Spend my tax money on bike paths and....space exploration.

Nasa is proposing to ditch the shuttle, which has turned out to be a pain in the ass, and is going to go back to good old fashion rockets.

Check out that big mutha in the middle. The NYT article says it should be ble to carry 100 tons.

Here is a link to the article....

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/02/science/space/02nasa.html?hp&ex=1123041600&en=9382d2755684e5f3&ei=5094&partner=homepage