Rutan: NASA's crew exploration vehicle doesn't make sense
Published: Fri May 5th, 2006Source: www.mercurynews.com
LOS ANGELES - Maverick aerospace designer Burt Rutan on Thursday criticized NASA's decision to use an Apollo-style capsule to return to the moon, saying it "doesn't make any sense" to build a new generation of space vehicles using old technology.The designer of SpaceShipOne said NASA's proposed crew exploration vehicle to replace the aging space shuttle fleet doesn't push the technical envelope needed to accomplish more complex future missions that might include manned flights to other planets and moons.
"I don't know what they're doing," said Rutan, referring to NASA. "It doesn't make any sense."
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