Most likely what the NPR bloke meant is that the
original machine tools used for manufacturing the
Shuttles have been dismantled and put to other uses,
the dies have been melted down or whatever, and so you
can't just phone up an order to the factory for another
shuttle.
dd
Doug Henwood wrote:
- Original Message -
From: "Doug Henwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Ian Murray wrote:
>
> >I just heard on NPR news that the US no longer has the manufacturing
ability
> >to make any more space shuttles...
>
> Eh? It's a 1970s design that it would make no sense to replicate now.
> But i
Ian Murray wrote:
I just heard on NPR news that the US no longer has the manufacturing ability
to make any more space shuttles...
Eh? It's a 1970s design that it would make no sense to replicate now.
But it's impossible to believe the U.S. couldn't design and build one
based on 2000s tech
- Original Message -
From: "Michael Perelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Of course, the Rumsfeld line is that space warfare is the key to the
> future military dominance.
> --
=
Rumsfeld is Darth Vader without the costume.
Ian
Of course, the Rumsfeld line is that space warfare is the key to the
future military dominance.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, Karl Grossman has done great work on that danger.
On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 11:50:55AM -0600, Carrol Cox wrote:
>
>
> Michael Perelman wrote:
> >
> > The Bushies also want to make a push toward routinely using plutonium-based
> > power packs on board for space exploration.
> >
>
> Quite a
Michael Perelman wrote:
>
> The Bushies also want to make a push toward routinely using plutonium-based
> power packs on board for space exploration.
>
Quite a few years ago there was a substantial article in _Nation_ on the
dangers of plutonium in space.
Carrol
