Orion Spacecraft

[Ausfree]

NASA is preparing to launch the first heavy lift man rated space flight on their long road to get man to Mars. The spacecraft is designed to go beyond low Earth orbit and fly as far as the moon, which is the first time since the Apollo missions of the early seventies.:D

Preview: Orion spacecraft poised for critical test flight | Spaceflight Now (http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/12/03/preview-orion-spacecraft-poised-for-critical-test-flight/)

[disco man]

That is an epic journey,after Obama slashed NASA funding its great to see mankind can start to explore space again. But the cost of this when the USA is still in massive debt,massive unemployment and homelessness is questionable.

[Ausfree]

That is an epic journey,after Obama slashed NASA funding its great to see mankind can start to explore space again. But the cost of this when the USA is still in massive debt,massive unemployment and homelessness is questionable.

Agreed, there are major social problems in the good ol' U.S of A. But I think the Yanks are not too happy with the Russians ferrying their (the Yanks) astronauts up to the spacestation and they want to get one up on them...............shades of the old space race.:D

[disco man]

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Agreed, there are major social problems in the good ol' U.S of A. But I think the Yanks are not too happy with the Russians ferrying their (the Yanks) astronauts up to the spacestation and they want to get one up on them...............shades of the old space race.:D

I have often wondered if the US and Russia would have achieved what they have with their space programs if they didn't have the German technology after WWII.?

[Ausfree]

I have often wondered if the US and Russia would have achieved what they have with their space programs if they didn't have the German technology after WWII.?

The German rocket expert Dr Werner VonBraun was a great help to the Yanks with the early Redstone, Atlas and right up to the Saturn rockets used on the Apollo programs.:)

Actually the Russians had built a Lunar Lander, but when the Yanks beat them to the Moon, they shelved the program.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LK_%28spacecraft%29

[disco man]

The German rocket expert Dr Werner VonBraun was a great help to the Yanks with the early Redstone, Atlas and right up to the Saturn rockets used on the Apollo programs.:)

Actually the Russians had built a Lunar Lander, but when the Yanks beat them to the Moon, they shelved the program.

LK (spacecraft) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LK_%28spacecraft%29)

Thanks for that link Mr Free:) It was a good read.

[Eevo]

The German rocket expert Dr Werner VonBraun was a great help to the Yanks with the early Redstone, Atlas and right up to the Saturn rockets used on the Apollo programs.:)

Actually the Russians had built a Lunar Lander, but when the Yanks beat them to the Moon, they shelved the program.

LK (spacecraft) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LK_%28spacecraft%29)

and their heavy launch vehicle didnt work.

my dream job, is to be a Soviet spacecraft designer in the 60's

[Roverlord off road spares]

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my dream job, is to be a Soviet spacecraft designer in the 60's
or
работа моей мечты , бытьсоветский космический корабль дизайнер в 60 -х годах
rabota moyey mechty , byt' sovetskiy kosmicheskiy korabl' dizayner v 60 -kh godakh

[Eevo]

or
работа моей мечты , бытьсоветский космический корабль дизайнер в 60 -х годах
rabota moyey mechty , byt' sovetskiy kosmicheskiy korabl' dizayner v 60 -kh godakh

Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей

[Ausfree]

and their heavy launch vehicle didnt work.

my dream job, is to be a Soviet spacecraft designer in the 60's

Correct, I strongly suspect the Russians rushed the construction of the launch vehicle without properly sorting out problems.The design was flawed and overly complicated.

http://jalopnik.com/this-insane-rocket-is-why-the-soviet-union-never-made-i-1448356326

[Roverlord off road spares]

Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей
:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:
Ха- ха-ха, это смешно . Хотите , чтобы пойти и выпить водки .
Kha- kha-kha, eto smeshno . Khotite , chtoby poyti i vypit' vodki .

[Eevo]

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:
Ха- ха-ха, это смешно . Хотите , чтобы пойти и выпить водки .
Kha- kha-kha, eto smeshno . Khotite , chtoby poyti i vypit' vodki .

i think ive had enough to drink.

[Ausfree]

i think ive had enough to drink.

I guess Vodka with eels in it is not a good mix!!!

I guess that was what the designers of the N1 rocket were drinking!!