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- From: BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Stupid Shut Cost arguements (was Re: Terminal Velocity
- Message-ID: <72958@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 17:51:03 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <72526@cup.portal.com> <1992Dec29.190820.1850@iti.org>
- <1993Jan4.154842.13841@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
- <1993Jan4.180947.20495@iti.org>
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- >In article <1993Jan4.154842.13841@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> rbw3q@rayleigh.mec
- h
- >.Virginia.EDU (Brad Whitehurst) writes:
- >
- >> If men are part of the payload, the Shuttle is (currently) the
- >>only way to fly!
- >
- >I think if you consult the Russians they can show you the error in
- >this statement.
- >
- >BTW, the team evaluating Soyuz has finished its work. They concluded that
- >there is no reason Soyuz couldn't be used as ACRV. It should also be
- >possible to use Soyuz on an Atlas or Titan for US manned space.
- >
- > Allen
-
- Excellent news about Soyuz ACRV, but even considering Shuttle
- launch costs, it seems cheaper to launch by Shuttle or Russian
- booster instead of Titan or Atlas. Neither is man-rated, and
- neither has existing facilities for manned launches. Atlas-Centaur
- has never been man-rated, and after Challenger, it would be
- difficult to man-rate the Titan SRMs. Let's send the two Soyuz up
- on one Shuttle if we decide to not let the Russians deliver.
-
- If it is your contention to replace Shuttle with Atlas-Soyuz, that's
- another matter. I think it would cost too much to reconstruct Atlas
- manned launch facilities for just two or three launches per year,
- and I think manned Titan III/IV is now a pipedream.
-
- -Brian
-
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