Johannes Kepler freighter approaches space station

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

This I knew. I did not know the UK also had automated craft. Still all science fiction to me.

And there is even something more that seems to be SiFi to you: It's European, not just British.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

And there is even something more that seems to be SiFi to you: It's European, not just British.

If it works, it's British, if it doesn't, it's European

The Russians didn't just send up automated freighters, they sent up an automated shuttle just before the wall came down, the Buran went up, orbitted and came back down all without a crew. It survived the rigours of space and re-entry...then the hangar it was housed in collapsed and destroyed it...

In other shuttle news, Discovery goes up tonight 9:50 GMT.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Oberon

If it works, it's British, if it doesn't, it's European

The Russians didn't just send up automated freighters, they sent up an automated shuttle just before the wall came down, the Buran went up, orbitted and came back down all without a crew. It survived the rigours of space and re-entry...then the hangar it was housed in collapsed and destroyed it...

In other shuttle news, Discovery goes up tonight 9:50 GMT.

Well, one of the prototypes is in the technology museum in Spyer here in Germany.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK-GLI

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Well, one of the prototypes is in the technology museum in Spyer here in Germany.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK-GLI

Yes, thank god, and your ceilings are somewhat better than the ones in Kazakhstan!