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georgeniebling
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Honestly ... I read more and more:<br /><br />about delays to the Shuttle RTF (and yes, to err on the side of caution *is* a good thing but no system so complex will ever be 100% safe)<br /><br />about the gap between 2010 and 2014 (yes, the CEV vehicle is a good idea ... I saw a build up of it (I think or maybe it was something else) in Houston a few years ago ...<br /><br />about Moon, Mars, beyond, Hubble, ISS ... the list goes on.<br /><br />If the STS program closes in 2010 and CEV isn't ready to go before 2014 (at the earliest) ...<br /><br />what would the costs and liklihood be of redeveloping a Gemini or Apollo-like system using BDB (big dumb boosters) as a "gap-filler" or shucking the CEV and going back to the 60's/70's era lift technology?<br /><br />And forgive my ignorance but ... what *will* launch the CEV?