Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!ucsd!ucbvax!ITI.ORG!aws From: aws@ITI.ORG ("Allen W. Sherzer") Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: LLNL Astronaut Delivery (was Re: You Can't Expect a Space Station) Message-ID: <9011051658.AA20403@iti.org> Date: 5 Nov 90 16:58:42 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow Lines: 24 In article : >On the other hand, Charles Radley does raise an important point here. >How *is* LLNL planning to get astronauts up to the station? Put a capsule on a Delta. >Are they planning to use the shuttle or develop their own spacecraft? They plan to develop their own. For $200M they could buy a ACRV or a Soyuz for $50M. We have built lots of capsules in the last 30 years so I don't think it needs to be that expensive. >It >probably wouldn't be too risky to rely on the shuttle for one or two >launches, where it really *is* useful (i.e. launching astronauts). Not too risky, but far too expensive. Allen -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Allen W. Sherzer| I had a guaranteed military sale with ED-209. Renovation | | aws@iti.org | programs, spare parts for 25 years. Who cares if it | | | works or not? - Dick Jones, VP OCP Security Concepts |