Whats replacing the Space Shuttle?

Teki187 · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:50

Been looking through the web, but i cant find whats replacing it in 2010?

Anyone know?

ste_bla · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:56

Orion iirc (a better version of Apollo)

Elephant08 :P · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:57

Virgin Galactica?

Werewolf · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:00

At the moment I believe the answer is nothing.
I don't think they've got anything that will be ready to replace the shuttle as a like for like craft, so will be falling back to modules similar to the Russians (isn't the advance of technology wonderful when politicans are in charge?).

I believe they were meant to have replaced them about a decade ago, but funding was cut so that project was stopped, and they have only recently started seriously looking at a feasible replacement that can do the same sort of range of jobs..

Teki187 · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:04

Werewolf said:
At the moment I believe the answer is nothing.
I don't think they've got anything that will be ready to replace the shuttle as a like for like craft, so will be falling back to modules similar to the Russians (isn't the advance of technology wonderful when politicans are in charge?).

I believe they were meant to have replaced them about a decade ago, but funding was cut so that project was stopped, and they have only recently started seriously looking at a feasible replacement that can do the same sort of range of jobs..

I think your thinking of the X-33.

That was canned due to them not being able to handle the hydrogen fuel cells properly. Cost them $912 million.

POB · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:24

Also if Obama gets in part of the Constellations will be delayed for 5 years to pay for Americans education, which will delay the return to the moon for the Americans.

Unless say the Chinese launch next Tuesday, then the Americans will be on Mars on Friday.

Ps. Why does Word spelling want to replace Obama with Osama? Hidden messages in Word.

Yozz76 · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:26

I think they should replace it with the Millenium Falcon.

davethe11 · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:12

Yozz76 said:
I think they should replace it with the Millenium Falcon.

come on, that's a piece of junk

ethan · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:17

Werewolf said:
At the moment I believe the answer is nothing.
I don't think they've got anything that will be ready to replace the shuttle as a like for like craft, so will be falling back to modules similar to the Russians (isn't the advance of technology wonderful when politicans are in charge?).

I believe they were meant to have replaced them about a decade ago, but funding was cut so that project was stopped, and they have only recently started seriously looking at a feasible replacement that can do the same sort of range of jobs..

Virgin Galactica might be closer to the mark then

memyselfandi · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:20

davethe11 said:
come on, that's a piece of junk

... but it's quick junk ...

Cr0fty · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:25

The space shuffle?
They could have a dance and everything...

MarcLister · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:59

Werewolf said:
At the moment I believe the answer is nothing.
I don't think they've got anything that will be ready to replace the shuttle as a like for like craft, so will be falling back to modules similar to the Russians (isn't the advance of technology wonderful when politicans are in charge?).

I believe they were meant to have replaced them about a decade ago, but funding was cut so that project was stopped, and they have only recently started seriously looking at a feasible replacement that can do the same sort of range of jobs..

I think this is true. I'm not that into space exploration and all that but I'm fairly up-to-date, I think. As far as I know NASA haven't really got a replacement for the space shuttle.

Jokester · 4 Mar 2008 at 23:07

As Werewolf says, it's called the Orion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)

As far as I'm aware, NASA will rely on Soyuz for servicing the ISS in the gap between the Shuttle flying and Orion being put into service.

Liquid_Entity · 4 Mar 2008 at 23:11

I was at NASA last week in Florida and I heard something about Orion being put in to service. But there wasn't anything on show there about it.

MarcLister · 4 Mar 2008 at 23:14

Jokester said:
As Werewolf says, it's called the Orion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)

As far as I'm aware, NASA will rely on Soyuz for servicing the ISS in the gap between the Shuttle flying and Orion being put into service.

Paying the Russians in vodka then?

Skeeter · 5 Mar 2008 at 00:00

The Space ShuttleGX2

Its 2 Shuttles, strapped together with a Shuttle Layering Interface (SLI) comand module that will allow 50-100% faster travel to the moon, and provide a much clearer view of space for the passengers....

Burnsy2023 · 5 Mar 2008 at 00:03

Skeeter said:
The Space ShuttleGX2

Its 2 Shuttles, strapped together with a Shuttle Layering Interface (SLI) comand module that will allow 50-100% faster travel to the moon, and provide a much clearer view of space for the passengers....

Hehe, I like it!

Burnsy