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On Orbit => Real NASA Space Shuttle Missions => Topic started by: SlickRick on March 24, 2011, 05:43:44 PM

Title: Shuttle replacement (Orion) still alive
Post by: SlickRick on March 24, 2011, 05:43:44 PM
So, from what i've read on the NASA budgets, Orion has just been renamed the Multi-Purpose Crew Module, and funded by congress. This make the Ares-1X launch very appropriate for this sim. On a side note, look up Face in space on NASa website. You have a chance to have your name and photo go up on the April Launch. :)

  Rick
Title: Re: Shuttle replacement (Orion) still alive
Post by: Admin on March 24, 2011, 06:23:19 PM
LOL! I don't think anybody would want MY face up there! What was NASA thinking!

/Admin
Title: Re: Shuttle replacement (Orion) still alive
Post by: Cthulhus on March 24, 2011, 06:26:40 PM
Yes :

www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2011/0210_ss_orion.html

And why not later to continue on the "moon and mars" adventure...

If the Rocket and the Multi-Purpose Crew Module (Module Command) is done, just a kind of LM is needed...

Rocket with MC should represent about 66% of the American return to the moon project...

The future is maybe not so dark...

Title: Re: Shuttle replacement (Orion) still alive
Post by: Cthulhus on March 24, 2011, 06:28:27 PM
On a side note, look up Face in space on NASA website. You have a chance to have your name and photo go up on the April Launch. :)

Does that NASA takes Monkey again ? If yes, I have my chance for this :-)