[Chancellor Palpatine]

No. We need to move forward, and to do so aggressively. Anything else would be an insult.

[rlbedfor]

I worked on the X-30 project at General Dynamics in Fort Worth. Slush hydrogen was used to get better fuel density. Other things were used for oxidizor (classified then, maybe now) The X-30 was a materials marvel, it could fly through the heat of a volcano. There were rockets at Mach 17+ due to push to space, no air. The problem was the size. Too heavy. Never could get it down. I can't remember the exact fuel eater. We have materials that can take re-entry heat that have structural strength. NASP was made of it.

[evolved_rage]

Well, now its 12 hours after the tragedy so anything goes, but at 9:45 am PST, before the deaths were even confirmed, anything but reverence seemed a bit much.