07-21-2011, 11:04 AM
Keep thinking positive.. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions all ended with tears of sorrow and the wonder of great accomplishments. Comcast has a page of Shuttle accomplishments here:
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If it were not for the Shuttle the Hubble Space Telescope would most likely not be a reality (It just discovered a 4th moon around Pluto in the last few days)
The ISS Would never have been completed this quickly... And a bunch of "Zero Gravity" experiments could not have been completed both onboard the Shuttle and the ISS. Not to mention the Amateur Radio contacts that most definitly inspired some students to get involved in Amateur (Ham) Radio... There was a Radio Operator (or more than one) on every shuttle mission and/or on the ISS and the ISS station was used thousands of times being contacted by "Earth Stations"
Lots of FUN!!!! and no, so far, I have not contacted the ISS... but there's still time, I'm sure 
As far as funds, the money will still go to NASA, but part will go to the new "Private" designers of manned missions in space.
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The Russians will be ferrying our Astronauts along with their Cosmonauts on their Soyuz flights. Of course, the USA will have to pay Russia $56 to $63 Million dollars a seat. So that will not sit well with the US politicians or the American public that wants to "keep the monies here".
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If it were not for the Shuttle the Hubble Space Telescope would most likely not be a reality (It just discovered a 4th moon around Pluto in the last few days)
The ISS Would never have been completed this quickly... And a bunch of "Zero Gravity" experiments could not have been completed both onboard the Shuttle and the ISS. Not to mention the Amateur Radio contacts that most definitly inspired some students to get involved in Amateur (Ham) Radio... There was a Radio Operator (or more than one) on every shuttle mission and/or on the ISS and the ISS station was used thousands of times being contacted by "Earth Stations"
Lots of FUN!!!! and no, so far, I have not contacted the ISS... but there's still time, I'm sure As far as funds, the money will still go to NASA, but part will go to the new "Private" designers of manned missions in space.
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The Russians will be ferrying our Astronauts along with their Cosmonauts on their Soyuz flights. Of course, the USA will have to pay Russia $56 to $63 Million dollars a seat. So that will not sit well with the US politicians or the American public that wants to "keep the monies here".
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~~ I wonder what that would look like in 1:20.3???
~~ NARA Member # 75
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~~ I wonder what that would look like in 1:20.3???