On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 18:30:09 +0000, Ian Woollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>One thing that deserves mention, in light of the shock with which >>NASA's calm comments about being unable to inspect the TPS or repair >>it if they did find a problem with it have been received, is that an >>SSTO will have even less margin than Columbia did. >> >That's unclear, it depends on what form the reentry architecture takes. I was speaking generally. Generally, an SSTO design must be very aggressive about "adding lightness." That means less margin all around, and you get to choose where you allocate it, but not how much you have. TSTO looks better and better... Until you look at staging and abort scenarios... -R _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
