 |
|
| General Chat General discussion. Want to chat about anything not covered in another forum - This is the place! |
| Register to reply Log in to reply |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
08-07-2011, 02:49 PM
|
#8 | |||
|
||||
|
Jolly good
|
They want to explore further afield (Moon, Mars, asteroids etc.) but Space Shuttle can only go to a low Earth orbit. The idea by cancelling the Shuttle is to free up money to develop a new launch system and allow commercial companies to do what the Shuttle does now. That's the plan anyway.
|
|||
|
| Register to reply Log in to reply |
|
|
Threaded Mode