[FPSPACE] Ares 1/ Ares 5 or Direct?

[E.P. Grondine]

As Griffin was heading out the door, he appealed to the "manned Mars enthusiasts" for support of Ares 1/ Ares 5, which argument was nearly disposed of here:

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=11586.0

I don't mean to harp on this, but the US space program is at a critical juncture, one at least as critical as the Korolev/Glushko fuel dispute.  

In my opinion, if Ares 1 continues, it will be a disaster on the order of the N-1 fiasco. 

I don't want to  loose the shuttle technologies and skilled work force.

E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in the Americas, and
A History of Cosmonautics, vol 1-4, and
Amazing Stories - a guide inside the fringe








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