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I think that leaves only China (maybe India ? I don't remember where they are space-wise) with a capacity to send people into space. I don't think Ariane can be
by nraynaud 13y ago
I think that leaves only China (maybe India ? I don't remember where they are space-wise) with a capacity to send people into space.
I don't think Ariane can be fitted for people.
- arjie 13y agoIndia has not had a successful manned launch yet. I believe China has.
- noir_lord 13y agoThey've had about half a dozen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_astronauts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_astronauts
- arethuza 13y agoAriane 5 was originally supposed to be "man rated" to launch the Hermes mini-shuttle - but that project was cancelled. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_%28spacecraft%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_%28spacecraft%29
- rst 13y agoAnd Russia, of course; American astronauts have been going up on Soyuz since the end of the Shuttle program. If you're suggesting that the US could go to China for replacement transportation services: not likely. NASA is currently barred by Congress from any cooperation with the Chinese at all on space exploration. At least one of the US commercial crew competitors are likely to have working hardware long before that attitude changes.
- nraynaud 13y agoyes, that what the "leave" meant :)