Re: Death Sentence for the Hubble?

From: Jeff Findley (jeff.findley_at_ugs.nojunk.com)
Date: 03/08/05 

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 14:52:33 -0500

"Eric Chomko" <echomko_at_@polaris.umuc.edu> wrote in message
news:d0ktbo$2rr5$1@news.ums.edu...
> I guess NASA should wait for the DOD to make a space plane and then use
> it, rather than the other way around.

Actually, it would be better for NASA and DOD to allow private industry to
develop the next generation launch vehicle (without government funding or
oversight of development, but perhaps a guarantee of a certain level of
launch purchases if the vehicle proves successful).

I'm convinced the current government sponsored launch vehicle development
paradigm will never lead to significantly lower launch costs. I'm looking
for two or more orders of magnitude in launch cost reduction.

Jeff 

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