Comment - NASA, says this article, is far too bureaucratic and does all it can to freeze private industry (especially small businesses) out of the space launch business.

Maybe it's time to scrub the Shuttles and develop a launch system that's cheaper, safer and more reliable. It would help, too, if NASA would articulate a more compelling reason for having humans in orbit. I think it's important, if only for basic research on how humans can someday live in space, but a back-to-the-Moon mission or a Mars mission would be more compelling than just having a few folks sitting in the International Space Station.

News -- Here's the kind of observatory I would build if I lived out in the country: http://www.draytonwoods.com/Observatory%20Phots.htm

Comment - A permanent observatory is nice if you have a big scope, like a 10 or 12 inch SCT. But my little ETX is ideal for taking out to Joe and Sarah's, or hauling up north.

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