Re: Any work done on Direct/Jupiter "unapproved" by NASA

Derek Lyons wrote:
"Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Editor's note: When I asked Steve Cook if any of his employees
were working on the "Direct" or "Jupiter" project he said that
he was not aware of that anyone was. When asked if this would
be allowed during or after hours, he said that it would not and
that this would be "unapproved" work.

Of course this isn't "approved" work. Griffin wants to push on with Ares I and Ares V despite all of the challenges and problems.

And of course - Direct/Jupiter is utterly and completely free of
challenges and problems.

It certainly doesn't have any intrinsic inline SRB problems.

Silly Griffin to not realize this.

Silly Michael Griffin and ATK attempting to overturn a 50 year old paradigm of rocketry, without reviewing the problems beforehand.
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