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On Mon, 8 May 2017 21:48:49 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote: Eesh! Like replacing a Veyron with a Prius. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...years-in-orbit It's not a shuttle replacement. It's a reusable UNMANNED orbiter. There's seldom any use for humans in space. Developing unmanned craft like this makes good sense. |
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On Tuesday, 9 May 2017 00:54:48 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Mon, 8 May 2017 21:48:49 -0700 (PDT), RichA wrote: Eesh! Like replacing a Veyron with a Prius. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...years-in-orbit It's not a shuttle replacement. It's a reusable UNMANNED orbiter. There's seldom any use for humans in space. Good point. So WHY did they spend/squander $230 BILLION on the ISS? |
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On Mon, 8 May 2017 23:44:40 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote: On Tuesday, 9 May 2017 00:54:48 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: On Mon, 8 May 2017 21:48:49 -0700 (PDT), RichA wrote: Eesh! Like replacing a Veyron with a Prius. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...years-in-orbit It's not a shuttle replacement. It's a reusable UNMANNED orbiter. There's seldom any use for humans in space. Good point. So WHY did they spend/squander $230 BILLION on the ISS? Politics, mostly. The same reason they're likely to squander even more on manned trips to Mars. |
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