Sande: Al Jazeera - Economic Impact Of Final Shuttle Mission In Cape Canaveral

Friday, July 22, 2011

Huge mistake - I can't believe they are closing it down.

Glynn Kalara said...: Space is being exported like everything else. Cheaper to let the Russians and Chinese do it and no ethical or safety standards need apply , sound familiar? The Corp elite wants to be able to do all this stuff and not worry about the people they grind up. Look at how the Corp. and even the public managers of the shuttle even after Challenger didn't really care much about the safety of the people and lost the Discovery needlessly. Its all about $$ now.; 8:32 AM
Jim Sande said...: Just read this on their website -

"NASA is designing and building the capabilities to send humans to explore the solar system, working toward a goal of landing humans on Mars. We will build the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, based on the design for the Orion capsule, with a capacity to take four astronauts on 21-day missions.

We will soon announce the design for the heavy-lift Space Launch System that will carry us out of low Earth orbit. We are developing the technologies we will need for human exploration of the solar system, including solar electric propulsion, refueling depots in orbit, radiation protection and high-reliability life support systems."; 5:33 PM

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