Re: [Utah-astronomy] NASA's plan to return to the moon

An interesting fact from Michael Griffin's press conference yesterday (which I covered via Internet broadcast) is that he said the new rocket could be used for the ISS. As if NASA cares what I think, I would advise to scrap the shuttle now and get on with the new generation right away. By the time they solve the foam-shedding problem it may be another couple of years and they'll just have a dangerous vehicle to use for another three. So let's put the station on hold for a while, get the new stuff going, and forget about the shuttle. -- Joe