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Sorry if this has already been addressed.
Watching the next to last Titan the other night got me to wondering about those powerful Alliant solid rocket motor (upgrades) SRMU's that poured out 1,500 metric tons of combined thrust at liftoff. These babies were developed at great cost during the mid-1990s and will, after the last Titan flies in a couple of three months, have flown only 17 missions. All SRMUs have flown successfully to date. Is there any possibility that these high-thrust rocket motors could be applied to another launch vehicle? My back-of-the-envelope figuring hints that a Delta IV or Atlas V hauled aloft by twin SRMUs could put well more than 30 metric tons into LEO - significantly more than either EELV Heavy design. NASA's going to need heavier lift to go to the Moon. Could SRMU, a rocket already bought and paid for and about to be tossed into the dustbin after having hardly been broken in, play a role? Or is it too late? - Ed Kyle |
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