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Topic: [Discuss] NASA's Space Launch System development
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 26289
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-12-2011 05:43 PM
   
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Originally posted by Blackarrow:
Sorry, I don't buy the "it's money" or "budget" arguments.
The pace at which the rockets are built and the rate at which they are flown are not entirely dependent on each other, but whether you buy it or not, money dictates both. Given the constrained funding available, NASA was asked to develop a flight plan that could realistically fit within that budget. Not building the Space Launch System and going a different direction was not an option (it was mandated by law) so the schedule as released prevailed. If, after the program is underway, Congress and the President wants to accelerate or increase the flight rate, they will need to allocate more money. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 1952
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 12-13-2011 06:20 PM
Robert, I don't disagree with you about the cost issue, I'm simply pointing out that it is absurd to develop something that you use once, then forget about for four years. I stand by my previous comments. |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 974
From: Maspeth, NY
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 07-30-2012 12:22 PM
I wonder what the flight schedule is like after 2021 assuming the funding is still there and there are no technical issues. |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 974
From: Maspeth, NY
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 09-12-2012 11:59 AM
Would it makes sense to scrap the SLS and use the Atlas/Falcon vehicles from the VAB, but using the money to accelerate the flight schedule or build a lander? |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 1952
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-12-2012 05:22 PM
To go beyond low Earth orbit in any meaningful way, you need a heavy-lift rocket. |
DavidH
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From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 03-06-2013 12:09 PM
For those that may have missed it:F-1 Engine Gas Generators Test-Fired In Support of SLS ------------------
Homesteading Space | davidhitt.net |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 26289
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-06-2013 12:10 PM
Also see the dedicated thread: Blast from the past: NASA fires F-1 engine parts |
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