Shuttle Extension 2015, the buzz |
Shuttle Extension 2015, the buzz |
Sep 2 2008, 05:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-October 06 From: Maynard Mass USA Member No.: 1241 |
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/ind....xml&coll=1 This is instead of 2010 -- still preliminary though.......hmmmmm.... -------------------- CLA CLL
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Sep 4 2008, 08:03 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Speaking absolutely apolitically, there seem to be a number of vehicles under development from many sources that could support ISS logistics to varying degrees. Jules Verne is still docked, for example, and IIRC Japan is developing something similar. I've also heard that private companies like SpaceX are interested in entering the market if & when Falcon 9 becomes a reliable reality.
Supply chains, like anything else, are horribly vulnerable to single-point (in this case, single-channel) failures unless enough redundancy is built in to the system. It would be interesting to know if these emerging alternatives are being considered as part of the Shuttle retirement decision. -------------------- 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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