Re: next shuutle flight fall 2006



John Doe <Jdoe@xxxxxxx> wrote in news:438E1797.8DC191B4@xxxxxxx:

> In fact, if NASA wanted the shuttle to complete its mission, they would
> NOW start to recertify each vehicle while they are grounded and waiting
> for someone to fix the foam on the ET. But that would take a political
> decision which is unlikely.

It would have been a major budgetary hit, if NASA completely fulfilled the
intent of CAIB R9.2-1 (go read it some time - doing what they recommend
would cost billions).

--
JRF

Reply-to address spam-proofed - to reply by E-mail,
check "Organization" (I am not assimilated) and
think one step ahead of IBM.
.



Relevant Pages

  • Re: Saturn V Mass Properties
    ... Saturn V mission? ... vehicle by vehicle, are not on the obvious sites, maybe it is on the ... NASA Technical Report Server but I can't find it. ... Saturn 5 flight manual SA-503 ...
    (sci.space.history)
  • Re: Horn: Device for notifying people you dont approve of the way they handled your violating their
    ... the driver ahead of me and the pedestrian happened to ... line waiting to take a left. ... Arif had to wait once he cut in front of this vehicle. ... I waited for traffic in the lane to my left to pass me, ...
    (rec.autos.driving)
  • Re: NASA PDF Mercury, Gemini, Apollo reports free online
    ... Nuclear pulse space vehicle study. ... An investigation of terminal lunar landing with the lunar landing ... Juno final report, volume III. Juno II earth satellites Jun 28, 1963 ... Postlaunch report for Apollo mission A-102 Oct 1964 ...
    (sci.space.history)
  • Re: Marine Corp EFV (Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle)
    ... Since the purpose of the thing is NOT patrolling ... :> roads, why would you stupidly want it optimized for that? ... the statement that you do "*not* want a vehicle good at patrolling ... purpose when performing that mission. ...
    (sci.military.naval)
  • Re: Marine Corp EFV (Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle)
    ... Since the purpose of the thing is NOT patrolling ... :> roads, why would you stupidly want it optimized for that? ... the statement that you do "*not* want a vehicle good at patrolling ... purpose when performing that mission. ...
    (sci.military.naval)