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In article <1993Jan27.184307.1@acad3.alaska.edu> nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:

>The Russians alreay have Mir up in space, why not used it to build a
>American/US space station, or build a wing onto Mirt that is for US use..
>I know Mir is far from ideal, but what is.. Why reinvent the wheel when the
>wheel is already in Orbit??

Because if you just keep using the same wheel, you never develop better 
wheels.  Sure, we can do as some people have suggested and rent Mir and 
buy Soyuzes and use Energia and save lots of money, but the end result would
be the complete stasis of the space arm of the U.S. aerospace industry, 
coupled with Russian dominance of space down the line.  

The short of the matter is that if all you are concerned with is the 
almighty dollar, what you suggest is a good idea.  If you are interested 
in a strong U.S. space program, however, it's a losing deal.
-- 
Matthew DeLuca
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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