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- From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
- Subject: Re: Stupid Shut Cost arguements (was Re: Terminal Velocity
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.011935.11588@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <1993Jan4.201501.18537@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <1993Jan5.003325.26043@iti.org> <ewright.726265944@convex.convex.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 01:19:35 GMT
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- In article <ewright.726265944@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes:
-
- >>We could fly Soyuz on an Atlas or Titan.
-
- >Why? If we're buying Soyuz spacecraft from the Russians,
- >it would make a lot more sense to buy the boosters also
- >and skip the integration problem.
-
- Because I want the US to form a spacefaring civilization. Making some use
- of foreign technology so we can get out from under a dead end system seems
- a great idea to me.
-
- >>We could build a small station with room and power equal to Shuttle. We
- >>could dock the two and get far more work done for far less money.
-
- >Who is "we?" If you mean NASA, I don't think so.
-
- Agreed. I was thinking of SSI's ISF. That way the taxpayers aren't
- stuck if it fails and the builders will have a real incentive to actually
- do the job.
-
- >However, we haven't man-rated the Atlas or Titan since the 60's.
-
- No need. Man rating doesn't add anything to the safety of the
- launcher. All it does is add costs and I see no point in doing it.
-
- >The current assembly lines for those vehicles are pretty much
- >booked already.
-
- Not so. Both have plenty of un-used capacity.
-
- Allen
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