[FPSPACE] A very interesting story

[E.P. Grondine]

Hi Charlie - 

Couldn't have said it better myself. (Well actually I could have, 
by fixing a few of the typos and grammatical errors, or at least I 
could have before my stroke.)

It's good to know that others are as steamed about this disaster 
in the making as I am. It's good to know you're not alone. About the 
only thing left for the old timers to do is to scream as loudly and 
as publicly as possible about this dog.

The Direct team has come up with the what looks to me to be a pretty 
good design and way out of this mess. I assume you have examined their 
work?

E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in the Americas

"Tell me about it and that is why I said what I did and further As much as I
personally respect the inline design concepts presented by the old late Dr.
von Braun's team we must ask ourselves how much longer must out astronauts
endure these solid motors political payoff design bureau imposed design and
get killed for it in the name of politics before we learn that this is not
the way to go. No self respecting spacefarer devoting most of their lives
careers to the space program projects would in their right mind place
themselves on that mad dog Ares-1 pencil hammer head booster design. I do
not think this incoming administration wants the responsibility for this
suicide design. To quote several of the von Braun American team members in
relation to the present Ares-1 design "Not on my watch". I think that says
it all for the still surviving American team taught by the Dr. von Braun
team. I do not think that the solid motor providers are the only game in
town. Fine give them a new development contract from the Air force rapid
response military space booster for it requirements but get the solid motors
out of the human spaceflight program period." 

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