Talk:Exploration Systems Architecture Study

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[edit] Lunar Mission Profile

The article reads: "The EDS will brake the complex into lunar orbit". I believe that, according to the selected profile, lunar orbit insertion is performed by the CEV instead. Balix 00:29, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Actually I believe the descent engine of the LSAM (lunar surface access module) will facilitate lunar orbit insertion. Subzero788 06:13, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, the current baseline is for the LSAM descent stage to perform the lunar orbit insertion burn.

[edit] J-2 heritage, lack thereof

The article makes an unsupported claim in the cost subsection that the J-2X engine is inexpensive to develop because it is derived from the Apollo J-2. This is propaganda straight out of Marshall, it's as 'Apollo Derived' as an RD-170. The engine is of a completely new design, no original tooling exists.

[edit] References

The main reference for the article from http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/ is broken. There are multiple instances of this ref that have been commented out. Replacing these is a project to work on. E_dog95 ^Hi 10:37, 26 March 2008 (UTC)