CFE - 7/5/2007 11:07 PMDid NASA ever consider switching Phoenix to Atlas V from Delta II? The agency seems to be promoting Atlas V for future Mars probes, but keeping Delta II makes the most sense because Phoenix was designed for Delta II launch loads.
CFE - 8/5/2007 6:07 AMDid NASA ever consider switching Phoenix to Atlas V from Delta II? The agency seems to be promoting Atlas V for future Mars probes, but keeping Delta II makes the most sense because Phoenix was designed for Delta II launch loads.
MKremer - 7/5/2007 11:33 PMThanks, Jim. Will Phoenix be at the Astrotech facilities, too?If so, they'll be plenty busy with both Dawn and Phoenix - two pretty big missions (with critical timelines) processing through at almost the same time.
CFE - 7/5/2007 12:07 AMDid NASA ever consider switching Phoenix to Atlas V from Delta II? The agency seems to be promoting Atlas V for future Mars probes, but keeping Delta II makes the most sense because Phoenix was designed for Delta II launch loads.
CFE - 8/5/2007 4:21 AMHow many Delta II's are left, and will more be built? I suppose that Atlas V is baselined for the 2009 Mars Science Lab mission, but there could still be debate as to which booster should be
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Jim - 8/5/2007 5:35 AMThee will be no " baselining of any booster". Each launch will be completed
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CFE - 8/5/2007 10:20 PM are designed to a set of loads that encompasses the loads for several launch vehicles. .
Jim - 9/5/2007 6:06 AMsince the last buy of 19 Delta II's, any mission larger than a small class has to be dual compatible with either EELV until selection
simonbp - 9/5/2007 2:17 PMQuoteJim - 9/5/2007 6:06 AMsince the last buy of 19 Delta II's, any mission larger than a small class has to be dual compatible with either EELV until selectionAre the loads larger on either Atlas or Delta IV, or just along different paths?Simon