Re: Problems with Griffin's exploration architecture

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:31:15 -0400, "Jeff Findley"
<jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


>Hopefully this will be the beginning of the end of shuttle derived launch
>vehicles. That's the one piece of Griffin's architecture that insures NASA
>retains much of the (expensive) shuttle facilities and the standing army
>that fills them.

Not at all. Even if EELV-Mega is chosen, it's going to need a new
launch pad. Guess which one NASA would choose...

Brian
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