Author Topic: Discovery orbiter (Read 1998 times)

Chairboy · « **Reply #90 on:** August 02, 2005, 10:33:34 AM »

Nilsen, try and keep up. NASA is deveping the CEV, mentioned earlier in the thread, as the shuttle replacement.

The russian Kliper is in tentative development. It's progress is dependent on funds (which are always short). A recent budget session is supposed to have secured money for it, but such monies are as often as not ephemeral if something else comes up.

The ESA's involvement in Kliper is pretty small, not a significant portion yet of the funds needed, and Europe has shown little interest in putting the type of funding needed into manned spaceflight.

Nilsen · « **Reply #91 on:** August 02, 2005, 10:37:30 AM »

Hey, ive been away for a week.

Looks like the BBS has gone green with envy too while i was away.

Wolfala · « **Reply #92 on:** August 02, 2005, 12:38:22 PM »

Olive drab my friend

Nilsen · « **Reply #93 on:** August 02, 2005, 12:40:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Wolfala
Olive drab my friend

looks like partly digested seaweed has gotten into the server.

Chairboy · « **Reply #94 on:** August 10, 2005, 10:01:17 AM »

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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
The foam wasn't a problem until some genius:rolleyes: at NASA decided to use a more expensive, more "environmentally friendly" foam, when NASA could have gotten a waiver. Again, arrogance and stupidity prevailed. They're STILL using the "new" foam, and STILL having problems they didn't have before.

Hey Virgil, looks like you weren't the only one tricked into believing this one.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200508090007

Rush, as it appears, was not right.