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re: I agree. The surest way to kill the program is to try to design a one size fits all vehicle on the 1st go-around.
Gary — (archived)

Scott Evil said:

"I'm no rocket scientist, but to my untrained eye going to and from Mars will take much more than a CEV with the proper L/D ratio."

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Scott,

We're only talking about the capsule that carries the astronauts from space through the Earth's atmosphere to the Earth's surface. It's the very last component the astronauts would ride in after returning from the Moon or Mars. It'll cost roughly as much to certify a lunar return design as a Mars return design. It makes no sense at all to restrict the program to a pure lunar return design assuming Mars return is an option. However, if Mars exploration is off the table then "What the hell!", they might as well dust off the old Apollo CM and go with a proven winner (it's really old technology).

Gary

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