Author Topic: Just to get some good discussion going... (Read 2528 times)

GF3 · « **on:** 03/15/2007 02:52 pm »

The COTS Enigma

The Kistler K1 orbital vehicle spacecraft.
by Jeffrey F. Bell
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jan 16, 2007

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/The_COTS_Enigma_999.html

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NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program has been widely hailed by the alt.space community as a breakthrough in US launch policy, but the numbers just don't add up. This project will be too late and too little to make a significant contribution to closing the post-Shuttle ISS supply gap - except perhaps as a slush fund to cover cost overruns in Orion/Ares.

Have you all read this article???

I know its kinda old but because of some things I am working on here I have come across it again.... There just seems to be way to many assumptions made in this article... jezzzz I mean it just has so many factual errors that are mistakes because of his assumptions...

I figured this may be a good start to a discussion... Either about your ideas on COTS or your reflections to this article....

DaveS · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/15/2007 03:01 pm »

I wouldn't read a Jeff Bell article even if I was paid to do it! He usually gets his facts all wrong and creates alternative reality from them.

JonSBerndt · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/15/2007 03:27 pm »

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DaveS - 15/3/2007 11:01 AM

I wouldn't read a Jeff Bell article even if I was paid to do it! He usually gets his facts all wrong and creates alternative reality from them.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Jon

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James (Lockheed) · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/15/2007 03:36 pm »

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DaveS - 15/3/2007 11:01 AM

I wouldn't read a Jeff Bell article even if I was paid to do it! He usually gets his facts all wrong and creates alternative reality from them.

Agreed here too. I don't think it's a good idea to link up garbage for the purpose of discussion. This site is above that.

I vote for this thread to be deleted.

GF3 · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/15/2007 04:47 pm »

I agree with you guys completly... I just hate how some people read an article and say "well this has to be 100% true and fact because it is in the media"

JonSBerndt · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/15/2007 05:41 pm »

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GF3 - 15/3/2007 10:52 AM

The COTS Enigma

The Kistler K1 orbital vehicle spacecraft.
by Jeffrey F. Bell
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jan 16, 2007

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/The_COTS_Enigma_999.html

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NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program has been widely hailed by the alt.space community as a breakthrough in US launch policy, but the numbers just don't add up. This project will be too late and too little to make a significant contribution to closing the post-Shuttle ISS supply gap - except perhaps as a slush fund to cover cost overruns in Orion/Ares.

I think that the two COTS players have said that this will speed things up. COTS was never meant to create something from nothing. It would have been nicer to have such a program (COTS) earlier, but better to have it at this time than not at all. I feel it's a wise and proper investment.

Call me naive if you must, but I'm optimistic on this one.

Jon