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Marsby — 1/3/2009 8:30:05 PM (archived)

Why So Negative

That Griffin was struggling with an underfunded program was known from the start.

Any plan that involves lower powered boosters and orbital assembly sounds like a dud to me after the issues with ISS. Build and test on the ground if you want a system that's going to work for years. If that is what using the Atlas and Delta's requires as I heard discussed as one Alternative, I think it is a seriously bad move.

I'm always for looking at issues with fresh eyes, but not when the guiding principle is kissing up to big industry rather than the engineer's KISS.

Regards,
Mark

The whole thread (13 posts)

Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link - Buck Galaxy - 1/2/2009 2:48:06 PM
- re: Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link - phil - 1/2/2009 6:01:18 PM
  - I'm Skeptical of Your Skepticism - Marsby - 1/3/2009 8:30:05 PM
  - Obama team making all the right moves on space policy. - Buck Galaxy - 1/3/2009 6:41:51 AM
- re: Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link - gbaikie - 1/2/2009 4:56:00 PM
- NASA Charter Prohibits Mil Involvement - carl - 1/2/2009 4:25:15 PM
  - Not really. - TB - 1/3/2009 4:04:37 AM
  - Weren't Titan III and IV used for space probes like Viking and Cassini? (n/t) - Raoul - 1/2/2009 4:31:19 PM
    - Yeah, Mercury REDSTONE and Atlas were ICBM's - carl - 1/2/2009 5:20:39 PM
      - Not the Redstone..It only had a range of 200-300 miles with a nuke. (n/t) - Jacob - 1/2/2009 5:27:05 PM
        
        Redstone carried the very first american satellite into earth orbit (n/t) - Raoul - 1/2/2009 10:58:42 PM
        
        Sub-Orbital with Shepard, No? - carl - 1/2/2009 9:08:19 PM
        
        The REDSTONE was a MRBM, not an ICBM.. - Jacob - 1/3/2009 6:45:57 PM

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