I'm not "deriding" it. I'm pointing out that it is not a model for how
to reduce the cost of access to space.
On 2018-02-13 23:39, Uwe Klein wrote:
Am 13.02.2018 um 23:03 schrieb Rand Simberg:
It was successful at beating the Soviets to the moon. It was an utter
failure in terms of making space affordable and accessible, as was the
Shuttle, as would be any government program.
Two objectives.
A: get a grip on the uniformed mad men that think nuclear war is winnable.
B: sidetrack mil expenditure with "Science" expenditure.
C: select a "sporty competition" project for A and B --> D
D: Reach the moon with a maned spacecraft and return before 1970.
NOT:
make space accessible and affordable.
nobody thought that far.
You cannot deride somehting for not achieving
something that was not targeted.
A and B where achieved for a while.
completely rolled back today.
Uwe