Re: Ares vs DIRECT

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:30:11 -0500, Michael Gallagher
<mikejoe7g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


.... NASA would simply have to rename the DIRECT vehicles "Ares II" and
"Ares III" and the general public will hardly notice. Ares V would
still be a possibility for Mars farther down the road.



Well, direct wouldn't be totally "direct."

The name "Direct" comes from "Direct Descendant of the Shuttle" (same
SRBs, same ET diameter, as opposed to FSB and 33 ft core Ares), not
the mode of reaching the moon.

Brian
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