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In this photo provided by NASA, Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spacecraft is seen as NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver talks during a press conference at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Feb. 5, in Boulder, Colorado. Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spacecraft is under development with support from NASA's Commercial Crew Development Program to provide crew transportation to and from low Earth orbit. NASA is helping private companies develop innovative technologies to ensure that the U.S. remains competitive in future space endeavors.

NASA funds Dream Chaser, commercial manned spacecraft

This baby looks like a miniature space shuttle. Do you think privatization of manned spaceflight will work?

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Not this year.

How can you even think about this feat performed by the private sector without some seious profits involved??

    Reply#1 - Sat Feb 5, 2011 7:00 PM EST

    Not this year.

    How can you even think about this feat performend by the private sector without some serious profits involved??

      Reply#2 - Sat Feb 5, 2011 7:05 PM EST

      It's the first binoclular digital camera of this caliber, capable of capturing cosmic cataclysmic climate changes.

        Reply#3 - Tue Feb 8, 2011 9:46 PM EST
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