Re: Griffin Calls STS, ISS "Mistakes"

Magnus Redin wrote:

>> An interesting counterpoint to claims that the shuttle would
>> have been more successful had it been built to the even more
>> aggressive fully reusable two stage design.
>
> Two fully reusable stages do not mean that the engineering
> margins for thermal protection, engine performance, weight etc
> have to be more aggressive.

Arianespace was under the impression that designing the Ariane
launchers to be expendable would mean that the engineering margins
for thermal protection, engine performance, weight etc would be
less demanding.

Were they mistaken?

Jim Davis

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