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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (679494)	4/14/2005 7:00:33 PM
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Ahem... Status of the Scorpius Low Cost Launch Services Program* †James R. Wertz, Matthew Biggs,Robert E. Conger, Edward L. Keith, Microcosm, Inc. 2377 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 350, Torrance, CA 90501(310) 320-0555, microcosm@smad.com*Copyright 1997, Microcosm, Inc.†Work on the Scorpius program is funded by the US Air Force, Air Material Command, Phillips Laboratory; NASAMarshall Space Flight Center; and Microcosm internal R&D.AbstractScorpius is a Microcosm program to develop an entirely new launch vehicle family with the objective of reducing total launch cost by a factor of 10... The biggest need of our space program is a follow-on replacement for the outmoded shuttle fleet. Reducing the cost of lift-to-orbit by a factor of 10 to 1 should be our most important immediate space goal.