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To: BenLurkin

It’s cool, but it isn’t the Space Shuttle.

How much are the Russians charging us to lift astronauts?


6 posted on 09/29/2013 8:11:40 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Liberty or Big Government - you can't have both.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

$70 million a seat!

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/05/01/NASA-signs-deal-for-Russia-to-ferry-US-astronauts-into-space/UPI-76371367433612/


8 posted on 09/29/2013 8:15:34 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: FreeAtlanta
It’s cool, but it isn’t the Space Shuttle.

It is better. Falcon 9 is one of the two realistic designs to radically lower launch costs to the point where ordinary people have a shot at getting into space.

19 posted on 09/29/2013 8:48:27 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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