Griffin Likes Idea of Shuttle Solid For CEV Launch

A human-rated launch vehicle based on a single space shuttle solid-fuel booster is "a very attractive proposition," says NASA's new administrator, Mike Griffin. Long pushed by booster-builder ATK Thiokol and others (AW&ST June 28, 2004, p. 26), the concept would need an upper stage to get the...

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