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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Starship Millennium: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [qb] Can the Enterprise be made flyable? Exactly what made it unusable in orbital operations, anyhow? [/qb][/QUOTE]A NASA team inspected Enterprise a few years back at the Smithsonian... it's in suprisingly good condition, and they determined it could be used for parts if the need should arise, or even be modified to flight status if it was really needed. Realistically, though, I don't see this happening for several reasons. First, the Smithsonian probably doesn't want to lose the centerpiece of its newly-constructed annex; secondly, the shuttle production line has been cold for some time now (it was exceedingly difficult to get Endeavour assembled back in the late 80s/early 90s, basically because all of the people responsible for the shuttles in the 70s had moved on to other projects); and lastly, if you're going to spend the money, you might as well just build a brand-new ship that has zero years on it. I'm still in a state of semi-shock... this doesn't seem possible: two shuttles now lost, one of them Columbia. It's also doubly weird since I had been following the mission and ironically, some of the Challenger rememberance back on the 28th. I just hope that the problem can be solved quickly and we can get back up there ASAP. Recoiling and pulling the plug on NASA's manned efforts would be a great dishonor to the memories of the Columbia crew. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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