Separate Cargo and Personnel Missions for NASA?

l8f57 writes "Hal Gerham (from the NASA CAIB report) is calling for cargo and people to be separated into different missions. He also goes on about how a re-usable spacecraft may not be the most cost efficient vehicle."

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Re:Is This Wise?

[Skidge]

I'd say just about any sportscaster would. I've watched a lot of baseball this season and in almost every game one of the announcers will say that something is "due" because it hasn't happened in a while. For example, in last night's Mariner's game, the announcer was going on and on about how the Tampa Bay pitcher was due to walk a batter "any time now", since he hadn't walked many yet during the game and he usually walks several per game.

Re:Is This Wise?

[arivanov]

Noone that has any interest in safety will ever buy a Civic. Honda has always cut corners on safety when it comes to performance. Check the EuroNcap results and they are selfexplanatory.

Compare the same for a new Corolla or a new Sirion and an Expedition (and a Volvo S80 for good measure) and you will get my drift. Especially after you try to take a sharp corner with any one of the vehicles mentioned. After all, the ability to take a sharp turn at 50 mph+ is a safety spec part for a vehicle (at least the way I see it).

Similarly, ability to do evasive maneuvers may become oneday a handy feature for a space vehicle. Stingers or Strela 12 in Florida anyone? Or you think it is far fetched ;-)