It certainly looks like we are going back to basics with the new Constellation launch system. VentureStar project got canceled, as well as some other bold projects. Areas I seems to duplicate Delta Heavy in many ways. The system is cheaper than Space Shuttles for sure, but it also makes me wonder whether we moved an inch since the days of Apollo missions... some 40 years ago.
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