tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809438035746342262.post4065477806777152081..comments2023-10-27T19:34:05.946-07:00Comments on NEW PAPYRUS: How Should Congress Respond to Obama's Manned Spaceflight Budget?Marcel F. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16245086958213100840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809438035746342262.post-90073698318611968542010-04-29T08:01:00.448-07:002010-04-29T08:01:00.448-07:00Hopefully the angle of ascent helps.
Norman Copel...Hopefully the angle of ascent helps.<br /><br />Norman Copeland.<br /><br />www.spacetravel21stcentury.blogspot.com/Norman Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110739266541015798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809438035746342262.post-56145997918804092582010-04-23T22:59:48.283-07:002010-04-23T22:59:48.283-07:00I'm strongly in favor of a directly shuttle de...I'm strongly in favor of a directly shuttle derived inline heavy lift vehicle, if there is money for it and if its immediately funded. The NLS-2 is sort of a back door way to get to eventually get to an inline heavy lift vehicle. <br /><br />But once we build it, we have to use it and use it frequently.Marcel F. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245086958213100840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809438035746342262.post-20888591222206268142010-04-23T21:54:16.966-07:002010-04-23T21:54:16.966-07:00Marcel,
Sidemount is not the way to go. Every tr...Marcel,<br /><br />Sidemount is not the way to go. Every trade study has shown the sidemount inferior to the in-line configuration.<br /><br />Other than that, if the politicians and industry want to continue their current revenue and job streams, they better get their act together.<br /><br />The attitude that "I want nothing to change..." is likely to mean that everything changes, much to the chagrin of the intransigent players.Davehttp://nssphoenix.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809438035746342262.post-35249983125572269512010-04-20T13:36:48.361-07:002010-04-20T13:36:48.361-07:00For me... Whats important is that we see how many ...For me... Whats important is that we see how many Americans will fly to low earth orbit when America is not providing a space plane or orbital test vehicle [OTV], I totally agree with the President's decision and Marcel's summary, I beleive the President is attempting to flush out and gauge how many American's feel the need and urge to fly in and around low earth orbit as soon as possible.<br /><br />It would provide a significant indication as how responsive the American market would be at the intital stages.<br /><br />President Barack Obama is really simplifying the intelligence of the situation. No space vehicle for NASA astronaught's for a minimum of 5 years will promote the commercial stimulous.<br /><br />''Based purely on commercial business tender''.<br /><br />As an investor I certainly wouldn't purchase a fleet if the American market didn't show it's interest to fly orbital on the first opportunities.<br /><br />The president is totally correct.<br /><br />American money doesn't fly straight.<br /><br />If the Chinese suddenly introduce a plasma engine drive that has the capacity to fly to Alpha centuri in a month, the President will have predicted corectly in saving America's 'bolt' package moon colony money for more competative science.<br /><br />Jog on...<br /><br />Commercial space has low earth orbit and the moon...<br /><br />WHALLLUH!!!<br /><br />www.spacetravel21stcentury.blogspot.com/Norman Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110739266541015798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809438035746342262.post-87622173017084447792010-04-16T10:21:11.761-07:002010-04-16T10:21:11.761-07:00According to Shannon, the current shuttle program ...According to Shannon, the current shuttle program could be continued. There might be a slight gap because of the need to produce more external tanks. I heard one expert testify before Congress that the shuttle could be extended until the year 2020. <br /><br />Will this be expensive? Yes! At minimum its going to cost $2.5 billion a year, $25 billion over 10 years. Although, I think it will probably cost about $3 billion per year since I think an extended shuttle program will be fully used. <br /><br />But I accounted for those cost, in my article. And even if we had to replace one the shuttles with a new one, it would only cost about $1.7 billion.<br /><br />If we retired the Space Shuttle then instead of having about $3.6 billion a year to fund new development projects, we'd have $6.6 billion a year, $33 billion over 5 years. <br /><br />But I'd like to use the shuttle to deploy some of those inflatable Bigelow space stations since they don't cost very much. I'd place them in an orbit that we could later utilize as a way station for manned beyond LEO missions. <br /><br />I'd also like to use the Shuttles to test a centaur rocket for a translunar injection test to see if we can aerobreak a space craft back into Earth orbit from the Moon, perhaps using a hypercone. Centaur rockets could then be used to return humans safely from lunar orbit to Earth orbit utilizing a minimum amount a fuel. <br /><br />So we could use the Space Shuttle to start developing a beyond LEO infrastructure right now! <br /><br />But I wouldn't retire the shuttle until the NLS-2 booster and HL-20 type space plane was fully operational. <br /><br />Thanks for your comments!Marcel F. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245086958213100840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809438035746342262.post-48599743127543408072010-04-16T06:13:44.979-07:002010-04-16T06:13:44.979-07:00I do love your blog and most of your ideas, but th...I do love your blog and most of your ideas, but this post ignores a major problem.<br />Keeping the Shuttle flying for more than the scheduled 3 remaining flights and a possible 2 more in 2011 would mean another major rebuild. So no matter what you are looking at no US flights in 2012.<br />The rebuild would push funding for new vehicles out to 2013 as it would need some major funding.<br />Keeping the Shuttle running would push all your plans back by a few years.Darrell B. Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851443183217238218noreply@blogger.com