SRBseparama - 15/9/2005 9:37 PMSo does this mean all the Naysayers about NASA's actual intention to go back to the moon are wrong?
Stardust9906 - 15/9/2005 6:21 PMAny word on the second stage for the SRB launcher? Is it going to use the J2 or some other engine?
Chris Bergin - 15/9/2005 5:25 PMOk. Some summary points:CEV now 2011...not 2014. One year downtime between STS and CEV. (Guess the Russians were right about the reduction of the timeline between STS and CEV...ages ago).NASA to spend $7 billion a year from 2011...rising year on year to $15 billion by 2018.Why a load of cash going to the Russians?
kraisee - 16/9/2005 12:57 AM1) The Shuttle schedule is being scaled down to about 13 more flights from now to 2010. That means lots of elements of the ISS will simply never fly on STS. Proton's are the absolute cheapest alternative launch vehicle anywhere for putting 10-20 tons of stuff 'up there'. Perhaps NASA is paying for the launch of some of the stuff it has committed to, just doing it the cheapest way it can find. Sensible IMHO.-Ross.