Re: next shuutle flight fall 2006

On 1 Dec 2005 11:13:07 -0800, "Rusty" <reuben_barton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Why not refit the remaining shuttles for unmanned launch and landing
>after 2010. Continue to use unmanned shuttles as heavy lift vehicles to
>resuppy the ISS until real heavy lift launchers are ready. A CEV or
>Soyuz could meet the shuttle in orbit, a crew could board it and guide
>it to dock with the ISS. Once the mission is over, land it unmanned. If
>the Russians could fly a shuttle unmanned in 80's there is no reason
>NASA couldn't do it today as a stop gap measure.


Would they need to land it unmanned if there was a good inspection of
the heat shield components on-orbit?

-- David

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