No American's on board ISS soon.

[Cliche]

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.

"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.

[metal_geek]

With the Russians posturing lately and the lack of american ability to lift people into space.... Maybe it's time for the Americnas to ask the Chinese for a favour?...

Canada needs to encorage it's space industry, and not a fully government funded project, but a private one like http://www.spacex.com/.
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