The new X-37B Space Shuttle and the old NASA Space Shuttle - 2010.04.26

[Mr33223322]

I used to have a job in NASA. I kick started the shuttle.

[seven203]

They shoulb revive the space shuttle.

[ThatAdelaideGuy]

I lvoe how fast the X-37 lands

[210482fmj]

the great thing abotu space is we have no limits on size of vehicles or ships we build. we could in thery build a spaceship the size of our planet big enough for an entire population to live onboard. if we can create ships that can support entire civilizations then we can start life in space. if we can breed on ships then the only thing limiting us is the method of propulsion. if we want to find other planets then we will have to create civilizations in enourmous space ships

[vic44139]

Serious? That's the best you can find to wear for this? A crappy red t-shirt? No makeup? Hair not done? Very unprofessional!

[numbifyify]

@vic44139 bithc please your face is unprofessional

[SteamboatWilley]

"Coordinated universal time". Can't you just use GMT like the civilised world?

[spacevidcast]

@SteamboatWilley GMT has been replaced with Coordinated Universal Time which is abbreviated UTC a while back. You can use GMT and UTC interchangeably but moving forward organizations should be using UTC as the new world time standard. You can see more info on Wikipedia or by researching UTC on Google. You'll also notice modern Operating Systems such as Windows 7 say 'UTC' and not 'GMT' now.

[SteamboatWilley]

@spacevidcast So, its the same time but with more syllables. Sounds like one of these things Americans do just to annoy the British.

[scorpiojax66]

@SteamboatWilley It was not devised by Americans. It is an international standard first used in 1961 by the International Astronomical Union and is the time standard even in England. UTC is more precise because GMT does not have a precise definition at the subsecond level

[SteamboatWilley]

@spacevidcast So, it's the same time but with more syllables. Sounds like one of these things Americans do just to annoy the British.

[Sthlmsodra87]

I might be a little bit behind here, but what does she mean by "the end  of the space shuttle era" Is there some new program that will start now or what?

[datzfast]

the USAF x-37 will have hundreds of copies built and will never retire, simple cheap continuous upgrades with each new copy will eliminate obsoletes.

exciting times we live in, soon robots will ride to space to be dumped over board and never return they will repair old satellites for fraction of the cost. exciting times with unlimited possibilities.

[NELLL75]

each shuttle costs one and half billion dollars

[spacevidcast]

@NELLL75 They can't build the shuttles now even if they wanted to, due to several manufacturers no longer existing, but if they could, in today's money, each orbiter would cost a little over 2 billion dollars.

[The1976spirit]

X-37B is build not to join the ISS. A docking adapter would have too much weight.

The shuttle program is managed by the Air Force, not by NASA. The mobbing aginst Apollo is caused by the simple fact it never could be used for military issues. So the People´s Republik of China won´t join the ISS, jobs in the industrial complex, not only in China, are the argument against every civilian space programm. Space was never a place of peace, there never was a "mankind", there never will be one.

[spacevidcast]

@The1976spirit No, the shuttle program is controlled by NASA. The air force was a partner very early on (so they could use it to launch and recover classified payloads), which is why the shuttle has wings; it was required to have 1000 mile cross-range capability. The AF bailed on the project, leaving it in NASA's hands.

[The1976spirit]

@spacevidcast Fred Haise never was accused for sabotage of Apollo 13 mission.

[spacevidcast]

@The1976spirit Rightfully so. Who said he should have been?

[The1976spirit]

@spacevidcast Depressurization is dangereous! JFK´s Minuteman´s don´t protect Wyoming Supervulcano by incident. A bottle of champagne can explode if you really want. Liquid O2 in zero gravity is no exeption!

What would you do in a skyscrapers lift, with a guy shaking an isolated bottle with cold liqiuid O2, playing pffft, pffft, pffff? veddy funny, isn´it?

Any need for Haldol or AA23? Not available there? Time is running out, what to do? No way to escape the guy, make up your mind---

[laurynas102]

nasa have rockets but can't buy a HD camera

[kopwner]

we need new space shuttles that looks like piece of shit

[datzfast]

@kopwner NASA is grounded. in your eyes in may look like a piece of shit. last week NASA lost the second satellite that was to monitor climate change. 424 million dollars in the drink. times two. that my boy smells like shit. just pour you self a nice cool refreshing glass of Tang, close your eyes and dream about a translunar insertion.

[spacevidcast]

@datzfast That wasn't NASA's fault. That rocket was Oribtal Sciences, a commercial launcher.

[datzfast]

@spacevidcast ah then it was a management issue. thats an easy fix.

[pilotguy87]

Man. I think shes a total cutie!

[shatchett0]

As far as I'm concerned they can trash every damn one of the Space Shuttles. Expensive pieces of garbage. Melt 'em down and let's try to forget this ever happened.

[ISUTexan21]

@shatchett0

haha, well it's a good thing you have no say in it. Probably wanna go back to living in caves too right?

[usnavy907]

Damn, she's smoking hot!

[SGTSnakeUSMC]

@usnavy907 You must have been at sea for quite some time, sailor!

[ti994apc]

Rockwell had an SSTO orbital space plane that competed against the X-33 in 1990's. It was a giant manned version of the X-37B what would have replaced the Shuttle. It's a shame the US government went with Lockheed Martin (again) on the billion dollar mistake known as the X-33. One of several mistakes the government has made picking the wrong design.

[88ABRAMS88]

usa will have within the next years military missiles in space and a space jet that no one can beat, the x37b

[LeadHammer]

X-37B is a military space plane, similar to the defunct Russian Spiral/BOR/MAKS.

[RomaniaTricolor]

What's the selling price for Atlantis space shuttle after retirement?

[TumFlumBlackMetal]

@RomaniaTricolor your mom...

[jewlzorjay]

@RomaniaTricolor

I think it will be in a museum, or they might sell it in parts like the did Concorde.

[RomaniaTricolor]

@jewlzorjay Come on, sell it in parts? Cane you imagine the shame...

[jewlzorjay]

@RomaniaTricolor

Thats what i thought, but then they did it with the Concords, they don't want some crazy nut job trying to fly out in space.

But then having said that Concorde was more then one and i think they wanted it to be affordable to the public and that was only possible if they did it in parts. This is a one of a kind so i think a museum will have it.

[MrApolloGod]

@RomaniaTricolor Around 15 million

[spacevidcast]

@MrApolloGod It's actually about twice that. $29 million USD

[MrApolloGod]

@spacevidcast oh wow lol i took a gess i watched a nasa vid not so long ago and some shuttle was going for bid of 15 mil so i gessed it was that tnx for the info

[EpiDemic117]

@spacevidcast hahaha that's cheaper than what it costs to launch it!! (around 400mil per launch) The shuttles is VERY Expensive to operate. IT's replacement was supposed to be the damn venture start that they CANCELED! think about it! a stageless space craft that costs 1/10 of what it normally does for conventional rocket systems. .

[spacevidcast]

@RomaniaTricolor $29 million USD

[jccourtney317]

@RomaniaTricolor Just 5 easy payments of $19.99 if you call the 1-800 number in the next 18 minutes. lol

[121fordfussion]

@RomaniaTricolor is it car fax certified? lol "how many miles does it have on it?!?!?! millions?" lol

[quierovercavolo]

una più brutta non potevate mettere???

[Openyoureyespps]

now they only have to make 100, 000 of them by dec 21st 2012

[shi9d1]

the space shuttle-37XB test launch in orbit sucessful.

[sirbibo]

Screw the shuttle, we want some deep space vehicule!

[xzaz2]

Come on girl... put something nice on!

[cannibalized172]

@xzaz2 /agree no women should dress like that

[hawkmoth11]

the day our space shuttles leave from a run way and land on a run way just like planes will be a proud day to remember :)

[snoopyloopy]

@hawkmoth11 virgin galactic seems to be progressing nicely, so shouldn't be extremely far off.

[arsenal553]

Columbia needed a rescue mission..........

[wdkpstr17]

x-37 IS NOT A SPACE SHUTTLE! It's....ummm.....oh wait... noone really knows what it is, just that its something military built and that is has black and white color scheme just like the space shuttle

[BlackKingX]

@wdkpstr17 The X-37A was a shuttle though.

[AdamEtheredge]

Did you guys ever go to Space Camp, and if so, what was that like?

[remyworldpeace]

@AdamEtheredge I'm going in October :) Can't wait!

[AdamEtheredge]

@remyworldpeace VERY cool. Something I always wanted to do when I was a kid. Never got to though. :(

Tell you what, take a lot of video, and post it on your channel. You would get so many views you wouldn't believe it, especially these days now that the shuttle's over, x37 is up, and everyone's talking about space again.

[remyworldpeace]

@AdamEtheredge Aaah thanks! It really should be good - I am SO interested in it all! :)

I'll try and get some video for you... Meanwhile, check out my Astronomy Rap :)

[AdamEtheredge]

@remyworldpeace Well, I think you'll have a fantastic time. When I was in school, I read and watched everything about Spacecamp that I could find. I could see that there were many different and interesting things campers could do there, and it all looked incredibly fun and very informative.

And I also read "The Space Shuttle Operator's Manual," and read all the comm transcripts of Shepard, Glenn, Grissom, and Cooper. I was fascinated. Still am. Maybe you'll find life on Europa! :D Study!