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Current status of shuttle programme ?
There have been manyu discussions, trial balloons etc about the future
of the shuttle. Would it fly only twice a year for MPLM and crew exchanges, woudl it fly 6 times a year ? Would it go to Hubble, would it complete the station, partial completion ? The recent announcement that allows NASA to buy seats on Soyuz certaintly does not eliminate speculation that the shuttle could be terminated. With a crew of only 2, crew exchanges can easily be done as part of assembly flights. So offloading crew exchanges to the russians doesn't really reduce the number of flights needed. And cutting MPLM flights greatly reduces what can be done. (unless the americans could also purchase progress flights to compensate. If the next shuttle cannot liftoff without shedding foam, I can see some serious debate ensuing. Could the shuttle truly be cancelled before its next flight in may 2006 ? Or is it a pretty safe bet that this flight will go through ? |
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Current status of shuttle programme ?
Note: No one ever talks of a full crew of 3, now talk is at best what
can we get away with... soyuz progress could help support shuttles immediate retirement, although it will probably have to fly once more, and shed some more foam to kill the program properly. given shuttles trouble I HOPE progress soyuz production is ramped up. for emergencies. having a couple nearly finshed in stock can save lives.. |
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Bob Haller wrote: Note: No one ever talks of a full crew of 3, now talk is at best what can we get away with... soyuz progress could help support shuttles immediate retirement, although it will probably have to fly once more, and shed some more foam to kill the program properly. given shuttles trouble I HOPE progress soyuz production is ramped up. for emergencies. having a couple nearly finshed in stock can save lives.. Or : http://webpages.charter.net/tsiolkovsky/rocket.htm |
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Current status of shuttle programme ?
John Doe wrote in :
There have been manyu discussions, trial balloons etc about the future of the shuttle. The following facts are available from public sources: STS-121 (ISS ULF-1.1) and STS-115 (ISS 12A) are on schedule for launch in May and July 2006, respectively. The ET debris tiger teams are making good progress. NASA has developed an 18+1 (18 ISS + 1 HST) manifest for the remainder of the program. It has been approved by the White House and is being reviewed by the ISS partners. It will not be formally published until the partners are happy. The partners would like to move their elements earlier in the ISS assembly sequence. NASA is studying options that could accommodate this. Congress has just approved an FY06 NASA budget that fully funds the space shuttle program. FY07 is likewise in good shape. There is a budget issue with FY08-10, amounting to a $5 billion shortfall. This is due to acceleration of CEV from 2014 to 2012, and because anticipated savings from the end of the shuttle program are not materializing. NASA is studying whether the cost could be absorbed internally or possibly requesting more funds for FY08-10. If those options are not possible, NASA has submitted a plan to OMB that calls for eight shuttle flights. However, Griffin has made it clear that this is a last resort, and on the surface is not very economical - it reduces the remaining shuttle budget from $20 billion to $15 billion yet reduces the number of flights from 19 to 8. Beyond those publically known facts there is not a lot of use in speculation. -- JRF Reply-to address spam-proofed - to reply by E-mail, check "Organization" (I am not assimilated) and think one step ahead of IBM. |
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:48:35 -0600, Jorge R. Frank wrote
(in article ): Beyond those publically known facts there is not a lot of use in speculation Since when has that ever stopped Mezei (and Bbo Hallbre, for that matter) from ranting and babbling incoherently? -- "Fame may be fleeting but obscurity is forever." ~Anonymous "I believe as little as possible and know as much as I can." ~Todd Stuart Phillips www.angryherb.net |
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Current status of shuttle programme ?
lets not forget the bush adminstrations public comment, we wouldnt be
upset if shuttle never flies again. or that public discussion of cutting shuttle to 2 flights max per year, about 12 tops, mostly resupply of essential supplies, links from nasa watch were posted here for both of these. this would go along with major workforce reductions. Of course when the next flight sheds foam, even if no damage is done that will be the end of the useless, costly shuttle.. its outlived its usefulness |
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"Bob Haller" wrote in news:1131980988.489644.41660
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: lets not forget the bush adminstrations public comment, we wouldnt be upset if shuttle never flies again. "Public" comment? Incorrect. That was a fifth-hand private account, at least one of which was anonymous (allegedly Bush-Card-Griffin-unnamed sources-Cowing), that no reputable media have deigned coverage-worthy, and that no one in the Administration has been willing to stand behind. or that public discussion of cutting shuttle to 2 flights max per year, about 12 tops, mostly resupply of essential supplies, links from nasa watch were posted here for both of these. this would go along with major workforce reductions. That was the OMB study I was talking about, Bbo. Your reading comprehension is apparently not good enough to figure that out. -- JRF Reply-to address spam-proofed - to reply by E-mail, check "Organization" (I am not assimilated) and think one step ahead of IBM. |
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On 14 Nov 2005 07:09:48 -0800, "Bob Haller" wrote:
lets not forget the bush adminstrations public comment, we wouldnt be upset if shuttle never flies again. or that public discussion of cutting shuttle to 2 flights max per year, about 12 tops, mostly resupply of essential supplies, Actually, in that case the remaining flights would launch the remaining key elements (at least one more solar segment, Node 2, Columbus, etc.) Resupply and crew exchange would be offloaded from Shuttle. Brian |
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Current status of shuttle programme ?
When would the HST repair flight be flown?? And what STS-# would it be
designated? |
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