[extropy-chat] good space shuttle article

[The Avantguardian]

--- spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:

> 
> I don't wish to be a prophet of gloom, but I would
> consider
> it reasonably likely that the space shuttle will fly
> no more
> forever.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/02/science/space/02nasa.html?ex=1280635200&en
> =c97b63d7bb47af82&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Cheer up Spike!

The design makes sense and it looks sound. Don't think
in terms of escaping the gravity well but in terms of
being in orbit. Me thinks that cargo booster could
caryy enough Dick Rutan sized shuttles to supply one
for each astronaut.

 

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