/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10856126
>hmmm... well this is all well and good but i'm guessing with this in production their won't be anything left in the budget for our mars and Europa missions?
>Dammit bob, you don't need another rocket for those missions, you've got Delta IV Heavy, Proton-M, Atlas V and whatever new rocket ULA are gonna build
>You always need a backup and what i'm thinking is why don't we make this thing deliver cargo to mars and Europa
>But it's designed to deliver as far as the moon sir
>Sounds like a design flaw to me, we can just strap a few more engines on it and lots more fuel
>But then it will be even bigger..
>Whats the matter smith not elegant enough for you? All I know is we need a backup delivery vehicle, this has blueprints and it can be funded