Space Forum / Shuttle / August 2004

What was Linda Ham's background? How did
she became the Lead of Shuttle MMT?
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Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington                  August 20, 2004
(Phone: 202/358-4769)
Paul Foerman

National Aerospace Plane
Any info?

I just found out that one of my uncles died early this morning of a cranial
contusion (.38 caliber variety).
Guy was in poor health and had been drinking himself blind the last couple
years, but he had an awful lot to live for: two sons with grandchildren, his

does anybody know whether the shuttle could be used for moon  trips
or even mars , is it not possible to use the cargo bay for extra fuel
or accommodation during extended space flights???

Lets say theres a problem on reentry, where the landing gear may not deploy:(
For safety the crew is ordered to bailout, but what happens to the vehicle?
They arent sure if it can land safely. At last reports here it could land
automatically except for the gear down command.

Aerospace America: ON-ORBIT SHUTTLE REPAIR TAKES SHAPE
http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/images/articleimages/pdf/Iannotta.august04.pdf
NASA’s plan to save a damaged space shuttle by training astronauts to make on-
orbit repairs while using the International Space Station (ISS) as a ...

I "Alan Erskine"
GETTING A DIVORCE) FROM Alan & a4144ever ARE THE FIRST ONES FOR
THE SAME-SEX WEDDING THAT STARED LAST WEEK IN SAN FRANCISCO'S
SAME-SEX WEDDING SPREE. BUT NOW ARE GETTING A DIVORCE BECAUSE

Hi, two things confuse me somewhat when it comes to the orbiter (and
rockets in general).
The first is, how exactly is the shuttle mounted on the launch tower,
are there multiple mount points along the assembly, or are they just at

http://www.issues.org/20.4/p_van_allen.html
JAMES A. VAN ALLEN
Is Human Spaceflight Obsolete?
Risk is high, cost is enormous, science is insignificant. Does anyone have a

For some of you in the know, is it too early in the process to make plans to
be at the Cape for the March 6-April 18 STS-114 "planning" window? What are
the chances Discovery will actually launch next spring?
 Lew

Boeing Awards Space Shuttle, ISS Subcontracts to Minority-Owned Businesses
ST. LOUIS, August 18, 2004 - Boeing [NYSE: BA] is expanding the number of
minority businesses that provide engineering and technical support services
to NASA Systems programs in Houston.

Latest rbotic cost estimate is 1.6 billion. Whats the overall cost for a
shuttle visit?
What does the necessary safety extras cost?
Bottom ine which costs more

For all of the discussion of how and why the Columbia was lost, I've never
seen any ink (or electrons in this case) devoted to what actions the
controllers were actually taking at the time of the loss to handle landing a
shuttle with a flat main gear tire and an assortment of other ...

could that save any money? once the conversion were complete?
If they stripped most of the needed for manned operations out of the shuttle,
oxygen seats, toilet, and all the support equiptemnt but leave the crew
compartment intact and enough oxygen to support easy retrieval of ...