Were You Thinking About It When You Made Your Boeing Comment?

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Were You Thinking About It When You Made Your Boeing Comment?

Mark Eby — 1/10/2004 4:05:52 AM (archived)

RE 1. This is exactly what Zubrin has talked about Larry. It's why I think your 12 billion Boeing project comment was ridiculous. I'm not an aerospace engineer, but I have a friend who is and designing a plane from scratch is tough. You also have all kinds of constraints determined by consumer demand that are not an issue with a rocket. Yet somehow in the context of Zubrin's plans you scoff at the idea that developing a heavy lift vehicle could be done in 10 years. Here you state "a couple years". The dollar comparison is also questionable given that I doubt very much you expect 2 thirds of NASA's budget to go towards this over 2 years

Regards,
Mark

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Bush and the Moon - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 1:03:38 AM
- btw - isn't it cool, having to decide whether the post belongs in Space or CE? (n/t) - Fox - 1/9/2004 4:52:01 PM
- Show stopper - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 2:46:11 PM
  - Potentially, but not necessarily - Larry J - 1/9/2004 3:47:07 PM
    - Were You Thinking About It When You Made Your Boeing Comment? - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 4:05:52 AM
      - Actually, that was Airbus - Larry J - 1/10/2004 2:11:23 PM
        
        PS Your Cassini Comment Ignores 2 Important Engineering Concepts - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 4:21:04 PM
        
        If you ever had to work with the prices of aerospace systems... - Larry J - 1/12/2004 3:01:10 AM
        
        Yes On Airbus - My Mistake, Additional Questions - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 2:57:34 PM
    - re: Potentially, but not necessarily - Scott Evil - 1/9/2004 4:18:05 PM
      - I've been thinking along these lines for several years... - Larry J - 1/9/2004 4:43:59 PM
- re: Bush and the Moon - SteveS - 1/9/2004 2:38:57 PM
- Be careful.... - Gary - 1/9/2004 5:31:01 AM
- re: Bush and the Moon - dtb - 1/9/2004 3:12:13 AM
  - Orbit-only mission - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 6:32:33 AM
  - A lot becomes possible with shuttle out of the way - Justin Kelly - 1/9/2004 3:46:29 AM
  - re: Bush and the Moon - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 3:36:51 AM
    - Mars' Moons Make No Sense - Mark Eby - 1/9/2004 3:47:01 AM
      - Flag and foot prints.... - Gary - 1/9/2004 5:33:08 AM
- The fine print - Robert - 1/9/2004 2:03:53 AM
  - context is space station - phil - 1/9/2004 1:51:49 PM
    - Geez, Phil... - Robert - 1/9/2004 7:31:31 PM
      - That's not my take on it - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 7:50:52 PM
        
        re: That's not my take on it - McFly - 1/9/2004 10:00:16 PM
    - He's just asking the question - that's a good thing. - alcaray - 1/9/2004 4:58:00 PM
      - re: He's just asking the question - that's a good thing. - phil - 1/9/2004 5:36:59 PM
        
        seems so (n/t) - alcaray - 1/9/2004 5:45:24 PM
    - probably refers only to manned programs - pwokenyaw - 1/9/2004 4:42:35 PM
  - re: How about telescopes in space? - Raoul - 1/9/2004 6:52:33 AM
    - re: A mutual concern, Raoul. (n/t) - Marcia - 1/9/2004 5:01:51 PM
  - re: The fine print - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 2:42:31 AM
    - re: The fine print - Marcia - 1/9/2004 5:22:50 AM
- Fantastic!! - FrankC - 1/9/2004 1:42:00 AM
- Bigger news than Mars - Justin Kelly - 1/9/2004 1:22:48 AM
  - You're [blush!] embarrassing me, Justin! - Jacob Samorodin - 1/9/2004 4:14:38 PM
  - I heard they are going to add $800 Million to NASA's budget starting with next year. - Scott Evil - 1/9/2004 3:48:28 PM
  - May not be so bad - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 1:29:33 AM
    - I count about 23 - Justin Kelly - 1/9/2004 3:24:46 AM
- Some heavy stuff here... - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 1:10:37 AM
  - Son of Apollo....why? - Lee - 1/9/2004 4:35:00 AM
    - re: Son of Apollo....why? - Fox - 1/9/2004 4:22:07 PM
    - re: Son of Apollo....why? - dtb - 1/9/2004 5:14:32 AM
  - Buddy if this is true... - Buck - 1/9/2004 1:15:33 AM
    - re: Buddy if this is true... - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 6:25:18 AM
      - Just A Retread Of Bush 1 - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 3:52:46 AM
      - relax...the Budget will not be a problem - Scott Evil - 1/9/2004 3:42:32 PM
        
        Doesn't our record high $6.9 trillion dollar national debt suggest we're $hackled, though? - SpaceProjects.com - 1/10/2004 5:53:02 PM
    - And, if it is not true - FrankC - 1/9/2004 1:44:07 AM
      - re: And, if it is not true - Jeff - 1/9/2004 3:10:09 AM
        
        Amen, Jeff - McFly - 1/9/2004 2:29:13 PM

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