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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
Ouch. That's not very long for something that's still being constructed after a dozen years or more although I would gladly have seen the effort spent on more unmanned exploration in the first place. But if you're going to commit to something, why not commit to it?
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I always thought that life-span for such a sizable project was too short, myself. Maybe they can repurpose it instead of simply de-orbiting it. Or maybe they can talk some hotel chain into buying it... I'll bet Virgin would pay for it...
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Originally Posted by orlok
Beautiful picture  . Like something out of a James Bond movie. |
Heh. I don't see Richard Kiel floating around anywhere.