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"In general, Russian rockets are closer to the BDB concept than their US counterparts."
This sounds negative. The modern Russian Soyuz system is (statistically seen) the most secure and reliable system for launching humans into space.
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See http://www.optipoint.com/far/ for some possible related discussion. 58.143.236.225 12:21, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
While the manufacturing and procurement cost is addressed here, one simple fact seems to be neglected: there is a price to be paid for the "big, dumb, rugged" approach: performance, and operating cost. A heavier, less "smartly" designed rocket (such as the Russians are doing) will consume (waste) more fuel to launch a certain amount of payload (or else less payload with a given rocket size.) Add to that, that such vehicles are 100% expendable, so all this fuel and metal (or whatever material) are thrown away; how does this all fit in with the current "green" trend? This needs to be reflected in the article. JustinTime55 ( talk) 19:28, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
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"In general, Russian rockets are closer to the BDB concept than their US counterparts."
This sounds negative. The modern Russian Soyuz system is (statistically seen) the most secure and reliable system for launching humans into space.
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unsigned comment added by
80.141.105.116 (
talk •
contribs) 20:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
See http://www.optipoint.com/far/ for some possible related discussion. 58.143.236.225 12:21, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
While the manufacturing and procurement cost is addressed here, one simple fact seems to be neglected: there is a price to be paid for the "big, dumb, rugged" approach: performance, and operating cost. A heavier, less "smartly" designed rocket (such as the Russians are doing) will consume (waste) more fuel to launch a certain amount of payload (or else less payload with a given rocket size.) Add to that, that such vehicles are 100% expendable, so all this fuel and metal (or whatever material) are thrown away; how does this all fit in with the current "green" trend? This needs to be reflected in the article. JustinTime55 ( talk) 19:28, 7 July 2011 (UTC)