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On 26/05/2012 11:10 AM, bob haller wrote:


will this success defund the planned orion manned launcher?


Hopefully.

Doubtful. Many of the politicians don't care about low cost access to
space. They only care about preserving jobs in their district, which
means a cost model as close to shuttle as possible. :-P

Jeff
--
" Ares 1 is a prime example of the fact that NASA just can't get it
up anymore... and when they can, it doesn't stay up long. "
- tinker