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NASA told U.S. lawmakers Jan. 10 it intends to build a heavy-lift rocket that incorporates the space shuttle’s main engines, giant external tank and taller versions of the solid-rocket boosters it jettisons on the way to orbit, according to a senior NASA official. However, neither the rocket nor the crew vehicle it would launch could be completed within the cost and schedule Congress outlined for the project late last year.
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Wouldn't the use of SSME be an overkill in this case? They are expensive and have features that are not necessary for HLV, like the ability to restart or reusability. Why not using RS-68 instead?
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Wouldn't the use of SSME be an overkill in this case? They are expensive and have features that are not necessary for HLV, like the ability to restart or reusability. Why not using RS-68 instead?