Question: How are people and supplies going to get too and from the ISS when the shuttle system is discontinued in 2010?
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the Japanese lab is going up later this spring. > > This lab was European in nature, and was delayed for years due to > contractor issues (they split the work up into multiple contracts, to > keep everyone happy). > > Fortunately for them, the delays did not affect the launch date much, > as the repeated problems with the Shuttle systems caused the payload > to be bumped for years. > > > On Feb 20, 2008 10:53 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > With the ISS becoming more and more the "NASA doing everything SS" how > can > > > you not feel just a little national pride? > > > > > > Really???? I have been getting the exact opposite feeling lately, > actually. > > Didn't they just attach a lab that was built in Japan? Wasn't their > addition > > just before that a Chinese built lab? Didn't they finally get a Russian > > built section installed recently as well???? > > > > I know that NASA does a lot of the heavy lifting with their space > shuttles, > > but i think the ISS has become decidedly more "international" lately. > > > > I just wish that NASA got more respect here... it's a rotten shame to > see > > > some of the most important programs we have being scrapped due to > > > short-sighted budget cuts. > > > > > > Agreed. NASA is one of those agencies that I'm almost always in favor of > > fully funding...no matter how crazy their ideas (yeah, I even love > SETI). > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:254533 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
