Re: Here We Go Again!

What I was getting at is:

The Shuttle design, & construction got all criss-crossed, when the Air
Force started helping with funding. That is when the escape rockets,
(and burn cord), got thrown out, (as well as many other items that got
in the way of the lbs. to orbit target)).
It turned the shuttle into a bastardized truck. I know NASA should be
following a SSTO program, instead of the rehash program they are
pushing, (That is crystal clear to all watching it evolve). I just
don't want to see Andrews, or Space X, get side tracked into a long R
& D waste of time. With the on the shelf research, I think they are
the real hope for no gap between shuttle, and first CEV flights.

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