Well, that’s it for Atlantis. Discover and Endeavor are both scheduled for a final flight this year to refuel the ISS, but neither of those flights are certain. The plug could be pulled as easily as not. From hear on out, if we’re to send Americans in to space it will be by hitching a ride with someone else.
However, private industry is looking at space flight now. We may find ourselves back in space sooner than expected. At least I hope so…
Love the Star Trek VI/Peter Pan reference….but that would be the SECOND star to the right. I guess that Navigation Officer doesn’t know the way to Neverland. 😉
Well, I didn’t want to be accused of plagiarism after all… just an homage…
yeah… that’s it… purely intentional…
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I immediately thought of Peter Schilling’s “Major Tom” – he breaks orbit and flies into the unknown, too.
It’s been a while since I’ve heard that one…
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x237g1_peter-schilling-major-tom_music