Then I would agree with you. I never said that I thought any of that, I personally would prefer an EELV derived HLV to a completely new design. My post was about whether or not Obama's plan intends to land us on Mars.
Like the fact that he assumes he has the credibility to make these remarks. He has not sufficently demonstrated the viability of his LV's yet IMO. That he appears to assume that he is a serious player at this point is the arrogant part. Not until f9 has a few flights under its built would I have made ANY statement (let alone his statement) if I was in his position.
Quote from: gladiator1332 on 04/16/2010 05:57 pmYeah that sounds like the best thing to say before the most powerful man in the world shows up to check out your vehicle. Speaking of which... Originally, Obama was supposed to visit the Atlas pad If I'm not mistaken. I wonder why the late change of plan. No doubt this will cement the erroneous notion of "commercial = SpaceX" in many people's minds so maybe it wasn't such a good idea in that regard.
Yeah that sounds like the best thing to say before the most powerful man in the world shows up to check out your vehicle.