STS-134 Update Thread (last flight of Endeavour, 2nd to last Shuttle Flt)

[rodsky]

Naa pay chance rodz if you have $150 million

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The original poster was talking about the STS/Shuttle, and not another type of spacecraft.

-RODION

[boom_box]

You are incorrect--50% of the ISS's needs are being serviced by the Soyuz-TMA since the ISS program began--it seems you're just biased towards the American space program part of the ISS The Russians have contributed a LOT. In fact I bet you didn't know that the current ISS escape system (i.e. emergency escape vehicle) is actually a Soyuz-TMA docked into one of its many modules.

Soyuz-TMA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The next vehicle slated to serve the 50% missing services now that the shuttle is getting retired is none other than Elon Musk's Dragon...

Dragon (spacecraft) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

-RODION

Yeah my bad, I didn't researched too much with regards to the ISS program.

Hopefully if the Russian will showcase again their Buran Program but I doubt it will not happen.

I'm crossing my fingers on Kliper and CSTS proposals.
Well, it's the right time today that Europe's ESA and Russian's FKA should showcase their design and make it a reality.

[rodsky]

Yeah my bad, I didn't researched too much with regards to the ISS program.

Hopefully if the Russian will showcase again their Buran Program but I doubt it will not happen.

I'm crossing my fingers on Kliper and CSTS proposals.
Well, it's the right time today that Europe's ESA and Russian's FKA should showcase their design and make it a reality.

I have confidence in SpaceX and the Dragon. Their business model is realistic and sound.

-RODION