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why does no one go to space anymore? we do have like a million spaceships that arent used ever. when is next space mission?
13 Answers
- ?Lv 62 years ago
a lot of effort & money is going and has gone into near earth exploration.
during the hiatus betw the last actual moon landing & now,is human exp downtime,while we still learn what is out there,in preparation for the means to sen the next humans on top of a 10k mph vertical rocket sled to take them to the next destination,mars or the moon,again,
- Ronald 7Lv 72 years ago
Because Probes are doing such a Sterling Job with no fuss
Opportunity has just been turned off after 14 years
It was only proposed for three
Cassini 5 years and it lasted 22
Voyager 1 was launched in 1979
The Russians are sending Americans to the ISS
And the Bionic Barf Bunnies drive their Intergalactic Trash Trucks
- tham153Lv 72 years ago
China and Russia each launch manned spacecraft. NASA pays Russia $75 million for each American launched. The International Space Station has had a crew on board continuously since 2001, and at least five tourists have paid to go to the ISS
- Adullah MLv 72 years ago
A lot of budget needed while half the world population are now starving to death.
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- Anonymous2 years ago
It is hard to produce space missions in this era of video evidence.
- CliveLv 72 years ago
"like a million"? You're an idiot if you believe that. Only Russia currently has the capability of launching people, and people go up to the International Space Station frequently that way. And there are plenty of unmanned launches taking supplies to the ISS, space probes to the planets and satellites into Earth orbit.
- Anonymous2 years ago
"we do have like a million spaceships" - no we don't. Russia has Soyuz, that is the only spaceship capable of carrying people.
- Bill-MLv 72 years ago
We don't have a million spaceships. NASA does not have one that will carry men into space. And we do go into space all the time. we have people living on the Space Station right now. Russia provides transportation.
- ANDRE LLv 72 years ago
The only unused rockets that could carry astronauts anywhere have been museum pieces for over 40 years now. None of them could fly at all, given all that time.
The only US spacecraft that carried people after 1975 are the three (surviving) Space Shuttles. They have also been decommissioned and are now on display. They are also unable to fly.
There are two commercial programs currently moving towards test flights, the Dragon and Spaceliner. Both will see their first flights in the next couple of months, unmanned, and then both will see their first manned flights by this summer.
See the link for the launch schedules.
As for current manned flights, all missions to the ISS since 2011 have used Russian Soyuz spacecraft and rockets.
- billrussell42Lv 72 years ago
"we do have like a million spaceships" ?? we (U.S.) have zero spaceships, that is, rockets that are human-rated. Russia and China are the only countries that have any.
Next mission is probably a Russian one to the International Space Station to swap out crew. It is scheduled for 28 February 2019, via a Soyuz MS-12.
The U.S. does have some human-rated rockets under development that can reach orbit:
Dragon 2, late 2019
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, late 2019
NASA's Orion 2023
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser 2020
SpaceX's Starship 2019