It predicted that a 7.0 percent rise to $ 204.9 billion in 2006 would push the industry 's yearly sales slightly past its highest-ever level in in 2000 .
It also predicted that a 7.0 per cent rise to $ 204.9bn in 2006 , topping the industry 's yearly sales record set in 2000 .
NASA's Robert Navias spoken: "It's like as if Russians hit an x-mark on the ground"