Re: German Space Agency Chief Johann Dietrich Woerner wants manned Ariane5 flights and an ESA Space Shuttle

On 4 Jun, 04:46, h...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Henry Spencer) wrote:
In article <1180906256.215734.74...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alex Terrell <alexterr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I doubt the Hermes program will be resumed since it was only a concept
in its very early steps, also, Mr. Woerner wants a vehicle able to
take off like an airplane...

If he wants that, the best way would be to buy the T-space program.

Nope. That might perhaps be the best *technical* solution, if you're
willing to settle for an expendable (although for a high-flight-rate
system, you might not be willing). But he undoubtedly doesn't want to
spend the next five years filling out US ITAR paperwork, so buying a US
program is out of the question. It's better to start from scratch.
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That's the other side of the equation. He also says something like:
"Europe needs to be in the position to launch astronauts without
foreign help". i.e please give me billions that I can give to European
Aerospace companies.

How effective would ITAR be? If say, EADS suddenly decided to do this,
and recruited the top 20 engineers from t-space to Germany? How long
would it take them to get to where t-space is now (i.e. not very far).

What if it were China National Aerospace?


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