Comments on: The immediate consequences of the Progress freighter failure https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-immediate-consequences-of-the-progress-freighter-failure/ Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kelly Starks https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-immediate-consequences-of-the-progress-freighter-failure/#comment-25087 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:08:41 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=11514#comment-25087 The money isn’t a factor. Our budget issues require over a trilion a year – space launch could be solved for a couple billion a year. Thats like skimping on tips at StarBucks once a month to try to pay for the mortage.

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Course the possibility of losing a $100b station because we left a gap in our lift capability …. that could have career limiting political costs.

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