Liberty
3 minute, 48 second video from ATK of the Liberty booster, currently under development. Liberty is outwardly similar to the cancelled Ares 1, based on the 5-segment solid rocket booster developed for the Constellation program. An existing Ariane V upper stage eliminates the need for developing a new engine and upper stage. The crew capsule is based upon a lightweight composite version of Orion that was developed for NASA. (The heavy metal Orion design that was accepted had serious weight issues.) By using these components, ATK has been able to develop this system without any extra government investment, using an unfunded Space Act agreement with NASA. Liberty is true Private Space!
posted by L. Riofrio at 5:59 AM
2 Comments:
There is no "private space" outside of millionaires taking joyrides and cell phone satellites. That's how it's going to stay, the cost is just too much, space is deadly, it will remain the domain of government agencies and government contracts.
-Edward Richardson
Yes, I agree with Richard. There are no such things called "Private space".
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