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17-July-2009, 01:55 PM
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Strapping a couple of SRBS to the Delta IV Heavy
If one were to strap a couple of SRBS to a Delta IV Heavy - would that be enough to get astronauts to the moon? Would it be better than what's presently under development? This is in place of the 2 liquid boosters or maybe in addition to as a cluster of 4.
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19-July-2009, 05:20 AM
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It wouldn't have remotely near the lifting capacity of an Ares V class vehicle, so no, it would be insufficient to get more than perhaps a single astronaut to the moon. It wouldn't do too badly as an orbital vehicle though.
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19-July-2009, 11:28 AM
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See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_IV#Future_variants and http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/361835main_0...9_final_R1.pdf
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