Re: SpaceX vs. Japan

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:36:37 -0700 (PDT), in a place far, far away,
Alex Terrell <alexterrell@xxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

On 19 Mar, 16:29, spacecr...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Rather than contracting SpaceX to develop Falcon9/Dragon for manned
access to the ISS, NASA should consider having the State Department
urge Japan to develop a manned capsule for the H-2 rocket. There are
two reasons for this:

1) In a tight funding environment, Falcon9/Dragon is a direct
competitor for Project Constellation. If the U.S. is to keep the eye
on the prize of manned Lunar/Planetary exploration, it will need
Project Constellation. The alternative is to remain stuck in LEO for
a few more decades.

Actually Dragon is more a Plan B to Orion. When President Obama
cancels Ares and Orion, Dragon will be needed to access ISS.

There's not going to be a President Obama.
.

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