Re: GRIFFIN'S DRIVE FOR SHUTTLE-DERIVED
Ed Kyle wrote:
On May 18, in a statement before a U.S. Senate subcommittee, Griffin
mentioned two possible paths toward development of a CEV launch
vehicle. The first path would be to develop a launch system derived
from the Shuttle components, specifically a single Solid Rocket Booster
(SRB) topped by a new upper stage.
That's a very interesting idea; it gets rid of a lot of the time
problems associated with building a new booster (assuming they exceed
the Delta IV Heavy/Atlas V payload capability with CEV's weight), and
would be fairly simple and reliable to use... plus, the first stage now
becomes reusable.
Pat
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