[Destro]

Links @ original editorial page.

[Young Rhino]

Why not use a Stargate instead?

[SubMareener]

I always wondered how the "single-stage-to-orbit" space ship could work, and I am happy to learn that it was only through a "math error." ;-)

Time to dust off the Naval Research Laboratory's sea-launched semi-expendable multi-stage-to-orbit design that was developed in the early '90s. As I recall, the estimate was that those rockets could put ten pounds in orbit for the current cost of putting one pound.

[Lazamataz]

We need to do things that are less exotic and more practical, like the Russians do.

[SunkenCiv]

The materials for SSTO are not there yet. These designs are not yet viable, particularly when unique components from subcontractors are sent off to the junkyard just before they're to be installed. And then can't be found at the junkyard when the "error" is discovered.

But then, the STS isn't viable, either, consuming as it does so much of NASA's budget. Since most STS missions are for the construction of the ISS (which consumes so much of NASA's budget), basically the ISS is eating up the space program, and accomplishes nothing.

[SunkenCiv]

bttt

[Caramel mou]

Hello!!!

Can you tell me where's the X-33 Today? was it scrapped after its cancellation in March 2001 ? or is it standing in lockheed plant, almost finished?
thank you very much for your answer