tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483732221672475337.post6425033408013945530..comments2024-01-06T17:59:10.908-05:00Comments on Vision Restoration: Flexible Path to the MoonRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508338717987649684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483732221672475337.post-156481369306903562010-01-24T14:35:15.422-05:002010-01-24T14:35:15.422-05:00You seem to be missing the political point of NASA...You seem to be missing the political point of NASA programs. NASA isn't paid in $ its paid in congressional votes, and by lowering costs significantly, you lower the political value of the program significantly - which makes it harder, not easier, to get funded by Congress. This is why NASA always had to bundle programs up into "BattleStar Galactica" class.<br /><br />Granted, Ares/Orion/Altair is a little to ridiculously overpriced (Ares-1/Orion at 100 times the cost of Falcon/Dragon? Program cost at least twice that of the space race), but with a dem congress looking for ways to cut costs, adn a expensive Bush era program that can't be justified, the real option is just shut it all down. With no public support for the return to the moon, or NASA really, or public outcry against the US shutting down US maned launch capacity for most of a decade; whats the downside for them?Kelly Starksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483732221672475337.post-56511381174577551362010-01-23T16:18:53.207-05:002010-01-23T16:18:53.207-05:00.
while, THIS is the TRUE story of "Direct&q....<br /><br />while, THIS is the TRUE story of "Direct"...<br /><br />http://www.ghostnasa.com/posts/033directstruestory.html<br /><br />.Gaetano Maranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500435490402119385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483732221672475337.post-57130917277544075552010-01-23T16:17:07.392-05:002010-01-23T16:17:07.392-05:00.
so, it seems, the final NASA choice could be MY....<br /><br />so, it seems, the final NASA choice could be MY concept of shuttle-derived FAST-SLV (that, NOW, someone calls Direct 3.0 or Ares-5 Lite...) published (on my website and everywhere on the web) in May 12, 2006<br /><br />http://www.gaetanomarano.it/articles/005_SLVnow.html<br /><br />.Gaetano Maranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500435490402119385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483732221672475337.post-54320599319352643812010-01-21T10:40:52.975-05:002010-01-21T10:40:52.975-05:00Ray,
Your proposed implementation of Flexible Pat...Ray,<br /><br />Your proposed implementation of Flexible Path is logical and well considered. I would only add that in your phase 1, the robotic missions should focus primarily on resource prospecting, characterization and extraction demos. A principal goal is to begin ISRU propellant production as soon as possible, to supply the fuel depots you envision.<br /><br />I also agree that by doing this, we develop routine access to all cislunar space, which adds important national security and economic dimensions to the human spaceflight program.<br /><br />Much as all this makes sense, I frankly do not think NASA will ever implement it. They only think in terms of the Apollo paradigm -- big rockets and big budgets.Paul Spudishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050063532162839939noreply@blogger.com