Re: Text of Bush Speech

Michael Wallis wrote:

> Hi ...
> 
> President Bush made a speach today at NASA HQ in Washington. The text
> of that speach is available here:
> 
> <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040114/ap_on_sc/bush_text&e=2&ncid=>

I presume others noticed, as I did, a significant gap (announced to be 
four years, but that's if everything goes according to plan) between the 
2010 retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet, and the entry to service of 
the CEV.  I wonder if that means the Space Station will be serviced only 
by the (then) forty-plus year old Soyuz design vehicles during that 
(minimum) four year hiatus?  Or will it be abandoned in place as soon as 
it's completed?  Or does the President expect Russia to develop a new 
vehicle and have it ready for service in six years?

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