Comments on: What’s wrong with the space shuttle http://www.crazybutable.com/weblog/archives/2005/08/04/whats-wrong-with-the-space-shuttle/ A weblog for people who otherwise wouldn't. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://www.crazybutable.com/weblog/archives/2005/08/04/whats-wrong-with-the-space-shuttle/comment-page-1/#comment-61582 Jeff Sat, 13 Aug 2005 16:08:17 +0000 http://www.crazybutable.com/weblog/archives/2005/08/04/521/#comment-61582 I _love_ this part: And of course, there was John Glenn, monitored inside and out, blood tested, urine sampled, entire organism analyzed for signs of accelerated aging. Close observation of the Senator suggested that there might not be any medical obstacles to launching the entire legislative branch into space, possibly the most encouraging scientific result of the mission. I _love_ this part:

And of course, there was John Glenn, monitored inside and out, blood tested, urine sampled, entire organism analyzed for signs of accelerated aging. Close observation of the Senator suggested that there might not be any medical obstacles to launching the entire legislative branch into space, possibly the most encouraging scientific result of the mission.

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://www.crazybutable.com/weblog/archives/2005/08/04/whats-wrong-with-the-space-shuttle/comment-page-1/#comment-57271 Geof F. Morris Sat, 06 Aug 2005 01:21:02 +0000 http://www.crazybutable.com/weblog/archives/2005/08/04/521/#comment-57271 Dammit, John, you spoiled it for me ... I was going to point to this during the Blogathon tomorrow and jump on my biggest [and, honestly, only] complaint: his swipe at solid rockets. Maciej gives a great analysis of what's been bloody wrong with NASA since before the word Watergate was on anyone's lips, but ... bloody hell, man. Don't rip solid rockets. Or, if you do rip them, have a frickin' reason. Pretty much everything else ... I'm totally fine with his assessment. He notes quite well where all the wrong design choices were made for a re-usable platform. He just misses the boat on solids. Dammit, John, you spoiled it for me … I was going to point to this during the Blogathon tomorrow and jump on my biggest [and, honestly, only] complaint: his swipe at solid rockets.

Maciej gives a great analysis of what’s been bloody wrong with NASA since before the word Watergate was on anyone’s lips, but … bloody hell, man. Don’t rip solid rockets. Or, if you do rip them, have a frickin’ reason.

Pretty much everything else … I’m totally fine with his assessment. He notes quite well where all the wrong design choices were made for a re-usable platform. He just misses the boat on solids.

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