Nice cost comparison... BTW - I remember the first time that a shuttle flew on its own (Enterprise - named after the Star Trek ship). It was built as a test bed and never flew in space. It was piggy-backed on a 747, flown up and released to land, unpowered.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/S/Sp/Space_Shuttle_Enterprise.htm Speaking of shuttle history - anyone remember the Buran? http://www.gizmohighway.com/history/buran.htm Howie --- On Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:32 AM, Kevin Graeme scribed: --- > > The total cost of the program has been $145 billion as of early 2005. > For a program started in the '60s that's not bad. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle#Costs > > For comparison, the cost for the war in Iraq is already over $180 > billion. > > -Kevin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166425 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
