NASA's Ares Alternative: The Side-mount Shuttle
President Obama's Augustine Commission review of NASA's future space architecture and the alternatives was set up to be a debate between NASA's Ares 1 and Ares V concept vs. alternate scenarios...
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The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (the Augustine Commission) recently concluded that NASA's Constellation return to the Moon program is running $50 billion over the current budget...
View ArticleFunding NASA's Future
by Marcel F. WilliamsThe Augustine Commission testified before the Senate and the House of Representatives last week and were greeted with both praise and criticism by some of the legislators....
View ArticleFlexible Path, Golden Path (w / Space Eye-Candy)
The aptly-titled Augustine report, Seeking A Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of A Great Nation, has stirred up considerable debate within the space community and associated interests. Primarily, this...
View ArticleAres vs the Sidemount and the Augustine Commission
During Space Shuttle manager John Shannon'spresentation of the Side-mount Shuttle (SD-HLV) concept to the Augustine Committee, he showed the committee figures that indicated that a SD-HLV with an EDS...
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The Future of America's Space Program
by Marcel F. WilliamsThe US manned space program is the ultimate symbol of American progress and technological prominence. Unfortunately, the US is rapidly approaching a situation where Americans may...
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