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Delta IV Heavy Seven up
Boeing has an extensive site devoted to Delta IV-Heavy. See
especially the "Growth Options" pdf - imagine strapping together SEVEN of the Delta IV first stages, plus another 6 smaller solid boosters. With an upgraded 2nd stage, you get the throw weight of the Saturn V. http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/...avy/flash.html So, when Nasa will in some day return to the Moon, the launch vehicle is not the biggest problem? Bestest, IL of FI |
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On 2005-01-10, Ilpo Lagerstedt wrote:
Boeing has an extensive site devoted to Delta IV-Heavy. See especially the "Growth Options" pdf - imagine strapping together SEVEN of the Delta IV first stages, plus another 6 smaller solid boosters. With an upgraded 2nd stage, you get the throw weight of the Saturn V. Well I think that Boeing will want to fix the issues with the 3 CBC version, before strapping 7 of them together Or at least I hope they do... Actually there's been a large number of discussions on this very subject (mainly) over the last few years, over on sci.space.policy, take a hunt thru google for Delta IV Super (or Mega) Heavy, amongst other subjects. The 7 CBC models would require a new pad according to Boeing, so they are definatley some years away, and probably won't happen unless a Delta IV Heavy derevitive gets picked for the Exploration Programme. Iain |
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So, when Nasa will in some day return to the Moon, the launch vehicle is not the biggest problem? Nope, because they can always ask russians for help http://k26.com/buran/Info/Hercules/vulkan.html -- Antti Toiviainen |
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