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Posted by WillD on Sat Apr 9 18:51:25 2011, in response to Re: Falcon Heavy will fly, posted by RockParkMan on Sat Apr 9 18:23:36 2011. As Mr. Musk has repeatedly noted, it is more than a little hypocritical that most Republican congressmen favor NASA's outdated and unreasonably expensive arsenal-based Spaceflight Center arrangement and the massive funding they require, while claiming to be pro-Business and anti-government. I guess as with everything the Republicans do, there's a big asterisk next to their support for business. Some of the Utah and Alabama congressional delegations are downright hostile to SpaceX, despite SpaceX being the only real corporation attempting orbital spaceflight right now.Given just how badly NASA is dragging its feet on downsizing the unwieldy Ares into the more modest requirements of the Space Launch System I'm ready to say 'Screw it' and join the argument against NASA providing its own launch services. We could provide federal funding for ULA's Advanced Centaur and Atlas V Phase II modifications while also providing SpaceX with some funding for their Falcon X concept, and likely still save money relative to NASA's hideously overpriced figures for a 70 to 130 ton (or tonne, the law isn't very clear) Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicle. I really liked the Jupiter when it was a sensible alternative to the monster Marshall Spaceflight Center turned the Ares into, but it now seems that no matter what NASA's course they'll be unable to get over the Freudian obsession with unaffordable rockets. At the very least, SpaceX having flying Falcon 9s has made for better Youtube videos: |
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