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| Originally Posted by ath748 Does anyone watch this anymore?? An episode of the Simpsons hit the nail on the head I think when the Nasa peeps needed to make the shuttle show more appealing and increase the viewer ratings, so they sent Homer up.
Enjoy it if it's your thing though.
F1 on ITV in the mean time... |
This is exactly what NASA intended with the space shuttle from its very beginning. They wanted space flight to become an everyday occurance that wasn't seen as an exceptional event. As soon as that happens, it's easier to gain funding from non-government resources to install various bits of equipment in orbit - and we've already seen that happening with private satellite systems, etc.
Now, wouldn't space be an ideal place to store a Desmosedici RR for a few decades ?!? No corrosion, a perfect specimen for years to come
