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Space Shuttle >> Space Shuttle >> FAREWELL https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1311262321 Message started by pj747 on Jul 21^st, 2011 at 3:32pm

Title: FAREWELL
Post by pj747 on Jul 21^st, 2011 at 3:32pm

Farwell Space Shuttle, thanks for the memories.

Title: Re: FAREWELL
Post by Markoz on Jul 22^nd, 2011 at 12:35pm

Yeah. Very sad, I remember the first Space Shuttle launch in April 1981. It was awesome. What are the going to replace it with? :-/

Thanks to Captain Sim we still have a SSO that we can fly! ;)

Mark

Title: Re: FAREWELL
Post by packers101 on Jul 25^th, 2011 at 12:47am

I have some friends who work for NASA and they said that it will be replaced by a rocket (like the ones used in the early days of space-travel) but it will be state of the art. It looks pretty cool. Here's a picture of what I think it is.

ares-v-rocket.jpg (Attachment deleted)

Title: Re: FAREWELL
Post by Markoz on Jul 25^th, 2011 at 4:54am

That looks really nice. BUT. Does that mean the Astronauts come back to Earth in a capsule and a Splashdown? Charles Duke of Apollo 16 called it a crashdown because the capsule hits the water so hard!

I thought hey would at least try to maintain some form of winged "shuttle" for the return trip. It would be a lot better IMO.

Mark

Beam me up Scotty! Would be the best way by far! :D ;D ;D

Title: Re: FAREWELL
Post by packers101 on Jul 25^th, 2011 at 1:50pm

To be honest Mark... I have no idea how they will return to Earth :-/

Title: Re: FAREWELL
Post by Markoz on Jul 26^th, 2011 at 11:32am

Maybe they will use special Very High Altitude Parachutes for their return to Terra Forma. :D ;D

Title: Re: FAREWELL
Post by AirCanadaGuy on Oct 31^st, 2012 at 12:19am

packers101 wrote on Jul 25^th, 2011 at 12:47am:

I have some friends who work for NASA and they said that it will be replaced by a rocket (like the ones used in the early days of space-travel) but it will be state of the art.

The Saturn V was considered state of the art, too. ;) ;D

It's sad to see the Shuttle go, I went down to Cape Canaveral last winter but it had already been retired. :(

Title: Re: FAREWELL
Post by Weston on Dec 2^nd, 2012 at 4:35am

packers101 wrote on Jul 25^th, 2011 at 1:50pm:

To be honest Mark... I have no idea how they will return to Earth :-/

They will use a capsule and a perachut like in the old days ;)

Title: Re: FAREWELL
Post by Markoz on Dec 3^rd, 2012 at 2:26am

Weston wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2012 at 4:35am:

packers101 wrote on Jul 25^th, 2011 at 1:50pm:

To be honest Mark... I have no idea how they will return to Earth :-/

They will use a capsule and a perachut like in the old days ;)

Maybe once they have entered the atmosphere and dropped to 130,000 feet, they will have to jump out of the capsule and parachute back to earth without it! ;D ;D