Once again I see history go around. NASA releases it's "NEW" spacecraft to replace the shuttle fleet. Congrats to them, they gave us "Apollo". NASA and it's team hae gone back 40 years to the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions to give us our next craft. I see that once again the civilian sector will have to come to the resuce as it did for Apollo 13. They"civilians" gave us Space Ship One. It went to space 3 times in a month. ONe test flight and 2 for real flights to win the X prize. It seems Nasa has a hard time doing the shulttle once a year. The future is Space. Both inner and outer for us as a species. I see that if either is to be fully explored, inner must continue in the civilian area, and Outer MUST follow. True inovations come from risk and trying new things. I see NASA has tried to play it safe instead goin to 40 year old technology. Yea. I am so happy I could spit. Remember, even in most science fiction, normal people not the military makes history. Star Trek as an example, has Dr. Zephram Cocrahine, achiving WARP on his own in hope of profits. Turns out he writesa whole new future for mankind. Where ar the Dr. Z's in this world. Why are they so afraid to come foward and just do it. I am a pilot by trade and a driver. Show the cockpit and I will fly it. I might die trying, but that is how we move foward. How many humans died as we (our bodies) learned to fight infection. Simplistic Yes, but true. Someday we will get there, but not if we wait for a bloated, all hands in the pie, agency to lift us to the stars. In outer Space or here on Earth. Everyone of us must look to ourselves and those around us who dream to go foward. Will I be the one who does it,Mabye. I know I will try. How about you.
