Comments on: NASA 911 Boeing 747 space shuttle hauler flies for the last time http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-911-boeing-747-space-shuttle-hauler-flies-for-the-last-time-14213356/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Mon, 14 May 2012 15:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Paul http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-911-boeing-747-space-shuttle-hauler-flies-for-the-last-time-14213356/#comment-183985 Paul Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=213356#comment-183985  Unfortunately, the shuttle, like the Concorde, was an economic failure.   There is no replacement because we’ve learned it didn’t make sense to build vehicles like that.   The future is cheap expendables like those from SpaceX, perhaps being made incrementally reusable.

]]> By: Paul http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-911-boeing-747-space-shuttle-hauler-flies-for-the-last-time-14213356/#comment-183986 Paul Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=213356#comment-183986  Unfortunately, the shuttle, like the Concorde, was an economic failure.   There is no replacement because we’ve learned it didn’t make sense to build vehicles like that.   The future is cheap expendables like those from SpaceX, perhaps being made incrementally reusable.

]]> By: Neroangelo http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-911-boeing-747-space-shuttle-hauler-flies-for-the-last-time-14213356/#comment-183646 Neroangelo Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:44:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=213356#comment-183646 Agreed, what made it worse was that Branson wanted to keep Concorde going…..Stupid British government!

]]> By: Neroangelo http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-911-boeing-747-space-shuttle-hauler-flies-for-the-last-time-14213356/#comment-183633 Neroangelo Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:20:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=213356#comment-183633 Geeks around the world lost a bit of geekery greatness when the Shuttle was retired…. :(

]]> By: Phil Middlemass http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-911-boeing-747-space-shuttle-hauler-flies-for-the-last-time-14213356/#comment-183631 Phil Middlemass Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:08:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=213356#comment-183631 I too am sad to see the shuttle program retired, it feels like we are regressing backwards in terms of technological advancement.

I see the retirement of the shuttle program as an equal to when British Airways and Air France retired the Concorde fleet, both much loved and missed, with no successor to replace them

Still think it’s pretty impressive that a 747 can fly with a shuttle “piggy back” though

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]]> By: campaign yard sign http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-911-boeing-747-space-shuttle-hauler-flies-for-the-last-time-14213356/#comment-183626 campaign yard sign Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=213356#comment-183626 Great blog article about this topic, I have been lately in your blog once or twice now. I just wanted to say my thanks for the information provided here.

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