Re: Rocket design up in air, says Marshall chief

From: Allen Thomson (thomsona_at_flash.net)
Date: 01/29/05 

Date: 29 Jan 2005 15:58:31 -0800

Ed Kyle wrote:
> Huntsville Times story at:
>
>
"http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1106907466249010.xml"
>
> "...Marshall Space Flight Center Director Dave King said ..."

> "We are looking at all concepts from a heavy-lift, Saturn V-like
> vehicle, to a shuttle-type vehicle, to using expendable rockets,"
King
> said. "The truth is that we've got to pick what type of crew vehicle
> that's best for the exploration (plan), and then design a vehicle to
> lift it.

> "This is a multiyear exploration plan and we've got a couple of years
> before we have to make that decision." ...

> "We just don't know yet," King said. "I expect that within the next
> year the design (plan) will take shape and we will work toward that
> goal."

Isn't there a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem implicit in what Mr.
King is saying? Is CEV design going to proceed completely independently
of SLV characteristics? After which they'll come up with a suitable
SLV?

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