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Still a lot of support for the stick.
Ares is the safest, cheapest and simplest design available
If Jupiter 120 were so much better, wouldn't there be much more vocal support for it?
I don't have the impression the Direct approach is that popular.
The point is: Ares 1 is way ahead in its development and because of that, is now facing technical hurdles. It's normal and engineers are aware of that.
Ares 1 should in its operational life be a lot less exepensive than Jupiter 120.