In april a serie of three news articles were posted on SpaceNews, 1 2 3 all about Orbital ATK lobby to be able to offer ICBM surplus engine launch vehicles commercially.I couldn't find a topic on NSF where this was discussed, did I miss the topic, or did the NSFcommunity miss this news?I (as European) think it is an interesting subject for a discussion.What are the pro's ans cons for commercial launch vehicles that use ICBM surplus engines?What should be the price for these launch vehicles?Are these launch systems goeing to compete with Venture Class launchers?Where is DoD going to spend the money on it gets from the soled surplus ICBM's?Is Orbilal ATK the only launch provider, or do other companies also have the right to use these engines?Lots of things that can be discussed. I invite you to post your view on this.
The 2th article reafirms my view that surplus ICBM's are in another launch vehicle catagory then the Venture class.