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OV-103 Rider Well, let's look at the SLS boondoggle. Over budget, behind schedule and a total throwaway vehicle. EVERYTHING goes into the ocean. Not a single expensive portion is reused! All those wonderful Shuttle engines feeding the fish. NASA talks about the moon and beyond, Mars. Nobody is...

Pretty expensive for Earth applications. However, I don't know why other technology isn't being pursued here. For example, the Shuttle external tank foam kept liquid hydrogen and oxygen cold in the Florida climate. Might be great for insulating homes.

Anyone know the latest regarding Bigelow? Shame the Transhab concept is being pursued.

OK, did I miss something or ??? Appreciate any corrections or updates!

BUT, MS-10 didn't achieve orbit. Successful escape system test though. So, then I believe it stretches out to 17 months, 26 days. Yuri Gidzenko flew on TM-31: 10/30/00 and TM-34: 4/25/02. Yury Lonchakov is a close Russian second with 18 months 10 days. Space Shuttle 104: 4/19/01 and Soyuz...

The shortest interval between ISS flights for an astronaut might have been Paul Lockhart. He flew on STS-110 on 6/5/2002. Then STS-112 on November 23, 2002. 5 months 18 days. Cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin flew on MS-10, 10/11/18 then MS-12, 3/14/19. 5 months 3 days.

Hello everyone, I'm new to the Space Forum and excited to meet fellow space fanatics. I follow space programs from all countries. Like to track space statistics and accomplishments. My avatar is a photo from when I had the opportunity to go on board Space Shuttle Discovery. Glad to see the US...

China has also utilized a reusable booster.