This question is easy: which current/historic (or even future) launch vehicle (family) is your favorite, and state your reasoning. Note that I have decided to exclude the Space Shuttle from the discussion, simply because I believe it should be put into another class in the kingdom of spaceflight. ![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So my vote goes to the.....
... Atlas V! The marriage of the brute force Russian kerosene engine technology with the best cutting-edge hydrogen upper stage engine of the world (the American RL-10), and with the flexible dial-a-rocket configuration and a mediocre price, what's not to like about it? Trailing behind are the Ariane 5, the Soyuz, the Delta II and the Zenit rockets.
GPS
So my vote goes to the.....
![av_juno_l1.jpg](http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/PhotoGallery/galleryimages/images/AtlasV/A5_Juno/av_juno_l1.jpg)
... Atlas V! The marriage of the brute force Russian kerosene engine technology with the best cutting-edge hydrogen upper stage engine of the world (the American RL-10), and with the flexible dial-a-rocket configuration and a mediocre price, what's not to like about it? Trailing behind are the Ariane 5, the Soyuz, the Delta II and the Zenit rockets.
GPS
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