Hello Andy . > We need to keep this open, because engineers DO and MUST differ. Even big > guys. Look, the USSR built its space program on solid-fuel boosters, the > USA did it on liquid fuel. The Soviets were first to launch a satellite, > and the USA first (only) to land on the moon. Does either make one right > and the other wrong? You are some wrong because ex-USSR build space rockets with liquid fuel boosters. And as i know USA made rockets with solid one . WBR Dmitry .