Re: Air Force Signs Off on SRB-CEV


"Scott Lowther" <scottlowther@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Kim Keller wrote:
>
> >"scottlowtherAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lexcorp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> >>I've personally spoken to a few astronauts (4 or 5... by no means
> >>necessarily a representative sample), and they were all quite
> >>displeased at the notion of riding the Delta IV to orbit - especially
> >>given that a likely more reliable option is to be made available. YMMV.
> >
> >And we talked to astros during OSP who had no problem with riding EELVs.
So
> >what?
> >
> During OSP, what other booster options were *seriously* proposed?

Which just goes to show that there *are* NASA astronauts that will ride just
about anything to get into space. NASA astronauts have been crammed into
Soyuz to be launched to ISS. Hell, NASA astronauts have even agreed to live
in Mir, potential deathtrap that it was, when it was still flying. While
they may each have their prejudices about what they'd like to ride, what
they're willing to ride to get into space is an entirely different thing.

Besides, NASA has a glut of astronauts anyway. During the long span between
the last Apollo lunar landing missions and the first shuttle flight, there
were very few flight opportunities (three Skylab missions and ASTP). During
this time, several astronauts left NASA, but there was a huge supply of
overly qualified people applying to be astronauts to more than make up for
the people leaving.

The last thing I'd do is choose a future launch vehicle based on the
prejudices of the current astronaut corps. If they don't like the choice,
they know where the door is.

Jeff
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