Comments on: I guess I just don't "get it" http://www.peter-hodges.com/2007/08/22/i-guess-i-just-dont-get-it/ Exploring the Craft of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:41:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: TheGreatGalvar http://www.peter-hodges.com/2007/08/22/i-guess-i-just-dont-get-it/#comment-986 TheGreatGalvar Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:53:14 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2007/08/22/i-guess-i-just-dont-get-it/#comment-986 He said it was an experiment vehicle not an experimental vehicle. He could be refering to the fact that the shuttle was designed to carry people into space to do experiments not to act as some kind of orbiting flat bed trailer carrying building supplies into space. Since he was talking about rushing to get the station built it could have something to do with how much can be brought to the station at 1 time due to limited cargo space you cant hook a U-Haul up the the space shuttle. He said it was an experiment vehicle not an experimental vehicle.

He could be refering to the fact that the shuttle was designed to carry people into space to do experiments not to act as some kind of orbiting flat bed trailer carrying building supplies into space. Since he was talking about rushing to get the station built it could have something to do with how much can be brought to the station at 1 time due to limited cargo space you cant hook a U-Haul up the the space shuttle.

]]> By: Damian http://www.peter-hodges.com/2007/08/22/i-guess-i-just-dont-get-it/#comment-985 Damian Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:07:32 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2007/08/22/i-guess-i-just-dont-get-it/#comment-985 Perhaps he is referring to the fact that even though years have passed, the actual testing opportunities have been few and far between. Imagine when the first automobile was developed. It was very experimental and didn't become mainstream for quite some time. And that's with an unlimited amount of time to test, develop, and rebuild the vehicle. Space travel astounds me simply because they can do so much with so little. Imagine being tasked with finding out some specific function of the shuttle vehicle when it was located in the atmosphere of space. How would you go about preparing for that one 2 week shot, and then studying the information you gathered so that you could apply it to the next vehicle which may not be launched for another year? Perhaps he is referring to the fact that even though years have passed, the actual testing opportunities have been few and far between. Imagine when the first automobile was developed. It was very experimental and didn’t become mainstream for quite some time. And that’s with an unlimited amount of time to test, develop, and rebuild the vehicle.

Space travel astounds me simply because they can do so much with so little. Imagine being tasked with finding out some specific function of the shuttle vehicle when it was located in the atmosphere of space. How would you go about preparing for that one 2 week shot, and then studying the information you gathered so that you could apply it to the next vehicle which may not be launched for another year?

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