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Ron Garret wrote:

Absolutely not. Whatever gave you that idea?

hmmm, I think I lost track of who was saying that there is absolutely
no point for a space station.

There is a big difference between *a* space station and *the* space
station. There may well be a point to having *a* space station, but
*the* space station is nothing more than a colossal money sink.

ah. Looking back in the thread, at one point "the" ISS is discussed, but
I responded to the paragraph about "a" space station.

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Bob Noel
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