The long awaited launch of the renewed Space Shuttle has be delayed till July:
One can't help but wonder if all this time and money couldn't have been invested in a new Shuttle-like vehicle (i.e. larger version of the Rutan SpaceShip one).
(I know, I know, developping something new would cost much more and require more time)
Still, kudos to the Russian space agency for managing all transports of both people and supplies to/from the space station for the last 2 years.
(quite a difference to the images portrayed in various sci-fi movies as Armageddon, where Nasa is the last resort )
Jörg
One can't help but wonder if all this time and money couldn't have been invested in a new Shuttle-like vehicle (i.e. larger version of the Rutan SpaceShip one).
(I know, I know, developping something new would cost much more and require more time)
Still, kudos to the Russian space agency for managing all transports of both people and supplies to/from the space station for the last 2 years.
(quite a difference to the images portrayed in various sci-fi movies as Armageddon, where Nasa is the last resort )
Jörg
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