Help Save the Shuttle

Americans, we can’t let the shuttle linger in a museum.  I am just a nobody who was lucky to have worked on Apollo and shuttle.  Many very smart people have tried to use their influence to keep the shuttle flying and have failed to date.  The shuttle is complex and expensive, some say too expensive.  However, it is here and will work and can be improved in contrast to the systems under development.  These new systems will face many pitfalls before becoming reliable.  Since we have the shuttle and facilities, personnel , we should use the shuttle until a replacements operational.  The accident boards, ASAP did not treat the shuttle fairly as I discussed in safety gone berserk.  This will likely occur in future developments.  Our goals to operate in space will do better in DOD than in NASA.  The shuttle is safe with proper management attention.
To let the shuttle gather dust when the USA needs the capabilities to conduct orbital operations and to be constrained by overly conservative rules is not appropriate.
We must return the shuttle to flight, you hear cost to much, it is not viable. It was flying a few months ago.  It can be returned to flight.  These other approaches are not as capable as the shuttle.  It will be
years before they are operational.  The shuttle is unique.  Its capabilities can be used for
orbital operation or as vehicle to place building blocks in orbit for missions to mars, moon, etc.
We must get everybody who is interested to get more involved.  Lots of people out there who have powerful contacts should use them to get more involved.  Former NASA, contractor,and present should get involved and get others involved.  Set up blogs, contact media of all types and get the word out.  The coalition to save manned space exploration (link on site) has some excellent suggestions. Former and present astronauts can do likewise—many are.

The shuttle is a truly magnificent machine, on which we have spent 100 ‘s of billions and decades  of work.  We can not let it set in a museum.

One comment that struck me to an article on this subject–tell me what part you need and I will get it for you. This was a comment to” the production lines have shut down.”

Americans, it is up to us. As Newt said the shuttle shutdown, was ” a stupid move”

Read The Case to Save the Shuttle again.

Come on Americans, this President wants the shuttle never to fly again, ARE WE GOING TO PUT UP WITH THIS????