Friday, May 15, 2009

future of spaceflight

the obama administration is reviewing the future of NASA's spaceflight. the shuttles are to be retired in 2010 after 8 more missions to complete the international space station (ISS). NASA plans to return humans to the moon by 2020. but will the recession and fear of the risks bring an end to humans in space? fantastic animation showing how the Ares rockets would work if we do continue to use ISS after 2015.

currently, the shuttle and its crew are servicing the Hubble 350 miles above Earth. a MUST see unbelievable picture of Atlantis next to Hubble with the sun as the pulldown Walmart backdrop here

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