I saw an ATK spokesperson explain that the shuttle had a 1 in 100 projected failure rate, this system has 1 in 1,000. Seems a more reliable system. I do hope Utah's ATK wins the bid, they seem to have a very good record.
That USA manned flight will continue seems certain, even if ATK does not win bid. That would be nice, indeed. Of course, the top stage would be French, and
this is just a proposal. Let's keep hoping this comes true! -- Joe
--- On Wed, 2/9/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] The demise of manned space flight? To: Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 1:56 PM Hi All,
Perhaps the demise of American manned space flights has been exaggerated.
http://atk.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=118&item=1057
Erik
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