Re: Delta 4 Heavy -- the engine for humans beyond LEO?

From: Henry Spencer (henry_at_spsystems.net)
Date: 12/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:25:19 GMT

In article <vpovd.42036$yf.10170@fe2.texas.rr.com>,
Jim Oberg <jameseoberg@houston.rr.com> wrote:
>Has a really good, big booster snuck up on us, when many of us
>(like me) really weren't paying attention?

I continue to be baffled at the way some people are jumping up and down
with enthusiasm for Delta IV Heavy... when Atlas V Heavy can carry quite
significantly heavier loads, has a substantially shorter launch cycle, and
overall looks like a better choice as a space-infrastructure launcher.

Why exactly is Delta IV in particular so wonderful? I don't get it. 

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"Think outside the box -- the box isn't our friend."    |   Henry Spencer
                                -- George Herbert       | henry@spsystems.net

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