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Shuttle Set for Launch on Dec 18th, Says NASA
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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Strap on a couple of extra SRB's and get rid of the damn external tank and it's foam. It's a bloated piece of equipment anyhow. And the SST main engines don't really do much for getting the SST into orbit anyhow.
Yes, this is a gross oversimplification, but I think it's a valid topic point without getting into the gross technical details of how to implement it.
Okay, so now you have to deal with the newly reported explosive bolt problem....but still...it seems like a better idea to me than riding atop a giant tank of liquid hydrogen and oxygen.
Images of the new shuttle crew undergoing rigorous training:
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Enjoy!
You forgot the most important guideline:
No blowing up before, during or after flight
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Limiting shuttles to flights to the International Space Station or the Hubble Space Telescope.
So they can see any stuff that has fallen off better and so they have a place to stay when bad stuff happens.
Dunno about this one. IANARS (I am not a rocket scientist), but I suspect that even a damaged shuttle would be safer for re-entry than riding back in the Hubble.
When you have nothing left to burn you must set yourself on fire
Dec 18, LotR: RotK, or the shuttle.
:D
Guess which I'm more excited about.
On pain of death?
Yeah... don't forget to include the new cover sheet on those TPS reports. Did you get that memo?
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