Briefs: Chartered Soyuz update; Tethered Armadillo

Rob Coppinger talks with Eric Anderson about the schedule for the dedicated Soyuz flight that Space Adventures would like to arrange for two private travelers to the ISS: Will the June 2011 deadline for a 2013 private Soyuz flight be met? - Hyperbola - July.1.09.
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I hope this is not because Russell did something bad to Mod or Pixel.

Posted 07/02/09 | 02:04:17 by TopSpacer | Filed under: NewSpace

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At this point, I think NASA should just pick an option and stick to it or 2020 will pass us by as we'll still be stuck in the powerpoint stage of development trying to find the best plan.

Posted by ZRV885 at 07/02/09 07:29:04

ZRV885: They did that. They picked Ares and are trying to stick with it. See where it got us?

Instead of picking one option, they should make sure that they always have _more_ than one option.

Like Atlas V and Delta IV, Falcon 9 and Taurus II, ...

The right way to do this is a depot architecture

Posted by anonymous at 07/02/09 14:22:52

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