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Plotting A New Course for NASA
On Nov 24, 4:56*am, David Spain wrote:
On 11/24/2011 2:00 AM, Matt Wiser wrote: "David *wrote in message I don't think SLS gives us that cheaper access to LEO that is the stated goal of CCDev. And maybe re-using KSC assets won't either, but who can say? Dave David, SLS isn't for LEO: it's for BEO missions. None of which have been defined. Something vague about visiting NEO objects. Using what tho? An Orion derivative that isn't even under proposal? Orion is big, Orion is heavy, Orion today duplicates what Dragon does for for a lot more $$$. We don't need SLS for heavy lift if we stick to the COTS course. So let's leverage that instead of trying to duplicate what that accomplishes for a lot more $$$ in operations. But we need to know if reusing KSC assests with COTS/CCDev saves money or wastes money. The NX proposal give us something to spend $$$ on that not only supplements the money being spent on COTS/CCDev but also give us a BEO technology other than a very expensive to operate HLV. In other words lets spend the money in order to maximize return on investment. I don't see SLS as that. But I'm open-minded, I could change my mind if you can give me convincing numbers. Dave The numbers are still very preliminary-not to mention that contracts haven't been finalized. And David, I hate to rain on your parade, but there's only ONE congresscritter pushing the EELV/Depot concept: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA). His motives aren't pu there's several commercial space outfits in SoCal, and if he doesn't have facilities from those companies in his district, he's got constitutents who work at those companies. Which is the same approach that congresscritters from Utah, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Florida have when they pushed for and got SLS. They didn't want the Administration to wait up to 5 years before deciding on a heavy-lifter: which, btw, Augustine strongly hinted at was a good thing to have; they wanted it NOW. If Rohrabacher was Chair of the House Sci/Tech Committee, he'd be in a position to push his ideas to NASA, but he's not. Rep. Ralph Hall (R- TX) is the chair, and he's staunchly pushing JSC's interests, even though he's not from Houston. And the push for SLS was bipartisan, if you'll recall. |
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