Tuesday, 19 February 2008

nasa dubs space shuttle replacement



NASA dubs space shuttle replacement 'Orion' - space - 23 August 2006 - New

Scientist Space

NASA dubs space shuttle replacement 'Orion' - space - 23 August 2006 -

New Scientist Space

"Orion is the new name for the spaceship NASA is developing to replace

the space shuttle and carry astronauts to the Moon, NASA confirms. The

new name echoes that of a spacecraft in the film 2001: A Space

Odyssey, and of a cancelled US nuclear propulsion project."

It's a shame it's not more high-tech looking, I'd always imagined

something from Buck Rogers replacing the shuttle, instead we have

Apollo 13 on steroids. Still, anything that takes man back to the moon

has to be a good thing.

posted by Grid212 at 12:45 AM

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