Shuttle Extension 2015, the buzz Options

[PDP8E]

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/ind....xml&coll=1

This is instead of 2010 -- still preliminary though.......hmmmmm....

[djellison]

This is a near impossible subject to discuss without mentioning the politics....but forum rules are rules.

[Paolo Amoroso]

This is a near impossible subject to discuss without mentioning the politics....but forum rules are rules.

Wayne Hale's thoughts on closing the Shuttle program provide some solid organizational and technical background.


Paolo Amoroso

[Greg Hullender]

Wayne Hale's thoughts on closing the Shuttle program provide some solid organizational and technical background.

I had not seen this before, and I found it enlightening and depressing at the same time. If things are as he says (and he's very convincing) then while they might add ONE shuttle flight to the list, maybe two, that's really it -- even if Congress wanted to throw money at it. By the time they could scare up new vendors for the parts and get those qualified it would almost be time for the new boosters anyway. Never mind dvandorn's equally serious arguments.

These arguments seem so strong, I wonder why the idea even comes up now? This seems simple enough for NASA to explain to the press. Maybe they need a "rude Q&A" page on "Why we can't extend the shuttle program." :-)

--Greg

Fill in the blank. 7 letters, first is D.

Debated?

--Greg (ducks) :-)