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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:39 am
by Moonsword
Ah. I thought you were talking about a government agency called that. Thanks, Top Gun.
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:27 am
by Goober5000
I thought ISS was a widely-recognized acronym. *shrugs*
Considering that NASA started designing it in 1984, the first part wasn't launched until 1998, and it's not expected to be completed until 2010 (late, over budget, and smaller than planned) the Colossus isn't so bad.
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:58 am
by Hippo
I know it...
Weren't they planning on abandonint it after the Columbia incident?
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:01 am
by Moonsword
Space Station Alpha, anyone?
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:38 pm
by phreak
Only if rutan is designing it.
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:39 pm
by Moonsword
Rutan? Who is Rutan?
(600th post! Yay!)
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:56 pm
by karajorma
The guy who won the X-Prize for first private spaceship.
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:27 pm
by Moonsword
Ahh...
Yeah, he'd probably do a good job with that one.