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roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (John Roberts) writes:

>Energia (it's only flown twice). The main problem with choosing these options
>at this point is that if they are to be used, the decision should have been
>made several years ago.

Yes, but several years ago we were too busy worrying about whether the Soviets'
more advanced booster technology would be used to lob a couple of hundred
nuclear missles our way.  The Russians are offering us help (for a fee), so
why are we so unwilling to accept it?  Goldin's NASA is supposed to work
smarter, faster, and cheaper, and Energia is a heckuva lot faster and cheaper
than Shuttle, and that seems like a smart idea to me.