Current plans to replace the space shuttle with Ares 1 rocket provide both safety and flexibility, though it would leave U. S. astronauts dependent on Russian rockets for five years, according to an analysis by Todd Halvorson, a 20-year veteran space journalist. Halvorson also examines the pros and cons of three other options, including extending the shuttle mission to 2015 and using military rockets to launch astronauts into space. This article came from Florida Today (Melbourne)
Hopefully NASA will put the safety of the astronauts first as well as emergency evacuation plans, if they should decide to extend the shuttles missions another six years or decide to use other military rockets to launch astronats into space. Did NASA not learn anything from the Challenger and Columbia tragedies?
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