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Shuttle Set for Launch on Dec 18th, Says NASA

Posted by michael on from the getting-back-on-the-horse dept.

Tony J Case writes "Just a quick note for you guys - According to space.com, NASA's target date for the next shuttle launch is Dec. 18th, with a whole bunch of new guidelines."

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  1. Re:will it come home? by blancolioni · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    it should, they have a good safety record, compared to everything else thats mobile.

    In the sense that the ones that haven't exploded still work? Enviable.

  2. Re:Better uses by crashnbur · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    New and exciting isn't exactly part of the formula for success. The shuttle business isn't a commercial business. The goal isn't our excitement, but excitement to all the space-nerds who practically have an orgasm when they see something as simple as a "green comet"...

    Instead of new and exciting, I think "new and improved" would suffice. We could probably move up to a newer design that isn't several decades old. Anything newer than old, in this case, would be "new and exciting" as far as the media is concerned. And wouldn't that be enough, assuming things would go smoothly?