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andrew_t1000
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The looming demise of the Shuttle fleet is a worry for those of us outside the USA.
Replacing it with one off launch vehicles seems like such a step backwards.
The whole Ares 1/V seems so damn lame!
What about revisiting Venture Star?
An aerospike engine, which uses a lot of the same components used in the Ares J2(?) engine, is a lot more efficient at all altitudes.
What we need is another reusable spacecraft, the private sector sure thinks so.
Now that NASA is being held accountable for the time, money and resources they have squandered, they are grasping at straws with Ares and Constellation.
With a reusable launch vehicle like Venture Star, we could build a long lived, manned planetary exploration vehicle.
We, the people of Earth need it!
With a decent sized, long haul capable ship, a moon base would be a snap, going to Mars and beyond not that difficult.
Surely with a cheap, reusable launch vehicle, a 2001-esque Discovery type ship would be more than feasible.
We should have built one already!
I know I keep saying this, but, I really hope we don't have to stop a "Deep Impact" from an asteroid or comet anytime in the next 100 years, especially if we keep dragging our damn feet the way we have been!
Replacing it with one off launch vehicles seems like such a step backwards.
The whole Ares 1/V seems so damn lame!
What about revisiting Venture Star?
An aerospike engine, which uses a lot of the same components used in the Ares J2(?) engine, is a lot more efficient at all altitudes.
What we need is another reusable spacecraft, the private sector sure thinks so.
Now that NASA is being held accountable for the time, money and resources they have squandered, they are grasping at straws with Ares and Constellation.
With a reusable launch vehicle like Venture Star, we could build a long lived, manned planetary exploration vehicle.
We, the people of Earth need it!
With a decent sized, long haul capable ship, a moon base would be a snap, going to Mars and beyond not that difficult.
Surely with a cheap, reusable launch vehicle, a 2001-esque Discovery type ship would be more than feasible.
We should have built one already!
I know I keep saying this, but, I really hope we don't have to stop a "Deep Impact" from an asteroid or comet anytime in the next 100 years, especially if we keep dragging our damn feet the way we have been!