I know but with only 3 orbiters left, something has to be done, or we'll lose another. All the money that is going to be spent on the missile defense systems, that most likely will not work, would be much better spent on a new system.
larry >Larry- > >The X-33 (half-size prototype) and Dynastar projects intended to be "next >generation" shuttles had a lot of technical problems. The administration >decided to cancel them. > >And there is no longer an assembly line for the existing shuttle design. >Would be very expensive to re-create one. >In today's fiscal and political climate, doesn't look promising for manned >space flight. > >-Ben > > > >At 12:36 PM 2/1/03 -0500, you wrote: >>Probably not. There is a Soyuu capsule still attached to the station >>that they can use for reentry, and there's a resupply flight >>scheduled for later this month. >> >>So many failures. Gel you need to look at the record of the European >>Space Agency's record for the Arianne rocket - so far of the 25 >>launches, 10 were failures. >> >>The shuttle is the most complex system ever to fly, its amazing that >>it has such a good record. In comparison, look at the start of >>aviation, and especially flights across the atlantic. Until the 30's >>there were very few direct flights, as most of those crashed. >> >>I am hoping that now NASA will revive the x-plane project as the >>replacement for the shuttle. At the very least they need to build >>another shuttle, as there now is only 3 space shuttles. >> >>larry >> >>>There are still 3 astronauts in space though... >>> >>>I guess they'll be shi***ing bricks now. >>> >>>But it is not a cool thing to have so many failures. No other country >>>has the sort of technology and experience at this as America does...so >>>maybe our technology just isnt' ready for these sorts of missions. >>>Maybe we should be doing R&D into some new form of propulsion other than >>>explosive rocket fuel and throwing a lot of effort toward that. >>> >>>-Gel >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>> >>>Gel, >>> >>>you have no idea of the complexity involved. NASA has a remarkable >>>safety record. We do not know what happened. I do not think we should >>>criticize until more is known. >>> >>>larry >>> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
