tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post3471150623424843079..comments2024-03-21T08:00:48.696-07:00Comments on No Shortage of Dreams: One Space Shuttle, Two Cargo Volumes: Martin Marietta's Aft Cargo Carrier (1982)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-11165244538021221542015-12-04T19:01:00.275-07:002015-12-04T19:01:00.275-07:00There was also a proposal for a forward cargo carr...There was also a proposal for a forward cargo carrier in the intertank section.<br /><br />One of the suggestions when it came time to retire the orbiters was rather than turning them into lawn ornaments, convert to the old Convair - ETCO wingless orbiter, add an ACC and you end up with 4 turnkey 150 ton man capable platforms. Sell them and operate them commercially. Cheers -agimarchttp://www.interestingitems.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-53441836203551176822015-11-10T07:03:28.502-07:002015-11-10T07:03:28.502-07:00Maybe someone with SLS is reading and we'll se...Maybe someone with SLS is reading and we'll see that in a few years! :-)<br /><br />dsfpDavid S. F. Portreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818906581595028816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-87171822282083552372015-11-07T10:58:02.784-07:002015-11-07T10:58:02.784-07:00SLS looks to be stage and a half, like Shuttle. I ...SLS looks to be stage and a half, like Shuttle. I wonder if you could put the whole core up there--ATLAS/SCORE style--with only a very small payload up topAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-59337037857720223122015-11-03T15:09:13.257-07:002015-11-03T15:09:13.257-07:00Not sure I'd want anything as volatile as a Ce...Not sure I'd want anything as volatile as a Centaur stage tucked in there between the SSMEs and the SRBs, though I like this concept, too. <br /><br />dsfpDavid S. F. Portreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818906581595028816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-86508310547912209732015-11-03T11:20:52.128-07:002015-11-03T11:20:52.128-07:00I like this concept - it makes a lot of sense and ...I like this concept - it makes a lot of sense and makes the shuttle slightly more interesting. The shuttle had a lot of trouble with the Centaur G' because it was in the orbiter payload bay.. The ACC would have solved a lot of issues with the Centaur. <br />An even more interesting concept is the combination of the ACC with an OTV - with the OTV refueled from the external tank. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com