ATV un-manned supply ship, JulesVerne - ESA's AutoTransferVehicle |
ATV un-manned supply ship, JulesVerne - ESA's AutoTransferVehicle |
Feb 22 2008, 09:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 23-March 06 Member No.: 723 |
Jules Verne ATV Launch Approaching
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/...80211120639.htm |
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Feb 28 2008, 10:08 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
You know somebody's gotta be thinking about it, though. Hopefully after they get a few flights under their belt, they'll press on with the idea.
I'm not entirely comfortable with the fact that the ISS will have to rely solely on Soyuz for a substantial period until Orion is available (I just hate single-point vulnerabilities, is all). Jules Verne is clearly much closer to becoming a crew-rated vehicle, plus I'd love to see ESA take the plunge into manned spaceflight. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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