it's really sad that NASA stopped the apollo program in 1974. Rocket scientists moved on to wall street to create such complicated financial instruments, nobody has a clue how much exposure the banks really have. That's why banks are hoarding TARP cash instead of lending it. The economy will be resiliant but nobody can predict when the pain will end.
Meanwhile, man has not left earths orbit in 35 years, & good old Bush created a 5 year gap between when the space shuttle is mothballed & when NASA can next send a man into space. its unbelievable that the USA, which put a fucking man on the moon, won't be able to put a man into space for 5 years.
Very sad.
