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NUKE ROCKY44


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SpaceX no doubt will get better at fulfilling its contractual obligations as NASA transfers some of it's resources to commercial ventures launch operations. But at the same token I hope that there is a balanced approach to space development and participation for both public and private fund participation.

Small advice to SpaceX Falcon booster might be resolving the re-entry re-use concept of the its main stage booster if successful it would help it's marketing department.

SpaceX hoped to retrieve the Falcon 9 first stage and rented a space shuttle booster recovery ship that was standing by off the coast of Cape Canaveral. But Musk said the stage did not survive its fall back to Earth and that it was not recovered. He said telemetry will help company engineers design improvements in future vehicles that should improve the odds of retrieval.
"No one's ever recovered a liquid first stage intact," he said. "It's difficult to do."

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I agree with (champion of gov't participation in space) Senator Nelson; HLV is a key component and the senator needs to get more support in monitoring legislative process in this regard. 

U.S. lawmakers accused the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama of trying to undermine legislation directing NASA to develop a heavy-lift rocket while continuing work on a deep space capsule and said they intend to see to it that the law is followed.

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In the future and especailly with the development of robust nuclear space use the gov't needs to have shared financial, technical and legal particpation in space with commercial space.

"NASA Has New Authorization but Future Remains Uncertain" 

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I doubt the Falcon 9 rocket can be recovered intact. The reason for that is that the Falcon 9 has probably not been designed to endure the stresses experienced in returning to the surface. Given the type of propellants that it uses, it had to be designed with a very light weight structure in order to achieve orbit.


I also wonder what features have been designed into the Falcon 9 in order to facilitate intact recovery.  In addition to structural integrity, one has to address the issues of stability and to have parachutes and other features to prevent damage upon splashdown.



-- Edited by John on Friday 17th of December 2010 04:40:43 AM

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