NASA WILL LAUNCH YOUR FACE TO SPACE FOR FREE

[kkeenan 14]

NASA WILL LAUNCH YOUR FACE TO SPACE FOR FREE: You may not be able to squeeze your whole body onto NASA's last two space shuttle missions in history, but your face can go – at no charge. All it takes is a digital photo and a few clicks of the mouse. NASA is collecting digital photos and names from the public to launch on the two final space shuttle missions scheduled before the famed reusable space planes retire for good. The photographs and names can be uploaded to a new website under the "Face in Space" program. "The Space Shuttle Program belongs to the public, and we are excited when we can provide an opportunity for people to share the adventure of our missions," NASA's space shuttle program chief John Shannon said in a statement. "This website will allow you to be a part of history and participate as we complete our final missions." (Space.com)

http://faceinspace.nasa.gov/

[skyrider 0]

Off topic here slightly...How are we going to take care of what we have in space, if we no longer go there?

Or Is it only becoming a private industry now?

[sickandtwisted 0]

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Off topic here slightly...How are we going to take care of what we have in space, if we no longer go there?

Or Is it only becoming a private industry now?

X-37

Skymama stalker #69!!!!

[skyrider 0]

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Off topic here slightly...How are we going to take care of what we have in space, if we no longer go there?

Or Is it only becoming a private industry now?

X-37

So...still tax payer payed for, just changing names, and going back to it's roots? (Airforce)

[billvon 3,076]

>How are we going to take care of what we have in space, if we no
>longer go there?

Some options for manned access:

http://www.spacex.com/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/aresl/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_%28spacecraft%29
http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-side-mount-shuttle.html