World Not Ending in 2012, says NASA

fly girl · Oct 29, 2009

Giorgio said: ↑

Space shuttles? who are building space shuttles?

As far I know the one in service at Nasa are scheduled for decommission in 2010.
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S: (n) space shuttle (a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere)

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Oh about a dozen different people/groups.

Texas-based Spacehab, which built research modules for the space shuttle and is offering its Apex line of spacecraft.

Oklahoma-based Rocketplane Kistler, which would adapt the Kistler K-1 reusable launch vehicle.

California-based Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, which is developing its Falcon 9 rocket as well its Dragon capsule for cargo and crew.

The Virginia-based t/Space consortium, which is working on a Crew Transfer Vehicle, or CXV. The consortium includes AirLaunch, Constellation Services International, Orion Propulsion, Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute and RedZone Robotics, Universal Space Lines — and Scaled Composites, which built the SpaceShipOne rocket plane.

California-based SpaceDev, which worked on SpaceShipOne's hybrid rocket engine and is now proposing its Dream Chaser mini-shuttle concept.

Andrews Space of Seattle, which already has received an Air Force contract to flesh out its Hybrid Launch Vehicle concept.
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The FAA even has new rules adopted to regulate it because there are so many people/groups doing it now.

New Regulations Govern Private Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued regulations establishing requirements for crew and space flight participants (passengers) involved in private human space flight. The new rules maintain FAAs commitment to protect the safety of the uninvolved public and call for measures that enable passengers to make informed decisions about their personal safety.
The regulations require launch vehicle operators to provide certain safety-related information and identify what an operator must do to conduct a licensed launch with a human on board. In addition, launch operators are required to inform passengers of the risks of space travel generally and the risks of space travel in the operators vehicle in particular. These regulations also include training and general security requirements for space flight participants.
The regulations also establish requirements for crew notification, medical qualifications and training, as well as requirements governing environmental control and life support systems. They also require a launch vehicle operator to verify the integrated performance of a vehicles hardware and any software in an operational environment. An operator must successfully verify the integrated performance of a vehicle's hardware and any software in an operational flight environment before allowing any space flight participant on board. Verificatioin must include flight testing.
Congress mandated these regulations in the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004. Recognizing that this is a fledgling industry, the law required a phased approach in regulating commercial human space flight, with regulatory standards evolving as the industry matures.

Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants: Final Rule (pdf)-211 (PDF)

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supertype · Oct 29, 2009

fly girl said: ↑

Oh about a dozen different people/groups.

The FAA even has new rules adopted to regulate it because there are so many people/groups doing it now.
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Fly girl, actually how many of thise socalled "shuttles" are flying? btw the Dragon capsule is a capsule not a "space shuttle". Let me tell you, not even one...and most of them are still on the drawing board.

The three only operative shuttles in the world are going "offline" next year.

ciao

fly girl · Oct 30, 2009

Please refer to your question directed at me

Originally Posted by Giorgio
Space shuttles? who are building space shuttles?
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There are over a dozen people or groups currently BUILDING space shuttles in the US. Worldwide there are even more.

SmoothDaddy101 · Oct 30, 2009

Tony Soprano said: ↑

This was almost as bad as the Y2K scare back in 1999.:smt042
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Oh yeah, fools were stocking up on ammo, bottled water and canned food in their basements.

supertype · Nov 4, 2009

fly girl said: ↑

Please refer to your question directed at me

There are over a dozen people or groups currently BUILDING space shuttles in the US. Worldwide there are even more.
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you do realize that it takes years to build one?maybe even decades? the link you posted shows their are still on the drawing board. To late for the socalled 2012 event

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