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This may be a nutty idea -- and if it is, I'm sure someone will be quick to let me know... <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />But once Ares V is up and running, why could not the liquid-fueled portion of the rocket -- essentially, the Ares V minus the solid rocket boosters -- be used for human transport?<br /><br />It certainly seems to this non-rocket scientist that a mechanism employing a modified external fuel tank and a cluster of RS-68 engines would be more cost-efficient than the stick.<br /><br />Maybe someone could tell me what I'm missing? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>