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Next Generation Space Shuttles

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the boldly-going dept.

zymano writes "Popular Science has an article about the next generation space shuttles. If you're wondering about what happened to all those cool ideas for a new shuttle and what happened to them then this story will explain it. Mentions the politics, design, costs and time for a new shuttle." There's some neat images of mockups as well.

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  1. Hey hey, by Freston+Youseff · · Score: 4, Funny

    As long as the new space shuttles have some modern computers on board (as opposed to the dated ones on the current shuttles) and the re-entry tiles are properly glued on, then the new shuttles will be just spiffy.

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  2. Something must be wrong... by HaloZero · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...I don't see a saucer-section, or anything of the sort. What kinda 'Next-Generation' is this, anyway?

    I swear to God, though, if they make a mock up of this one, call it 'Enterprise', and try to pretend like it was actually made before the first shuttle Enterprise , I'll shoot someone.

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  3. Much as I love my Athlon... by delphi125 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If in a hundred years time AMD is producing the CPUs for NASA spacecraft, they won't need tiles. They'll need cooling fins instead.