Americans Hitching a lift into Space !!

After the last shuttle launch.. all American Astronauts will have to travel into space Via the Russians and their Soyuz rocket thats like 50 years old.

I would just like to hear what Americans think of this and do they think that all those men and women who died in the space program would be spinning in their graves ?



I know if I was an American, I'd be mad as hell, but thats just me.


Peace

Rock Ape..

We have sent Americans with the Russians on that old rocket before.... When we were building the ISS (International Space Station) They launched it from Kurgisystan (Spelling) Do some more research

I'm mad as hell!!!
It's an image thing. How can you be the world's superpower and not have an operational spacecraft???

I'm mad as hell!!!
It's an image thing. How can you be the world's superpower and not have an operational spacecraft???

Mad as hell..?

Soyuz rocket is the world most safest/cheapest and powerful engine ever built. Why mad as hell..??

Unless you are worried about the (secret cargo)…??

Yeah this really sucks it will be a sad day when they finally retire the shuttle. Everyone else is making interesting moves into space I'm just hoping the ESA continues to grow and we have a decent space agency created in the UK.

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Nothing against the spacecraft, but I'm mad as hell because the US does not have an operational spacecraft. It's like Jeff gordon showing up to Nascar without a car. (off subject... anyone see cartman drive the viagra car?)

Originally posted by bryan2006
I'm mad as hell!!!
It's an image thing. How can you be the world's superpower and not have an operational spacecraft???

Here you go buddy...
I put this video together as a tribute to the old birds.

Eh, no big...they've just started funneling money into the BC304 with hyper drive and Asgard shields

If that is gonna cost us less money......I'm more than happy.

If that is gonna cost us less money......I'm more than happy.

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Thanks for that Vid Slayer69, that was very cool, even the cheezy euro dance music was good.

I plan to be in Florida for the last launch in February next year.




Peace

Rock Ape.

With NASA budget as it is, I dont think there is enough money to have both commercial providers and a NASA rocket for acces to low Earth orbit. Launching humans into space is not cutting-edge space exploration anymore, it is becoming a routine. NASA needs to outsource this service to a provider with lowest cost (either growing commercial providers or even Russians) and concentrate on exploration of Moon, Lagrange points, near-Earth asteroids and Mars. And developing heavy lifter. Thats where the frontier lies.

Much like Maslo said, the heavy lift vehicle is the next big thing for NASA to focus on. This is what will let us get heavier payloads farther out, which is a major thing the world lacks on right now.

Achieving LEO is no longer pushing a frontier, unless you're in the private sector. With companies such as Scaled Composites, Bigelow Aerospace, SpaceX and several others taking the helm the United States will keep the basics of space exploration open, and hopefully with less cost to the public.