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Space Forum / Space History / July 2008COTS... a Progress but not a Soyuz?
COTS seems to be moving toward a unmanned space cargo delivery system only: http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1179/1 Pat > COTS seems to be moving toward a unmanned space cargo delivery system > only: > http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1179/1 It's going to be hard to compel NASA upper management to spend money on what amounts to competition for Ares I/Orion. Jeff  SignatureA clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. -- Einstein On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:28:41 -0400, in a place far, far away, "Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: >> COTS seems to be moving toward a unmanned space cargo delivery system >> only: >> http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1179/1 > >It's going to be hard to compel NASA upper management to spend money on what >amounts to competition for Ares I/Orion. Only for LEO. Orion is supposed to be a lunar vehicle. > On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:28:41 -0400, in a place far, far away, "Jeff > Findley" <jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com> made the phosphor on my monitor [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Only for LEO. Orion is supposed to be a lunar vehicle. True, COTS D is only intended to deliver crew members to ISS. http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/166914main_FS_Orion508c.pdf According to the above, Orion is being designed to carry six crew members to ISS. This PR document also insists that Orion will be able to stay docked at ISS for up to six months and that Orion will have the ability to carry cargo to ISS on unpiloted missions (which would also compete with COTS C). Jeff SignatureA clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. -- Einstein |
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