Unfortunate choices of technology and design are precisely why
the Space Shuttle is such a failure.
I don't believe *any* design in 1972, aiming at an "operational"
vehicle in 5-10 years, could possibly have come close to the projected
combination of payload, cost and turnaround.
I don't believe those targets could be met on that schedule today.
Re: ...Nasa/Griffin LYING about Public Support for Moon/Mars Missions! ... of the vehicle, could provide benefits if done carefully. ... 10x the cost of an aircraft, and 5,000x the price of a container ship. ...launches, $10 million cost per launch for the vehicle. ... to orbit at a cost of $7.5 billion. ... (sci.space.policy)
Re: Meat Prices Going Up ... I did the math a while back when I was commuting and found that getting ... a small car to use for commuting instead of my big truck would cost me ... insurance vs. just using the truck for everything and that figure didn't ... even include the cost of that extra vehicle.... (rec.food.cooking)
Re: 2002 L-200 Transmission Woes ... WE took a ride to get a baseline feel of the vehicle,... agree totally that a defective tire (or tires) will not cause the engine ... portion of the cost; I'll buy the parts, and they can eat the install ... in this group regarding automatic transmission problems.... (rec.autos.makers.saturn)
Re: harvesting waste power in carparks ...energy fairly inefficiently, braking far too much, having the engine ... The owner of the vehicle would lose as much momentum ... fill the speed bump with water, make it out of a material that ... And then there's the cost of the attached ... (sci.energy)
Re: Vision of the three Rs: Regular, Reliable and Reusable ... :>:But we all know what an SSTO vehicle would be if we saw it actually ... And yet you cannot specify just what is 'decent' and what is not. ... Since your only qualification other than SSTO is 'decent', ... :and a small maintenance cost somewhere less than 5% of the cost of the ... (sci.space.policy)
