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2014-05-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-05-22 03:57|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Remember the last time a couple of really big autocratic socialists signed a pact?

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-05-22 08:49|| 2014-05-22 08:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Bloomberg reports that it will take the US six years to build replacement capacity.

Bloomberg is overlooking the SpaceX Falcon 9 which is flying today. Payload to low earth orbit 13,150kg (28,991 lb) and to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) 4,850kg (10,692 lb).

The Falcon Heavy (first launch in 2015) has a payloasd of:
LEO-53,000kg (116,845 lb)
GTO-21,200kg (46,738 lb)

The existing Atlas V Heavy with RD-180 Russian engines has 29,400 kg (64,816 lb) payload to Low Earth Orbit.

The existing Delta IV Heavy has 27,569 kg (net with 1221 kg payload attach fitting) payload to LEO.

It might take Boeing and Lockheed-Martin six years to produce the Atlas Phase 2 but SpaceX is here now.

Posted by Squinty 2014-05-22 10:05|| 2014-05-22 10:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Squinty: there is no such thing as an Atlas V heavy. The highest LEO payload that actually available models can carry is about 18000 kg.

It would be a lot more cost effective to just ramp up the production of Delta IV, which would probably lower the cost.

Lockheed said they were going to build a Atlas V heavy, just like they said that the RD-180 wasn't a risk. Guess what, they were lying both times. And Midnight Basketball for Russia has been a complete waste of time and money.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-22 14:44|| 2014-05-22 14:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Rocket science on the Burg. Who says the waterfront is not well covered here ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-05-22 14:51|| 2014-05-22 14:51|| Front Page Top

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