SSME troubles, 15 flights now Max bfore shuttle retirement

Five flights for Atlantis plus six each for Discovery and Endeavour
add up to fifteen, Bob?

Dale

dont you see the 5 mssions each? Its in the paste above.

Besides the debris in engine and PAL ramp might slow things even more

On 18 Feb 2006 12:39:12 -0800, "Bob Haller" wrote:

dont you see the 5 mssions each? Its in the paste above.

So is "17 or so flights remaining on the manifest".

The "5 each" comment has the qualifier "about", which means it could
be 4 flights each, or 6 flights each just as easily.

Besides the debris in engine and PAL ramp might slow things even more

Might not. We've seen glitches like this throughout the Shuttle
program. Sometimes they result in launch delays, sometimes not.

Brian

Bob Haller wrote:
the program has a long history of delays, espically after a accident.

does anyone REALLY believe that RTF wouldnt bring more safety
groundings before 2010?

It's possible. The shuttle has had some bad runs, where several problems
came up at about the same time. But it has also had some good runs,
where things have generally worked pretty well for a few years at a time.

It could just be that the pendulum is about to swing back and that the
shuttle will have a good run in the lead up to its retirement.

--Chris

If you look back at the good runs they were a result of lax safety
rules.

they flew with known hazards, to meet the schedule.

today theres overwhelming schedule pressure, but because of columbia,
management woiuldnt be able to ignore issues.

safety groundings are going to be a continious issue.

on the other hand perhaps the number of flights flown between now and
2010 are really meaningless? since this article says that even with
atlantis retirement there will be no job cuts. Theres a chance nasa
might be happy with one flight a year, just to keep the workers on the
payroll? realize every flight is a risk of dead crew that will
certinally end the program with that event!

so to keep the workforce together a very low flight rate might be best?

you must admit its a interesting way to look at the issue

On 18 Feb 2006 20:11:22 -0800, "Bob Haller" wrote:

the program has a long history of delays, espically after a accident.

does anyone REALLY believe that RTF wouldnt bring more safety
groundings before 2010?

You're backpeddling from your sensationalist message headers again,
Bob. Spaceflight Now does not say there will be only 15 more flights.
That may very well be true, but it is not the reality ("15 flights now
Max") you claim it to be.

It's wacko interpretations like this thread of yours that really cause
you to lose any sort of credibility in this group. You're the National
Enquirer of sci.space.

Brian

The article says

before the program is terminated in 2010, NASA's three remaining
orbiters can only expect to fly about five missions each

Bob Haller wrote:
The article says

before the program is terminated in 2010, NASA's three remaining
orbiters can only expect to fly about five missions each

"About" equals exactly 15 in your book? Not um...5, 6 and 6. Or...5, 5,
and 6. Or hell, 4, 6, 6...or, 4, 4 and 4...

Nope . "About five" equals five for each orbiter. Tops. Can't possibly
go over that.

-A.L.