I thought that I would bring up the topic of the Space shuttle and it ending.
Does any one have any thoughts on what will replace it , if at all?
I was looking online and came accross the followingh for what might be next
http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/newshuttle/overview.php

I believe that the space exploration is a good thing. But is it too expensive?

Whenever we set foot back out into space, I doubt the craft will resemble the shuttle in either design or function.

For a country with by far the most expensive and wasteful military in the world, the space program costs peanuts, even with spaceflight.

It is incredibly expensive but I think it's absolutely worth the cost. We have directly benefited from the technologies created for space exploration. And, I feel the pursuit of knowledge alone is a noble goal worth a high price. It's unfortunate that manned missions seem to be coming to an end but I think we'll see much advancement in non-manned flight.

One of my greatest wishes is to be alive when we finally find the proof of other intelligent life in the universe.