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Originally Posted by Spiffav8
I heard they are going to stop shuttle flights soon. Anyone know if that's true and how many missions are left?
Always wanted to see that thing launched. Better make a trip before it's no more.
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Correct. Once all the "shuttle deliverable only" ISS parts are on-orbit they will be mothballing the shuttles; hopefully the new Orion program is up and running by then.
Right now STS-133 in April 2010 is tentatively the final shuttle mission. STS-123 is the next one to launch, so you only have about 10 more opportunities to see it launch, not including any extra and/or scrubbed missions.
I'm working on parts for Orion too; lets just say as of the last schedule meeting (300+ slides for a schedule, LOL!) things are just a
little bit behind schedule.