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Replacing Ares I Rocket With EELV Yields No Net Savings, Worsens No-Fly Gap By Two Years: Study

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Monday, June 22nd, 2009

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Augustine Says Committee Will Review Study, But It Is Just Another Piece Of Information A study shows that abandoning the Ares I rocket development program and replacing it with a modified military Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) rocket wouldn't ultimately save NASA any net funds, unless the United States isn't going to the moon, Mars and beyond. The Aerospace Corp. study shows development of the Ares V heavy lifter rocket would be predicated on development work already done in producing…

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Army

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