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That's a good one! And possibly the only way it will get to orbit!
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Their "ride to orbit" isn't the issue. |
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Yes, the Atlas V is a pretty steady performer for the test flights, but the SLS may or may not ever get off the ground. If it does, it may end up like the Buran, one-n-done.
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SLS will fly at least once. I predict early 2022. Sadly, it will likely fly before the OFT-2 test takes place. |
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Boeing has become a bad joke. First all those problems with their airliners and now the "safe bet" for the commercial crew development program can't get off the ground over a year after SpaceX did...
It's a d@mn shame that Boeing got the contract instead of Dreamchaser... at least that was a winged crew taxi. Starliner is just a cheap copy of Orion with the land-landing capability still in it, and they STILL can't make it fly! What a complete and utter JOKE! As for SLS, well it's just a stark reminder of what happens when you let partisan politics and "vested interests" override realistic mission needs and engineering to design space vehicles and run space programs. It's a VERY EXPENSIVE JOKE that will be obsolete before it ever gets off the ground, or shortly thereafter... OL J R
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