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To: combjelly who wrote (244287)	7/31/2005 12:38:09 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577194

What's Project Orion?

To: combjelly who wrote (244287)	7/31/2005 4:33:45 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1577194

"I don't know what the solution is... " What is needed is a leader who makes a Kennedy-like commitment to doing something. Now I personally would like to see a commitment to doing a Project Orion. Now that would grip people's imagination, imagine putting thousands of tons into orbit at one go. With that type of tonnage, we could open the whole solar system. Ok, the nuclear aspect would upset people, but it would fire imaginations and breathe life into NASA. Something better happen and soon. A couple of pieces of foam fell from the shuttle this last launch and they are talking scuttling flights for another two years. Meanwhile, everyone else is catching up and surpassing us in terms of putting commercial payloads into space. The French Arianne rocket has met with considerable acclaim. There are not many direct big revenue generators associated with going into space..........putting a satellite into orbit is on a very short list and we are losing our advantage in that area. ted