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To: bobbdobbs

Just revive the Saturn V booster and strap six SRB motors around it.

Neither one have failed.

You would need 1 shot to put up a fully functional space station.


6 posted on 10/04/2005 12:06:49 PM PDT by Sundog (Cheers)
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To: Sundog

> Just revive the Saturn V booster

Massively impractical. Many of the materials used are *very* obsolete; most of the actual mechanisms used within it are simply nonexistant (many of the vendors have long since gone out of business); and the manufacturing tools and techniques are long gone. Plus, the F-1s are quite underwhelming in terms of performance, and would need to be completely re-developed. Easier to start from scratch or go with Shuttle derived.


11 posted on 10/04/2005 1:01:05 PM PDT by orionblamblam ("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
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