Bluto said:Can't we do better than 30 year old technology? Why are we still relying on these dinosaurs for our space program?
What is our space program accomplishing?
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Bluto said:Can't we do better than 30 year old technology? Why are we still relying on these dinosaurs for our space program?
TheRaven said:Atlantis and Endeavour both started out as all glass cockpits, while Discovery was retrofitted. I believe that Discovery was chosen because it was the shuttle most recently overhauled prior to the Columbia disaster. I think that both of the others are in their respective facilities at the KSC and are both in the rotation for launch.
KigAir said:What is our space program accomplishing?
Flying Illini said:not sure why Discovery was chosen, maybe they are on a rotation? I would imagine that they are near carbon copies of each other.
side note: I believe Discovery was also the first shuttle to fly after the Challenger disaster.
KigAir said:What is our space program accomplishing?
canyonblue737 said:atlantis is in the vehicle assembly building having been or about to be mounted to the stack of the external tank and solid rocket boosters for the sept. launch but that is now in jeapordy after a large piece of foam still came off the tank during the discovery launch.
If we had something more efficent, maybe we could do something more with it than re-arrange satellites and stick pieces on the ISS. I think space exploration is important to our future, but if NASA can't handle it maybe privately owned and financed operations are the way of the future. I just have to wonder, considering the cost, if the shuttle is the best tool for the job.KigAir said:What is our space program accomplishing?
Fly_Chick said:How many orbiters fit in the VAB at one time?