SkyLab II would've been WAY cheaper...

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SkyLab II would've been WAY cheaper...

Adam — 12/9/2001 2:32:48 PM (archived)

Hi Guys

Your title for the "White Elephant in the Sky" made me think of the article on Skylab II at Astronautix...

http://www.friends-partners.org/mwade/flights/skylabb.htm

...imagine a permanent place to park the ESO's Spacelab but orbitted back when Shuttle was starting out. The ISS for 1/10 the price!

The Russians could've joined in by using Apollo/Soyuz adapters and hooking up Mir to Skylab B.

A cheap idea that NASA couldn't be bothered with.

Adam

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The dream of space is.....fading away - Raoul - 12/9/2001 10:43:45 AM
- Re: The dream of space is...changing. - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2001 8:03:11 PM
  - The supporters. - robert_d - 12/10/2001 3:59:31 PM
    - Re: The supporters. - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2001 5:45:45 PM
  - Gold plating - Larry J - 12/9/2001 10:33:20 AM
    - Re: Gold plating - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2001 1:32:22 PM
      - My first indication that the space station was in trouble... - Larry J - 12/9/2001 1:50:46 PM
        
        Re: My first indication that the space station was in trouble... - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2001 1:58:13 PM
        
        Yes and no - Larry J - 12/9/2001 2:43:21 PM
        
        Re: Yes and no - Success_Machine - 12/9/2001 4:55:39 PM
        
        S&M wrong on the facts yet again - phil - 12/10/2001 2:06:28 PM
        
        Re: S&M wrong on the facts yet again - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2001 5:28:47 PM
        
        Re: S&M wrong on the facts yet again - gbaikie - 12/10/2001 5:15:47 PM
- Re: The dream of space is.....fading away - Success_Machine - 12/9/2001 6:45:43 PM
  - Re: The dream of space - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2001 8:07:03 PM
    - Re: Growing Food in Space - Success_Machine - 12/9/2001 9:12:19 AM
      - Re: Growing Food in Space - gbaikie - 12/9/2001 9:49:44 AM
        
        Re: Growing Food in Space - Success_Machine - 12/9/2001 10:12:52 AM
  - Groundhog Day - philw - 12/9/2001 2:03:43 PM
    - Re: Groundhog Day - Success_Machine - 12/9/2001 5:11:13 PM
- Re: The dream of space is.....fading away - vby - 12/9/2001 5:51:11 PM
- SkyLab II has forced the end of space socialism for the US - phil - 12/9/2001 2:07:00 PM
  - SkyLab II would've been WAY cheaper... - Adam - 12/9/2001 2:32:48 PM
    - ANYTHING would've been way cheaper... - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2001 5:37:53 PM
      - I'm not sure how that would be cheaper - Lee - 12/11/2001 4:02:31 PM
        
        Re: agreed - Raoul - 12/12/2001 5:25:11 PM
        
        Re: agreed - gbaikie - 12/12/2001 2:38:09 PM
    - Re: SkyLab II would've been WAY cheaper... - phil - 12/10/2001 2:00:35 PM
      - Damn Right! - n/t (n/t) - Adam - 12/11/2001 1:41:20 PM
- Re: The dream of space is.....fading away (2) - Raoul - 12/9/2001 10:45:20 AM
  - Time and tide waits for no man - FrankC - 12/9/2001 5:51:08 PM
    - Re: Time and tide waits for no man - Raoul - 12/9/2001 7:39:02 PM
  - O'Keefe = Hadamard - Adam - 12/9/2001 2:44:02 PM
    - Vision is useless without funding... - Larry J - 12/10/2001 2:30:44 PM
  - Re: The dream of space is.....fading away (2) - gbaikie - 12/9/2001 11:30:43 AM
    - Turning NASA around - E.P. Grondine - 12/10/2001 6:18:16 PM
      - Re: Turning NASA around - gbaikie - 12/10/2001 8:14:15 PM

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