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Old 09-10-2008, 10:52 AM   #1
Cliche
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Default No American's on board ISS soon.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26628082/

With the mothballing of the shuttle fleet, the odds of having any US input via launches from Cape Canaveral are slim and none from 2010 to 2015.

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"The rational approach didn't happen, primarily because for OSTP (Office of Science and Technology Policy) and OMB (Office of Management and Budget) retiring the Shuttle is a jihad rather than an engineering and program management decision," Griffin wrote.
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