On 9/21/05, Mike Hord <mike.hord@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > NASA chose the shuttle-derived option for its launch system due to it=
s
> > > superior safety, cost and its availability.
> >
> > Ha! I have heard that before... Cost and availability? Maybe... Superio=
r
> > Safety? Never!
>
> Safety for the CEV WILL BE BETTER than the shuttle. Period.
>
> Reasons:
> 1. The "bugs" in the shuttle have been worked out, and the
> same technology (SSME, SRB, external tank) will be applied
> to the CEV.



Isn't the shuttle's technology a little outdated by todays standards though=
?
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