[AR] Re: Alternative propulsion was: Flying to Orbit with Hydrogen?

  • From: Rand Simberg <simberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:27:21 -0800

a) He was ideologically suspect (via Teller) and therefore:
b) He ultimately had little influence.

On 2019-12-26 16:19, Anthony Cesaroni wrote:

Why not?

Anthony J. Cesaroni
President/CEO
Cesaroni Technology/Cesaroni Aerospace
http://www.cesaronitech.com/
(941) 360-3100 x101 Sarasota
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-----Original Message-----
From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf
Of Rand Simberg
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 6:58 PM
To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AR] Re: Alternative propulsion was: Flying to Orbit with Hydrogen?

Definitely not Oppie.

On 2019-12-26 15:54, Anthony Cesaroni wrote:
BTW Henry, if it was possible, who would be your single choice for a
one on one discussion on the topic? Groves, Oppenheimer or Teller?

Anthony J. Cesaroni
President/CEO
Cesaroni Technology/Cesaroni Aerospace http://www.cesaronitech.com/
(941) 360-3100 x101 Sarasota
(905) 887-2370 x222 Toronto

-----Original Message-----
From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Henry Spencer
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 6:09 PM
To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AR] Re: Alternative propulsion was: Flying to Orbit with
Hydrogen?

On Wed, 25 Dec 2019, Anthony Cesaroni wrote:
Henry,
Fission has always be a government controlled and funded energy
source.
It's current limitations and lack of real progress are self-imposed.
It's broken and can't be fixed in this regard. Blame Leslie Groves
and his successors.

I maybe 75% agree.  My reservations are because, I'd say, given the
other applications of the technology, a certain amount of government
control really was inevitable even if the early history had been
different.
This
applies especially strongly to space applications, which have a
tendency to want (near-)bomb-grade fission fuels.

Henry

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