Re: It's In-Line (Shuttle Derived)

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:31:04 -0400, in a place far, far away, "Jeff
Findley" <jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

>
>"Ed Kyle" <edkyle99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:1119635201.632087.102280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "SDLV Finalist
>>
>> Editor's note: Word has it that Mike Griffin's team has
>> more or less settled on a 120 metric tonne payload,
>> in-line, Shuttle-derived Heavy Launch System."
>> (6/23/05)
>>
>> 120 tonnes, if correct, implies something more powerful
>> than the standard two-SRB in-line concepts that have
>> floated around for so many years. It means five-segment
>> SRBs at least. It means no RS-68s. It means at least
>> four SSMEs with maybe a fifth thrown in as an upper stage
>> engine. It means that this thing will be an
>> all-expendable launcher that will have near-Saturn V
>> lifting ability.
>
>If this turns out to be true, it will be the undoing of the CEV program.

I wonder if they've gotten concurrence from the Pentagon?
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