Shuttle and ?

How far have projects proceded to replace the Shuttle? The dependany on
Progress an Soyuz appear to run into a steady state condition.

"Dr. Uwe Christ" writes:

How far have projects proceded to replace the Shuttle? The dependany on
Progress an Soyuz appear to run into a steady state condition.

We're all waiting to hear from Pravada.
And appearently they're waiting to hear from the plants.

Dave

"Dr. Uwe Christ" wrote in message
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How far have projects proceded to replace the Shuttle? The dependany on
Progress an Soyuz appear to run into a steady state condition.


Google Orion and Ares I.



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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:27:55 +0100, "Dr. Uwe Christ"
wrote:

How far have projects proceded to replace the Shuttle? The dependany on
Progress an Soyuz appear to run into a steady state condition.

Replacement for cargo uplift is moving along nicely with SpaceX's
Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft (first flight: early 2010) and
Orbital Science's Taurus II rocket and Cygnus spacecraft (first
flight: 2011.)

Replacement for human transportation has been slowed by technical
troubles and funding shortfalls. NASA plans to fly the first crew on
Ares I with Orion in 2013, but a Presidential review board found that
the replacement system is unlikely to be operational before 2017...
two years after the Space Station is scheduled to be de-orbited.
Performance shortfalls in Ares I have now greatly reduced the
capability originally planned for Orion, dropping from 6 to 4 crew and
ocean recovery instead of ground-landing, for example. Whether or not
Ares I survives the next few months is very much an open question.

SpaceX insists a crewed version of Dragon can be operational within
three years, but the Review Board didn't believe that, either.

Brian