Ah, okay. I missed it because I didn't quite understand that entire line when it was spoken. Thanks.

There was indeed an Avengers post-credits 'teaser-trailer' here in Rochester, NY today (Saturday)...

Really? I kept thinking; "This would be a good time for a discreet Indy reference..." but I don't recall actually hearing one...

Hear, hear!

Sisko was the First Officer there. A Vulcan was in command, and (IIRC) died in that engagement.

I tried to not let that trip my trigger, so I'll just say...Howard's right.

beefmalone, if you're referring to the James Webb Space Telescope, that is (was?) intended to operate at the first Earth-Sun Lagrange point. The Shuttle could never get there to service it.

"What we need is a spaceship - an exploration and science-oriented class of vehicles designed not for one specific mission, but to travel from Earth orbit to a location, do science, and then come back, refuel, restock and do it again. "

"Yeah, you could pay me $30M, but I'd never ride a damned capsule!

"Dude, I suggest you read my reply to RMartian because it already covers that in detail. "

And if I ever meet her, I want to know what she was mumbling during that scene. The only thing I could make out was; 'Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky...'

Entire space program? The only thing being retired is the Shuttle. It wasn't the first US manned spacecraft, won't be the last, by any stretch...

Sigh. Kids.

"Maybe NASA and the government should have let companies put their names and logos on the shuttles and rockets so that they could pay their bills."

"So yes, they do have regulations and rules. Otherwise, even more people would die. "

"Yeah, like stuff that saves lives and prevents tragedies. "

"This may annoy some but I'm actually glad the shuttle is almost gone. It was poorly conceived and executed from the start and, and in several key ways..."

No, that might be 'The China Syndrome.' (during Three Mile Island)

For what?

Because people do many things sooner, faster for their own reasons, without an international bureaucracy (on top of whatever national bureaucracy they already have to deal with)?