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NASA's New Shuttle

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Deja vu by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is it just me, or does the artist's conception up there look like the Apollo command module and lander? They can't seriously be doing the same design they did four decades ago.

  2. News? by Cally · · Score: 0, Redundant
    C'mon this isn't news. BBC was reporting it yesterday FFS, and as other pointed out the Wikipedia page on the CEV has a lot of detailed info on the launchers, mission plans etc.

    Note to all the Rutan freaks out there: if you can do this was less than $60 billion, feel free to try. Even better, volunteer to be a test pilot...

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    "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -- Goethe
  3. 10 times? by rdejean · · Score: 0, Redundant

    10 times safer?? please...how can they possibly measure that... if NASA really knows how unsafe the current shuttle is, maybe someone should fix it?