Nasa scientist David Leckrone criticises plan to retire space shuttlefor 'inferior' rocket.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sciencean...or-rocket.html

If they could only perfect a separable crew compartment for the
Shuttle for emergency egress...

I know the Constellation has far greater cargo capability, but so much
has been learned from and about the STS system. Maybe the way back to
the moon could be a space-station like structure, built by future
shuttles, for earth orbit to lunar orbit transit and return, on a
large, more than three or four person scale.

I think until we can turn electrical energy back into fuel or the re entry
heat back into power its going to be a major dangerous element getting off
the planet and costly.

Maybe we could use those five segment solids to boost the Shuttles altitude
or ability to change orbit inclination.
Brian

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sciencean...or-rocket.html

If they could only perfect a separable crew compartment for the
Shuttle for emergency egress...

I know the Constellation has far greater cargo capability, but so much
has been learned from and about the STS system. Maybe the way back to
the moon could be a space-station like structure, built by future
shuttles, for earth orbit to lunar orbit transit and return, on a
large, more than three or four person scale.

On May 25, 8:53�pm, wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sciencean.../space/5374520...

If they could only perfect a separable crew compartment for the
Shuttle for emergency egress...

I know the Constellation has far greater cargo capability, but so much
has been learned from and about the STS system. Maybe the way back to
the moon could be a space-station like structure, built by future
shuttles, for earth orbit to lunar orbit transit and return, on a
large, more than three or four person scale.

probably easier to make shuttles unmanned, or limit crew to 2 with
emergency egress in disasters.

nasa needs to think out of the box, the box isnt its friend........