[FPSPACE] "Proprietary" (or, the jury is still out)

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David

> Concerning technical issues that Energia resolved 40 years ago on Zond, 
> such as the heat shield or the thermal control system, I am somewhat 
> surprised that these would be listed again as show-stoppers for a future 
> flight.

Yes, I kind of figured you were surprised. Zond technology isn't terribly 
relevant to the issues I raised. You aren't proposing to dig a Zond out of one of 
the museums, are you?

As I mentioned yesterday, I wouldn't compare this too much to Zond. That 
program didn't go so well. Lots of dead turtles, and never manned because it was 
too risky.

There are no show-stoppers for this mission. There might be for flying the 
space tourists, but that's not the main focus anyway.

David

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