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Skriven 2006-09-01 16:05:00 av Robert E Starr JR (7895.babylon5)
Ärende: Re: Orion CEV...Apollo St
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Well it seems you're promoting a prolonged space journey, which would
be great if we could find a means to keep people's bodies from breaking
down and keep them safe from radiation.  I don't know much about
aerodynamics or shuttles, but I'm sure they're updating things as best
they can.  I'd find it hard to believe that NASA engineers would take a
step backwards.

And I hate how everything has to be "i hate bush blahblahblahblah."
Next you know they'll be saying the weather is his fault.  Oh wait..



Craig M. Bobchin wrote:
> One thing you have to remember is that the shuttle is not now and never
> was intended nor capable of going to the moon. The Shuttle design is
> almost 40 years old and never really met it's ideal turnaround time for
> missions.
>
> Personally I believe that the whole manned space program
> has been ill conceived from the beginning and needs to be rethought.
>
> Now before anyone flames me for this, I'm a huge fan of the space pogram
> and firmly beleive that we need to be in space. Just not the way we have
> been for the past 25 years making LEO trips and returning. Don't even
> get me started on that white elephant of a space station either.
>
> If anyone  wants to see what we could have done if we had the ba**s to
> do it should read the book "The Orion Project". It is a great read about
> the attempts to create a nuclear powered spacecraft in the 50's.
>
>
>
> In article <1157089134.365132.150710@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> merlin816@gmail.com says...
> > Has anyone seen the news about the contract going to lockhead/martin
> > for an Apollo style space craft?  Am I the only one that sees this as a
> > gigantic step backward?  Didn't we do this back in the 60's?  I wikki'd
> > the Orion thing and it seems to be like a revamping of the Apollo
> > program.  Its even made out of the same material in many cases.  And
> > when the thing comes back from its trip in space...its a museum piece.
> >
> > Maybe I've just grown up with space shuttles and aerodynamic landings
> > that just seem really cool to me.  I dunno.  I've been a fan of NASA
> > and the shuttles my whole life and know I'm depressed.  Seems like the
> > really cool stuff is over.  :(
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
                                                                 
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