Re: Getting large stuff back to earth intact.
- From: "Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 10:23:43 -0500
"snidely" <Snidely.too@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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And the CMGs may be an example where the (pre-retirement) cost of
bringing one back is less than the cost of fabricating a new one
because of unusual fabication issues.
Only if you ignore shuttle program costs. This makes some sense, but only
if you assume the shuttle program will always be around to service ISS
(which is won't). If you're going to keep the shuttle flying anyway, why
not use it to return payloads like this?
But after the shuttle retires, I seriously doubt NASA will spend the money
to develop a vehicle which could return something the size of a CMG to
earth. It would be possible to do (say an unmanned CEV that opens up like a
Super Guppy), but it won't be worth the cost, so it won't get done.
Jeff
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