That machine weighs over 4.5 million pounds. Thats the difference between Burt Rutans operation and the real space agency. Kudos for NASA!!!!
Bout' time we got back up there, next stop the moon and planets, I wish I could be around for the mars thing, I will be 80 by then. Should have been there already. Better to spend millions on exploration then wars started on false pretenses. Anyone heard from Osama lately? Betcha he was wicked relieved when W went to Iraq. Thats the only war we should be fighting.
Back to space, we should be doing a lot more there too!