Hans.Moravec%CMU-RI-ROVER@sri-unix.UUCP (01/19/84)
a034 0146 19 Jan 84
PM-Washington Briefs,630
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole is
pledging to cut through government regulations that have restricted
commercial ventures into space.
''If we are to maintain America's competitive edge, we must begin
now to introduce America's industry to the possibilities of space,''
Mrs. Dole told an annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board
on Tuesday.
She said she is establishing a ''one-stop service'' at the
department for companies seeking government clearance for a commercial
space project. About a dozen firms have expressed interest in
launching cargo-bearing rockets, something that during 25 years of
space flights has been limited to the government.
---kevin@plx.UUCP (Kevin Carney) (05/02/85)
I met a man in my area named Bob Truax who thinks he has a demonstratibly better concept for putting cargo into orbit (better than the shuttle that is) because of two main design differences. 1. The propulsion system uses liquid fuel and is "pressure fed" (with remarkable low psi's) and the entire vehicle is recoverable (on the shuttle the main booster is not). 2. The craft has no wings. It is to be treated more like a ship than an aircraft. It will take off from water, land in water (with the aid of a parachute) and be towed to drydock for refurbishment. Does anybody know anything about this concept?? Do you think it can work?? (The man is not a flake, he has been involved in aerospace and rocketry for about 30 years. His list of awards and accomplishments look very impressive). This idea really intrigues me and I'd like to hear the ideas of some space nuts out there in netland. Kevin Carney @ Plexus Computers, San Jose, CA decvax!decwrl!sun!plx!kevin
@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC:mcgeer%ucbkim@Berkeley (05/03/85)
From: Rick McGeer <mcgeer%ucbkim@Berkeley> Wasn't Truax the guy who was going to put an astronaut up a few years back? Rick