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Topic:	Boeing Orbital Space Plane

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Danno: [B] The only part of the design that is being reused is the basic shape. There aren't alot of uses for wings in space, anyway. Danno [/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Aztecdoug</TD><TD>I saw this article in this morning's local rag about Boeing adding staff here in Huntington Beach to work on the Orbital Space Plane.I also thought I would have some fun and try doing a little UBB coding, so please forgive me if it goes astray. But, take a look at the artist rendering... does it remind you of anything? <IMG SRC="http://www.ocregister.com/newsimages/business/2004/01/13osp.jpg"> <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2e8qm" TARGET=_blank>http://tinyurl.com/2e8qm</A> ------------------ Warm RegardsDouglas HenryEnjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby![This message has been edited by collectSPACE Admin (edited January 13, 2004).]</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>As the article is for registered users only, I do not know if it is mentioned but the President's proposed space policy is to supposed to phase out the OSP contract in favor for a new CEV (Crew Exploration Vehicle) series of spacecraft.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>DavidH</TD><TD>Of course, all of this may be outdated tomorrow, but the design is far from coincidence. NASA chartered a team last spring to look at the possibility of using Apollo-derived technology for OSP.For more, go here: <A HREF="http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=9031" TARGET=_blank>http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=9031</A> ------------------ "America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow." - Commander Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17 Mission, 11 December 1972</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>KenDavis</TD><TD>Personally I wouldn't mind too much if the favoured design for the OSP is a capsule design rather than an winged vehicle - I think both designs have pros and cons. However if a capsule design is selected can we realistically continue to call it an 'orbital space plane' or should some other term be selected?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>DavidH</TD><TD>See Robert's comment above about the "Crew Exploration Vehicle." Some of the other discussed designs are somewhere in between, more of a bullet shape, perhaps with small wings.------------------ "America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow." - Commander Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17 Mission, 11 December 1972</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>rocket ron</TD><TD>I work for Boeing Space Systems in LA. Over the holidays I happened into a conversation with a couple of engineers from Huntington Beach who told me that the company is designing an updated Apollo capsule as the next transport system and crew life boat for the ISS. I had to question how believable the use of a 40+ year old design was but I guess it's true.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Danno</TD><TD> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by rocket ron: I had to question how believable the use of a 40+ year old design was but I guess it's true.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>The only part of the design that is being reused is the basic shape. There aren't alot of uses for wings in space, anyway.Danno</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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