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Originally Posted by Codz
Just because we retired one type of ship doesn't mean we're done. We had an even longer gap between the Shuttle and the Apollo capsules in the 70's and NASA did just fine. NASA has recieved funding to develop a new rocket and capsule designed for BEO missions. We also have an incredibly advanced rover heading to Mars. We have astronauts on the ISS. We have a probe that's been actively exploring the Saturn system for years. To top it off, we have probes en route to Pluto, Ceres, and Jupiter. I'd hardly call all of that "not much".
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We have been probing for decades. The rovers have been to Mars. The ISS looks to be a good will gesture to me. Currently, we ain't got nothing getting the USA to space. I do not hang my hat on space manned flight with the current administration.