Total Members Voted: 245
Voting closed: 10/30/2017 05:15 pm
I think SLS will be operational in 6 years - and then be canceled before ten years is out. How many SSMEs are available - I forget, but not many.
Hmm.Currently in the pol:Only 14% BFR will not be operational in 10 years.But 57% that SLS will not be operational in 10 years.A little reading between the lines. Is that more faith in commercial to build a 100+mt monster rocket and successfully operate it than for the US government to do so.
So I was looking for some thread to ask this, and this thread is the closest one I could find.What size of Bigelow module could BFR carry, based on its lift capacity to LEO?Bigelow bases their module sizes on the carrying capacities of available launch vehicles. Their largest module, the BA2100 (with a volume of 2100m^3) is sized for the maximum lift capacity of the SLS to LEO.But with BFR looming as a possible space truck or general purpose heavy lifter, what size of hab module could Bigelow potentially create to match the lift capacity of BFR to LEO?
I think NASA programs will switch to using the BFR on cost grounds.