Aquarius sea-launched vehicle

[pmn1]

<p>What was the reason for the ending of the Aquarius sea laucnh idea, was it simply because it was not practical?</p><p>http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/aquarius.htm</p><p>http://www.thespacereview.com/article/544/1</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[keermalec]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>What was the reason for the ending of the Aquarius sea laucnh idea, was it simply because it was not practical?http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/aquarius.htmhttp://www.thespacereview.com/article/544/1 <br />Posted by pmn1</DIV></p><p>According to the FAA, development is continuing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>“An error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” John F. Kennedy</em></p> </div>

 

[qso1]

<p><font color="#800080">What was the reason for the ending of the Aquarius sea laucnh idea, was it simply because it was not practical?http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/aquarius.htmhttp://www.thespacereview.com/article/544/1 <br /> Posted by pmn1</font></p><p>I found the quote below in the link you referenced:&nbsp;</p><p><font color="#008000">"The Aquarius concept for reduced-reliability, cost-optimized launch of consumables was technically feasible, but achievability of the most cost-effective SSTO version remained to be demonstrated"</font></p><p>The company apparently has not been able to actually show its concept would work, just as NASA was unable to demonstrate the DC-X or Venture Star would actually work so in a nutshell, and as you mentioned, the concept may not be practical...yet.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>