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Old December 27th 08, 10:47 AM posted to sci.space.policy
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What do you consider to be the most interesting space related event expected for 2009. Either something in
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ or better yet something not in there but still interesting and space related.

My choice is the Jul 20 entry 40th anniversary, 1st man on the moon. :-) More seriously, I would choose in March the
first (successful, ;-] ) launch of the Falcon 1, and the first launch of the Falcon 9 on top.


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Old December 29th 08, 12:35 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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Alain Fournier wrote:


What do you consider to be the most interesting space related event
expected for 2009. Either something in
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ or better yet something not in
there but still interesting and space related.


Hubble repair mission?

Pat
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Old December 29th 08, 05:00 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Alain Fournier[_2_]
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Pat Flannery wrote:

Alain Fournier wrote:

What do you consider to be the most interesting space related event
expected for 2009. Either something in
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ or better yet something not in
there but still interesting and space related.


Hubble repair mission?


Yeah. I like that one. But I feel it is a kind of a last hurrah for
something of the past. In a few years the Hubble space telescope will
be gone. On the other hand the Falcon launches, though being less
spectacular in the short term, have the potential to change our
relationship with space to a greater extent in the long term. At least
that is my point of view. But I do really look forward to the
Hubble repair mission.


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Old December 29th 08, 05:23 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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"Alain Fournier" wrote in message
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Yeah. I like that one. But I feel it is a kind of a last hurrah for
something of the past. In a few years the Hubble space telescope will
be gone. On the other hand the Falcon launches, though being less
spectacular in the short term, have the potential to change our
relationship with space to a greater extent in the long term. At least
that is my point of view. But I do really look forward to the
Hubble repair mission.


Falcon is a step in the right direction. But in the long term, it's just a
refinement of expendable launch vehicle technology. Eventually, reusable
launch vehicles will start to take hold.

Jeff
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My own standards have changed too." -- Freeman Dyson


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Old December 29th 08, 06:50 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Alain Fournier[_2_]
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Jeff Findley wrote:
"Alain Fournier" wrote in message
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Yeah. I like that one. But I feel it is a kind of a last hurrah for
something of the past. In a few years the Hubble space telescope will
be gone. On the other hand the Falcon launches, though being less
spectacular in the short term, have the potential to change our
relationship with space to a greater extent in the long term. At least
that is my point of view. But I do really look forward to the
Hubble repair mission.


Falcon is a step in the right direction. But in the long term, it's just a
refinement of expendable launch vehicle technology. Eventually, reusable
launch vehicles will start to take hold.


Yes. The real fun will probably begin when we will have a launch vehicle
that can reach orbit, come back to Earth, get its tanks filled up and start
over. The Falcon launches of this year won't achieve that, but spaceX does
have some plans for reusability of the Falcons. That's what I think gives
the Falcon launches potential in the long term.


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Old December 30th 08, 03:09 AM posted to sci.space.policy
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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:50:31 -0500, Alain Fournier
wrote:

The Falcon launches of this year won't achieve that, but spaceX does
have some plans for reusability of the Falcons. That's what I think gives
the Falcon launches potential in the long term.


....Saturn V plans called for some level of reusability had R&D
progressed farther than paper plans. The issue isn't whether it *can*
be done, its whether or not there'll be enough money coming in to
allow it to happen.

OM
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Old December 30th 08, 03:14 AM posted to sci.space.policy
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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:35:39 -0600, Pat Flannery
wrote:

What do you consider to be the most interesting space related event
expected for 2009. Either something in
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ or better yet something not in
there but still interesting and space related.


Hubble repair mission?


....Mars Phoenix surprising the frack out of everyone by managing to
come back online after the snows clear and sending out a message "I'M
ALIVE!" on Twitter?

OM
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