NASA's New Shuttle

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday September 20, 2005 @02:36AM from the stuff-to-listen-too dept.

j0ugh writes "NASA releases plans for a new spacecraft (Audio stream contains the meat) that would replace the space shuttle. The vehicle is part of a system that will be capable of putting astronauts on the moon by 2018, laying the groundwork for space travel to Mars. NASA says the new system is designed to be 10 times safer than the space shuttle"

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Why fly... by Knight+Thrasher · 2005-09-20 02:37 · Score: 3, Funny

Why fly a spacecraft, when you can just take the elevator?
1. Re:Why fly... by Bogtha · 2005-09-20 03:04 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Why take the elevator when you can just strap yourself to forty-seven fireworks?
  
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2. Re:Why fly... by AKAImBatman · 2005-09-20 03:48 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You know what we really need to get people excited about the CEV? An "American NASA" show. We get to watch every week as the scientists get pissy with each other as deadlines move closer and the pressure gets screwed on tight. Will they finish the chopper^H spacecraft in time, or will they kill each other first? Who stays, who gets fired?
  
  Only on Discovery Channel.
  
  (Hey, I'd watch it. ;-P)
  
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3. Re:Why fly... by flyingsquid · 2005-09-20 04:13 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Seems the ISS is getting the same treatment.
  It's being used for mushroom farming?
From the illustration... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-20 02:40 · Score: 5, Funny

It looks almost exactly like the Apollo system.

(if we're going back to 1969, can we also drop the war on drugs? thanks.)
Re:Good Design by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-20 02:42 · Score: 3, Funny

"The HLV is five (!) SSMEs fueled by a large ET directly above"

Imagine a...

Oh never mind
humans on on the moon by 2018? by Evil+Grinn · 2005-09-20 02:42 · Score: 2, Funny

Next they'll be telling us that they plan to have that "powered flight" thing all sewn up by 2040.

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yeah, 10 times safer... by RelliK · 2005-09-20 02:45 · Score: 5, Funny

and 30% cooler, with 200% more wiz-bang factor!

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1. Re:yeah, 10 times safer... by N1ck0 · 2005-09-20 02:53 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  We secretly replaced NASA's space shuttle with new folgers crystals. Now with 10 times that real mountain grown flavor.
Re:Um, duh by dr.octogonocologist · 2005-09-20 02:47 · Score: 2, Funny

Is that 10x in metric or english measurements?
Re:Great. by American+AC+in+Paris · 2005-09-20 03:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Well, that's only like, 20 times more dangerous than a car. Pretty good considering you're basically riding a bomb to orbit.
...which makes one wonder why NASA doesn't just use cars...

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Re:Such daring speed! by TheOrangeMan · 2005-09-20 03:09 · Score: 2, Funny

Yeah... Especially since it took about nine years the first time.

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Re:I like it, but I also have questions and doubts by infinite9 · 2005-09-20 03:38 · Score: 2, Funny

NASA say it can carry four astronauts to the Moon or potentially six to Mars. Do I sense a problem with their math skills? Maybe another of those pesky metric conversion errors. :p Anyhow

Metric humans, like the ones in europe, are smaller than the imperial humans here in the US. So you can fit more of them in the capsule. :-D

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Re:Great. by Martin+Blank · 2005-09-20 04:17 · Score: 4, Funny

Give me $20B, and I'll plan and build a giant Hot Wheels launch track -- complete with pointless loop in the middle -- and we'll fling cars into orbit all day long!

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"the new system is designed to be 10 times safer" by RedLaggedTeut · 2005-09-20 04:54 · Score: 2, Funny

There are 10 kinds of people: Those who think in binary, and those who don't.

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'Splain this one to me... by CPNABEND · 2005-09-20 05:14 · Score: 2, Funny

"I've got it - Let's take an SRB, put the fuel tank on top, and put a bigger Apollo capsule on top of that... And it will only cost $100B!"

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