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In article <1992Dec25.002522.4127@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:

>>> The Space Transportation budget this year was about $5 billion, if
>>> memory serves. NASA flew 8 Shuttle missions this year. 

>>This number does not include NASA overhead, amortization of the orbiter,...

>This is a tired argument. NASA is not a private company, is not chartered
>to work like a private company,...

Completely irrelevant. The question of the cost of a shuttle flight is
something the taxpayers are entitled to know. One element of that cost
is the development of the vehicle.

Knowing the cost is important so that our tax $$ can be spent wisely. A
serious problem wiht governemnt is that it doesn't consider cost a relevant
factor. Your willingness to ignore costs only encourages the wasting of
more money and makes it impossible to learn from past mistakes.

Just because NASA isn't a profit making entity doesn't mean there isn't
a bottom line.

  Allen

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