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Re: Mark your calendars.....
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2008, 08:15:14 PM »
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Re: Mark your calendars.....
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2008, 08:36:13 PM »
All good things must come to an end.  Yet future missions with the new spacecraft will be or depper orbit and missions to the moon.  Imagine the future SIM for those types of missions.  Instead of servicing the ISS, you could be walking on the moon.  Of course this is all many years from now.  ;D Let's just enjoy each mission as it launches.
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Re: Mark your calendars.....
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2008, 12:59:28 AM »
I agree... future sim will be exciting :)... however don't forget that the first new NASA missions will be without a crew. We are still a "few" years away from the first human landing on Mars (or Moon).

Meanwhile, plenty to do with SSM... still 10 more new ISS missions, and lots of older missions to add. And of course, more cool goodies to add to it! Life is good!

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Re: Mark your calendars.....
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2008, 04:16:23 AM »
The next missions will use Appolo style capsule ... For me it's not the future, it's a step back on the past...

The bests years of the NASA is with the Space Shuttle / ISS ...
imaging, 7 astronauts in the same time in an unique spacecraft with an big payload...

For me the future is the "sequel' of the space shuttle ... nothing else...

And I'm sure that in 15 / 30 years, the NASA will developed an other kind of real space shuttle... and why not, they will be able to go on Moon and Mars...

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Re: Mark your calendars.....
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2008, 06:00:40 AM »
Im with Cthulhus. NASA cant wait to retire the shuttle. I kinda get the idea the Columbia situation soured them on the whole idea. Recently, I was watching a NASA press conference and the question of the shuttle's future was posed to a very senior NASA Admin and he almost seemed offended that he was asked. " I shouldnt have to inspect my vehicle post orbital and pre deorb..." basically was his attitude and thats nearly a direct quote. I dont think there ever gonna live Columbia down, Fair or not, and as soon as they can be done with the system, So be it.

As an American, Im also not keen on outsourcing our space industry to other countries even if it is temporary. Thats not being arrogant and I hope none takes it as such, But it is a National pride issue and could be a security issue in my opinion. This will be the first time since Mercury we havent had the ability to put a man in orbit. Sure, all is friendly now but who's to say what can happen say six years from now? Im not so sure about that Soyuz-TMA anyway.

Im all about progress and development but capsules are so 1960ish...Can I get a amen? You cant convince me there isnt more development in that Shuttle design.

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Re: Mark your calendars.....
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2008, 02:14:17 AM »
I still can't figure out why NASA didn't restart or adopt the x-38, it was practically a working craft. Okay, the entry system would have to be designed from the floor up, but I think it would resemble the Orion launch system. The advantage of the X-38 is it can be steered to land and proven to be safe, as for Orion landing in the sea  ::) well you all know the rest of the rant... :)
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