To: RightWhale
They could do even better if they had a mission requirement to lift so much. "If you build it they will come." Haven't we had a whole slate of little puny missions to Mars because we can't get enough throw-weight behind a bigger craft? Real soon the President is going to announce a return to the Moon with a permanent base. They will need a 100-ton lifter and more.
66 posted on
01/08/2004 4:17:16 PM PST by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: FreedomCalls
The Mars rockets aren't Saturn Vs, but they aren't all that small either. A manned Mars mission would take a lot more than one Saturn V.
71 posted on
01/08/2004 4:23:53 PM PST by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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