Could U.S. Manned Spaceflight Suffer 'Memory Loss'? -- Discovery News
Astronaut Mark Kelly voices his concerns for the end of the shuttle program and the loss of NASA talent.
* Mark Kelly, commander of shuttle Endeavour's final mission, is concerned about a drain of NASA talent once the US shuttle program ends.
* Thousands of highly skilled people will be lost, and no replacement NASA rocket is planned.
* After the shuttle, NASA will depend on Russia for rides into space for over $51 million per seat.
US astronaut Mark Kelly, who commanded shuttle Endeavour's final space flight, said Tuesday he is concerned about a drain of NASA talent once the US shuttle program ends later this year
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