MarkD - 25/7/2006 3:44 PMI was thinking about the final flight in 2010, it'd be cool to have the big names back, Ms. Page included as GLS, and Rob Navias as JSC commentator for the launch. Yeah, really make it be worth remembering with everyone who helped the shuttle fly, be present.
Assuming (and hoping) the shuttle program gets that far, I think the final flight will be plenty memorable without bringing people out of retirement.
Austin - 25/7/2006 7:06 PMQuoteAssuming (and hoping) the shuttle program gets that far, I think the final flight will be plenty memorable without bringing people out of retirement.Phillip -- You just voiced what I have been thinking a lot about lately. While I'm an optimist by nature, I am going to be very worried watching each of the remaining launches. NASA administrator Michael Griffin in a recent press conference said what anyone with an iota of space savy knows: that another loss of vehicle/crew incident will mark the end of the shuttle program.
jpape - 25/7/2006 6:58 PMHello Austin. Janiene Pape here. John Copella was nice enough to call my attention to your question. You certainly had kind words. Thank you!
The GLS job is no more important than the 1000's of other engineers who diligently work each flow through completion
but I must confess that seeing my name like that was something special! Thank you very much for the little thrill. I wish you well. jp
MarkD - 25/7/2006 3:44 PM A nice idea for a real photo of such an event would have all three at their birth place in Palmdale. I also think it'd be fitting to have them all with Enterprise, together. That way you can see all of the orbiters in one place instead of driving around to each one. think of it like a big museum too, with big photos from various flights of each orbiter around them.
MarkD - 25/7/2006 5:46 PMDo you think very soon there will be a show similar to From Earth to the Moon about the shuttle program? I hope there will be soon given the years left. I'd like to see a show like that.
MarkD - 25/7/2006 8:38 AMWoops, I forgot about STS-93, there was a woman's voice in the third and sucessful launch attempt as GLS. Also thanks dude. So that was her on the launches I mentioned- 88 and 109. The GLS, anyone who is in that post sounds kind of muffled when talking. *shrugs* That's how it sounds to me, like there is more static on that line or something.