— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 29, 2026...used missiles (Redstone, Titan) for just this reason. That gave them time to develop the Saturn 1B and Saturn V.
I’m just saying, we’ve known how to do this for 60+ years. Why did we decide to farm it out to private enterprise?
Well, Redstone and Titan were built by private enterprise, too (Chrysler and Martin). So is the dark horse SLS (various contractors), which thus far has not blown up.
ReplyDeleteThe problem as I see it is that SpaceX's plans for moon missions are Rube Goldberg bullshit, and they put the cart before the horse on the reusability aspect. Blue Origin has been doing slow and steady development, but that appears to mean they don't have as much operational experience. Oddly enough, both companies have lost vehicles during static fire tests, which...well, space is hard, even on the ground (as Apollo One illustrates).