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NASA Considering Early Retirement of Shuttle Program

Posted by michael on from the out-to-pasture dept.

Rei writes "While publicly assuring the public that it has no plans to do so, leaks have indicated that NASA has been quietly investigating plans to get rid of the Space Shuttle as soon as possible, and finish the International Space Station with disposable rockets, even as NASA works on achieving Return to Flight in 2005."

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  1. Get Rid Of it.! by Space_Soldier · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    They should have got rid of it as soon as it got off the assembly line. The Shuttle Programme was supposed to create an inexpensive, safe, and reusable rocket. Unfortunatly, they got ripped off. Not only that it is not safe, but it is also highly expensive. And if it explodes/implodes, it is not reusable.

  2. Re:Kerry by OzzyRulez · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're all just a bunch of anonymous cowards!

  3. Re:Why not just.... by superpulpsicle · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Everytime some shuttle explode is because some management guy hid some engineering specs so he can get a bigger paycheck when his engineers deliver the projects faster. Fire the management team! Outsource them to Mars!

  4. Buncha Useless Fucktards by mikelieman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If the shuttle wasn't the only ride around, they wouldn't get ANYONE to ride on it. Damn things a deathtrap...

    Howsabout we just say... "Build it like your kids gonna ride it, cause we're gonna send em on the first flight for a little field trip..."

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  5. Re:Ermm, actually its not funny... by vsprintf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    India has the neccesary "intellectual" labour and which it doesn't, the US can easily transfer the skills; and technology .

    And then the U.S. would be doing what in space exploration? Calling tech support and asking how it's going?