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NASA's new focus plan revealed
OM wrote:
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:26:27 -0500, "Jeff Findley" wrote: In the end, I think it was a false economy to choose the "cheaper" RS-68 for Ares V ...I actually chalk it up not so much as an effort to reduce costs, but to throw the Former Soviet Empire a bone in the form of a propaganda move that said "Hey, here's proof we're no longer going to nuke one another! We're using their engines and paying them for the damn things!" You're confusing the RS-68 (a US engine, used in the Ares V) with the RD-180 (a Russian engine, used in the Atlas V). |
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