Comments on: Discussion of Dr. Griffin’s STA Comments on ESAS http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/01/discussion-of-dr-griffins-sta-comments-on-esas/ Random Musings from the Warped Minds of Jonathan Goff, Ken Murphy, John Hare, and Kirk Sorensen Sat, 05 May 2012 20:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: B.C. http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/01/discussion-of-dr-griffins-sta-comments-on-esas/comment-page-1/#comment-2647 B.C. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:35:00 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/?p=462#comment-2647 Thanks for this post! I found it informative and helpful. Thanks for this post! I found it informative and helpful.

]]> By: gravity loss http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/01/discussion-of-dr-griffins-sta-comments-on-esas/comment-page-1/#comment-2642 gravity loss Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:27:00 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/?p=462#comment-2642 Of course by then, Seer, the architecture should be very different, much more geared towards operability, reusability, ISRU and space infrastructure.<br/>Much longer view. Of course by then, Seer, the architecture should be very different, much more geared towards operability, reusability, ISRU and space infrastructure.
Much longer view.

]]> By: Anonymous http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/01/discussion-of-dr-griffins-sta-comments-on-esas/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 Anonymous Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:44:00 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/?p=462#comment-2641 Jon, what if the President had said the policy goals of the VSE were to settle Mars, build O'Neill cylinders at L5 and prepare for an alien invasion from Alpha Centuri, but - and here's the catch - he said that they still had to finish the ISS, retire the Shuttle, build a CEV, and land on the moon by 2020, all on the budget NASA was given.<br/> Would you still be so critical of Griffin?<br/><br/><br/>Seer Jon, what if the President had said the policy goals of the VSE were to settle Mars, build O’Neill cylinders at L5 and prepare for an alien invasion from Alpha Centuri, but – and here’s the catch – he said that they still had to finish the ISS, retire the Shuttle, build a CEV, and land on the moon by 2020, all on the budget NASA was given.
Would you still be so critical of Griffin?

Seer

]]> By: Anonymous http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/01/discussion-of-dr-griffins-sta-comments-on-esas/comment-page-1/#comment-2639 Anonymous Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:46:00 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/?p=462#comment-2639 On top of all that, hydrogen is not the only propellant used in deep space propulsion. which kinds of renders the entire reasoning null and void. On top of all that, hydrogen is not the only propellant used in deep space propulsion. which kinds of renders the entire reasoning null and void.

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