Thread: Orion Spacecraft

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

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.

Originally Posted by Ausfree

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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.

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.?

Originally Posted by disco man

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

Originally Posted by Ausfree

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

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

Originally Posted by Ausfree

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

and their heavy launch vehicle didnt work.

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

Originally Posted by Eevo

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

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

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

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

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