On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 11:38:12 -0500, Michael Gallagher
wrote:

On 31 Jan 2004 20:10:20 -0800, (ed kyle) wrote:

Now I understand why Orbital Sciences has become so involved
in the DoD suborbital business.


Aside from the fact OSC has been involved in that for a few years now,
it's worth remembering that the Space Shuttle and the Saturn series

Saturn I and IB's first stages are loosely derived from Jupiter/Thor.

are the only US oribital boosters (does Scout count?)

Yes, Scout made orbit from time to time.

Brian