Re: In two years time...

On Mar 10, 9:15 pm, "max...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <max...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Ah, I get it. In your grade school math, DOD equates to proof of
overwhelmingly military considerations in the pre-Reagan design/
development of the shuttle.

What an asinine response. You try to deflect the facts by ignoring
them. Read the document it is there in black and whitel

What mods? Describe them in detail, shuttle wise. What if anything was
accomplished at VLS in Carter years, relative to the military design
of the shuttle? Was it even *called* the VLS prior to Reagan? I think
not. The SPC did that.


The whole shuttle launch site at VAFB was built (no just mods*) by
the USAF with Martin as the prime.
The work was started in1979 like I said. and it was called VLS long
before that. SPC had nothing to do with the name. All this before
Reagan.

* all the shuttle related facilities at VAFB. NASA didn't fund one
thing out there.


Landing strip extension
OMRF
pad mount
MST
PCR
PPF
SRB facility
ET storage
SAB

Do some real research.
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/shuttle.htm

1971 September 12 - Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

* Shuttle Phase B-Prime Nation: USA. The Phase B contractors, plus
Grumman/Boeing and Lockheed, are given further study contracts to
produce shuttle designs based on the expendable external tank
approach. Lockheed was asked to evaluate the NASA Houston design using
an MSC-040 configuration orbiter, external tank, including the MSC040C
using three high-performance engines. While the USAF was driving the
shuttle design criteria, it had so far not committed to any
significant funding for the shuttle. The USAF contribution was limited
to allowing NASA use the government-owned Plant 42 at Palmdale, paying
for any launch facilities at Vandenberg AFB needed for USAF launches,
and providing flight test support at Edwards AFB.References: 44

1971 April 27 - Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

* James C Fletcher sworn in as NASA Administrator Nation: USA.
Program: Apollo. James C. Fletcher was sworn in as NASA Administrator
at a White House ceremony. Fletcher decided to push for Congressional
approval of the stalled space shuttle program, but found that would
only be forthcoming if the US Air Force agreed to participate. In
order for that to happen, NASA would have to incorporate the USAF
requirements for the shuttle that it had so far ignored (greater
payload, higher cross-range)
.

Relevant Pages

  • Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide
    ... The following is the Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide. ... HAM frequencies for listening to and watching NASA ... http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/view/view_shuttle.html (NASA KSC ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide
    ... The following is the Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide. ... HAM frequencies for listening to and watching NASA ... http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/view/view_shuttle.html (NASA KSC ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide
    ... The following is the Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide. ... HAM frequencies for listening to and watching NASA ... http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/view/view_shuttle.html (NASA KSC ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide
    ... The following is the Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide. ... HAM frequencies for listening to and watching NASA ... http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/view/view_shuttle.html (NASA KSC ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide
    ... The following is the Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide. ... HAM frequencies for listening to and watching NASA ... http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/view/view_shuttle.html (NASA KSC ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)