This was taken at the old Air & Space Power Park in Hampton, Va. I remember visiting this park on a field trip back in second grade. The park was in much better shape back then. It's sad to see all the rockets and jet planes rusty in this unkempt and forgotten place. I recall as a child wandering among these technological wonders and dreaming of a future full of space adventures. Now, with the Space Shuttle nearly retired and nothing to replace it, it will be the first time in my lifetime that the US will not have the ability to but people into space. NASA's current budget is about eighteen billion dollars a year. Considering the fact that we're spending two billion a day on the wars, it's hard to believe that we can't find the money to keep America on the leading edge of space technology. Hopefully this park of decaying relics is not our future.
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So, are you saying that we won't have the ability to put people in space at all - even from Cape Canaveral?
ReplyDeleteIt's really depressing - though no longer surprising - when education and exploration take a back seat to aggression. Of course, if you look at the state of our public school system - once again - you won't be surprised.
No, after the shuttle is gone, we'll be hitching a ride with the Russians!
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