Sure, there were hopes that Constellation's systems could later be adapted to support more ambitious goals. But Apollo had those hopes, too. It didn't work in 1970, and it wasn't going to work in 2020. Henry Spencer adaptambitiousapollo share on social
Historically, the U.S.'s big launchers fly seldom enough that their costs are dominated by annual upkeep of facilities and staff, not by the actual cost of each launch. The expensive part is maintaining the launch capability, not actually conducting launches. Henry Spencer actualannualbig share on social
Claiming that solid rockets are necessary for a heavy-lift launcher is obvious nonsense. Henry Spencer claimheavylauncher Change image and share on social
The demise of Constellation is not the death of a dream. It's just the end of an illusion. Henry Spencer constellationdeathdemise Change image and share on social
