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Old August 25th 08, 03:58 AM posted to sci.space.policy
BradGuth
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Default the (NSF's Direct-like) new-uplink.forum's "experts" STRIKEBACK (now with "their" ARES-H)

On Aug 24, 3:30 pm, gaetanomarano wrote:
On 24 Ago, 21:55, (Rand Simberg) wrote:



No one looks at your web site for any purpose other than comic relief.


that already is a good thing, since, so far, they haven't had so much
reasons to smile**...

** low budgets, lots of delays, vibrations problems, underpowered
rockets, overweighed payload, shuttle retirement, six+ years manned
flights gap, Orion test crash, ALV X-1 failure, two (no-back-ups)
experiments lost, etc. etc. etc.

.


Not to underestimate their aerodynamically unstable re-entry craft,
along with parachute methods that do not deploy as planned, and big
ass solid fuel rockets with thrusters that fail to take commands, and/
or that either self explode or need to get prematurely terminated, not
to mention having lost countless millions in payloads and imposing
months to years worth of continued set-backs, plus more than a little
collateral damage recovery.

Hmmmm, I suppose it could get worse.

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