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Shuttles Can't Finish Space Station

Posted by Zonk on from the letting-us-down dept.

Doug Dante writes "The shuttle can't make the 28 flights now planned before it retires in 2010, according to Dr. Michael D. Griffin, the new administrator of NASA. It can only do about 15-23, leaving 5-13 planned missions to alternate lift vehicles. NASA is expected to consult space station partners on alternatives once they are approved by the Bush administration. Should the Space Shuttle be cut loose?"

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  1. Well, ummmm....... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is all I gotta say.
    They need to junk those things and buy shiny brand new ones, with lot's of chrome, some bigger thumpers, and an eminem logo custom painted on the fuel pod,yo.

    1. Re:Well, ummmm....... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Are you suggesting a visit by MTV's Pimp My Ride?

      I can just see Xzibit sticking some flat panels in the payload bay "for when you're hangin' at the ISS"...

    2. Re:Well, ummmm....... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      That would be Mad Mike. Xzibit is not allowed to weild a screwdriver.

  2. Re:Junk the Shuttle -- and ISS while you're at it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stop pouring the hundreds of millions of dollars into the shuttle program and pour them into a new design effort. Slashdot is full of niggers.

    A subtle troll? A troll nontheless...