Space X - Falcon 9 replacing Delta 2, Culled from MSL discussions |
Space X - Falcon 9 replacing Delta 2, Culled from MSL discussions |
Sep 23 2007, 02:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 220 Joined: 13-October 05 Member No.: 528 |
In general I consider Ave Week to be a more reliable media source than CNN or FOX, but I see your point.
And the whole issue of launch price inflation is a scary one right now, with the cancellation of the Delta II line. I don't recall where I read this, but apparently the fear is that the switch to ELVs will put the base cost of a launch at 120 million. I think Delta II was in the 70 million range. So right there, the rise of Discovery mission cap from 350 - 425 Million just got mostly swallowed by the launch vehicle. I have read that NASA is trying to figure out a way to mitigate that, but I don't know that they've come up with anything practical. |
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Sep 24 2007, 10:52 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I don't think anyone was suggesting MSL go on an F9 (MSL is already designed to fly on an Atlas V) - the F9 was mentioned as a possible replacement in the future for missions that would otherwise have flown on a Delta II.
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