[AR] Re: Another check someone doesn't have to cut.
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 19:05:43 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 4 Mar 2020, Ben Brockert wrote:
Thanks. It's a bummer to not win, but an achievement to be the last
one standing.
Sorry to see that you guys swung and missed -- hope you get it into orbit
soon, with more to follow.
...Not there yet, but on track to be able to launch an orbital rocket
with five people on site and five people in the control room.
I'm really hoping you get a chance to show that off sometime soon. Proof
that it's feasible on a modest budget would be good news for everybody.
Which is honestly not that impressive when you look at how far Atlas got
to minimizing launch team when it was operational, but they spent $8B to
get there.
Thor was another example -- according to Max Hunter, launching one took
seven guys 15 minutes. But again, they spent boatloads of money making
that happen.
Henry
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