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More on the Orbital Space Plane

Posted by michael on from the now-30%-less-likely-to-explode dept.

AP has a decent piece looking at NASA's orbital space plane program, and describing it as a sedan compared to a tractor-trailer. National polls show that public support for the space program continues to be very strong.

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  1. Why settle for a sedan? by mdvolm · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, would rather see NASA go with the "overpowered sports-car" model (AKA Ferrari). Those pictures of the "sedan" models aren't nearly sleek enough.

    Let's build a Star Wars style ship and paint it Empire black! Yeah! Now that would increase the support for the space program. It's all about marketing...

    1. Re:Why settle for a sedan? by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


      They only have to be sleek for entering atmosphere. I'd like to see a real Borg-like cube with the NASA logo on the side.

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  2. Maybe NASA could... by Kotukunui · · Score: 5, Funny

    enter this design in the X-prize competition and win themselves $10 million.