking Kim Jung-Il--is out of control. North Korea said they actually put a satellite in space. USA said, "Nope".......We had better be nice to China; the USA will have to beg for rides for the next 5+ years from Russia and maybe China. We'll piss off Russia, I mean former KGB Putin.
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Personally, I believe we should keep part of the Shuttle fleet operational until the Ares program is complete. These shuttles were designed for 100 flight services lives and they have only completed a 1/3 of that time. Keep one or two shuttles active and use the remaining as a parts store. Remember the 70's when we didn't have a space program after Apollo and before the Shuttle became operational. NASA is doing it again. Too Much Down Time.