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Polishguy
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Consider. Now that the Shuttle is being retired, the External Tanks and SRBs are too. And if Obama's killing of Constellation progresses, facilities to build these things die with the Shuttle. The company in Utah that builds SRBs was already gearing up to build for Ares 1, right? Well, now they won't. Ditto for Lockheed Martin and the ETs.
But, what if we were to keep at least these two lines open? I'm sure there's plenty of stuff we can do with just them, even unrelated to Constellation (Shuttle-C, for example). Maybe we can launch a new space telescope. Maybe a heavier Outer Solar System probe, like something for Neptune or Europa. Or maybe a heavier lifter, an ET with 8 SRBs around it and 4 SSME's on the bottom.
I dunno, just having idle ideas run around my head on the ETs and SRBs.
But, what if we were to keep at least these two lines open? I'm sure there's plenty of stuff we can do with just them, even unrelated to Constellation (Shuttle-C, for example). Maybe we can launch a new space telescope. Maybe a heavier Outer Solar System probe, like something for Neptune or Europa. Or maybe a heavier lifter, an ET with 8 SRBs around it and 4 SSME's on the bottom.
I dunno, just having idle ideas run around my head on the ETs and SRBs.