He thinks it's 5 to 1 against flying, AND the ISS will come down within 5 years.

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Bowser — 2/19/2004 4:00:31 PM (archived)

"So if I were a betting man, I would give you 5:1 right now that Shuttle will never fly again, and that the decaying ruin of the ISS will be deorbited within 5 years."

Jeffrey F. Bell is Adjunct Professor of Planetology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. All opinions expressed in this article are his own and not those of the University.

Wow.

Arf

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Is the Shuttle Grounded Forever - Jeffrey Bell Writes again! - Nick Hoffman - 2/19/2004 3:51:58 PM
- One can only hope... - Buck Galaxy - 2/19/2004 4:50:35 PM
  - Be careful about what you wish for - Gary - 2/19/2004 5:05:14 PM
    - CATS already exists, relatively speaking - Larry J - 2/19/2004 7:19:47 PM
      - Iwonder what the shuttle stack would cost to launch a non-human carrying payload. - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:47:00 PM
        
        It depends - Larry J - 2/19/2004 8:37:53 PM
    - We've been working on CATS for decades - Buck Galaxy - 2/19/2004 5:33:07 PM
      - Careful, careful. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:26:50 AM
      - Well said. BTW, FoxNews.com praises space prizes again today... - ~tax leech - 2/19/2004 8:39:00 PM
      - Buck, you big govt bashing conservative, you :) (n/t) - phil - 2/19/2004 6:17:57 PM
- I think it will fly again, but forget the 7-person crews... - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 4:40:59 PM
  - Will the pathetic Shuttle survive Kerry or Edwards (who BOTH enjoy double digit leads over Bush now)? - ~tax leech - 2/19/2004 4:54:53 PM
    - Robert: This guy is spamming the Habitable Zone (n/t) - Say "No" to spam - 2/19/2004 5:09:18 PM
      - What makes that particular comment "spam?" I don't see it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 5:41:13 PM
      - Are you a Shuttle-hugger or something? - ~tax leech - 2/19/2004 5:13:42 PM
- He thinks it's 5 to 1 against flying, AND the ISS will come down within 5 years. - Bowser - 2/19/2004 4:00:31 PM
  - looks like my case of Malt Whiskey is safe! - Nick Hoffman - 2/19/2004 4:02:30 PM
    - re: If you want my opinion - Success_Machine - 2/20/2004 5:31:14 AM

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