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The2ndWheel

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36. Just like a corporation being free of government regulation

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Mon Dec 8, 2014, 02:43 PM

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Why are we back to dropping our spacecraft [View all] Control-Z Dec 2014 OP

No pilots? That would explain it. immoderate Dec 2014 #1

Well, now that makes sense! Control-Z Dec 2014 #3

The Orion is a reusable capsule. Xithras Dec 2014 #12

Everyone is making the mistake of believing that because it is the same shape, it is also the same MADem Dec 2014 #51

The Space Shuttle did not need pilots. former9thward Dec 2014 #22

You are right. immoderate Dec 2014 #27

Because the shuttle is retired? tridim Dec 2014 #2

I guess I had it backwards. Control-Z Dec 2014 #4

The shuttle was built for low earth orbits, not real space travel. nt TeamPooka Dec 2014 #10

Soyuz Capsules also land on land sharp_stick Dec 2014 #6

The Russians do not have much choice. ManiacJoe Dec 2014 #29

It's a test vehicle for Mars landings. Quackers Dec 2014 #5

The final design sharp_stick Dec 2014 #8

It's a deep space vehicle sharp_stick Dec 2014 #7

Because winged spacecraft are designed for low earth orbit. NASA has no plans to send winged ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #9

Why bring them back at all?....... 'A one-way trip to Mars' Baclava Dec 2014 #11

Read an interesting new proposal recently that outlined why Venus is a better choice. Xithras Dec 2014 #17

I go for- "Asteroid Resources Could Create Space Habs For Trillions; Land Area Of A Thousand Earths" Baclava Dec 2014 #20

The problem with space habs and hamster tubes on Mars... Xithras Dec 2014 #21

The pressure on the surface of Venus would crush anything we can build and it's 800 F Baclava Dec 2014 #25

And the pressure 50km up is the closest thing you'll find to Earth in our solar system. Xithras Dec 2014 #28

You're going to tell volcanos how and where to grow? That's pure science fiction. Ridiculous. Baclava Dec 2014 #30

Yes. Xithras Dec 2014 #34

Oh OK - forgive me for doubting your dream, I just want results in the near future Baclava Dec 2014 #40

We are talking about habitats that would be pressurized from .5 to 1 atmosphere of pressure... Humanist_Activist Dec 2014 #35

I believe there's such a colony depicted in the following video. kentauros Dec 2014 #38

That is an awesome video, and I think it portrays an O'Neill Cylinder... Humanist_Activist Dec 2014 #43

Because I don't want them falling on my house. hunter Dec 2014 #13

"Mankind's future is not in space" - bah, we should be gentically engineering humans for deep space Baclava Dec 2014 #15

My bet is on Artificial Intelligence. hunter Dec 2014 #16

robots are good for now, but we can do better Baclava Dec 2014 #18

Just like a corporation being free of government regulation The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #36

No, that would be child abuse to even attempt to create Mars adapted children cpwm17 Dec 2014 #44

I disagree- humans have no need for legs in space, really,we need to modify our spawn for the stars Baclava Dec 2014 #46

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise you kids... hunter Dec 2014 #50

Ah Darwinism at work. Lets bind ourselves to a rotting mudball. We are polluting to the point of Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #47

It's an incredibly proven design, especially when the capsules are single-use Posteritatis Dec 2014 #14

Because it's time to bomb the ocean. Already did the moon. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #19

Already done that. NutmegYankee Dec 2014 #23

Physics. backscatter712 Dec 2014 #24

Cost and weight. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #26

Because it turned out that the Shuttle was NOT cheaper than disposable capsules. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #31

The shuttle was a mistake Kurska Dec 2014 #32

Without the shuttle, we wouldn't have Hubble today Baclava Dec 2014 #41

Because the Shuttle theory was recognized to be a mistake early on Recursion Dec 2014 #33

Back in the 1960's I actually believed there would be space travel for all of us B Calm Dec 2014 #37

2001: A Space Odyssey helped push that view, kentauros Dec 2014 #39

Oh so true about how America politics work. If they had not stolen the election from Al Gore B Calm Dec 2014 #42

It's the most efficient design. It's that simple. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #45

Space capsules returning through the Earth's atmosphere don't land on runways. Baclava Dec 2014 #48

Exactly, few moving parts, its the best design Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #49