tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post2810738703192467712..comments2023-10-18T08:43:10.620-04:00Comments on The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Congress Probes Post-Shuttle Astronaut Crew SafetyC Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13916832810035419167noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-81101685829107950272009-12-03T20:05:56.126-05:002009-12-03T20:05:56.126-05:00Most people, even in Brevard, don't care about...Most people, even in Brevard, don't care about NASA. NASA thinks this is because they "don't understand". But maybe it's NASA that doesn't understand. How much will constellation cost? $150B? What will Constellation do that will be worth that much?<br /><br />To pay for Constellation, NASA has strangled life sciences, aeronautics, environmental monitoring, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-3586149825390229332009-12-03T06:44:32.234-05:002009-12-03T06:44:32.234-05:00Oh ye of little faith !!.Oh ye of little faith !!.Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-46303087234360673062009-12-02T14:43:27.315-05:002009-12-02T14:43:27.315-05:00--
the "Back to the Moon in 2028" story ...--<br />the "Back to the Moon in 2028" story in short:<br />--<br />Bush's "Vision for Space Exploration": Jan. 2004<br />--<br />ESAS Plan release: Dec. 2005<br />--<br />Ares "big firecracker" 1-X test: Oct. 2009<br />--<br />SIX years and $10 billion LOST (2004-2009) ...so far<br />--<br />Shuttle retirement: end 2010<br />--<br />first Ares-1 launch: 2017 (+ Gaetano Maranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500435490402119385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-36066268526188184572009-12-02T13:15:53.005-05:002009-12-02T13:15:53.005-05:00Is the Shuttle safe? If it's not safe, we must...Is the Shuttle safe? If it's not safe, we must cancel the next flight. If it's safe, why do we want to cancel it at all? The problems which caused two losses in over twenty years were eliminated. <br /><br />We have seen several authorities claim that the Shuttles are getting less safe with time. There is no basis for this in reliability engineering. Like all launch vehicles, the ShuttlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-79042636363844991922009-12-02T00:00:53.632-05:002009-12-02T00:00:53.632-05:00Which would yield a safer program - flying a prove...Which would yield a safer program - flying a proven expendable such as the Delta (with many flights and a considerable knowledge base) or flying an unknown new booster (Ares if it survives)??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-39325710446211218492009-12-01T22:20:06.431-05:002009-12-01T22:20:06.431-05:00three, two, one: END OF PROGRAM !!!!three, two, one: END OF PROGRAM !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com