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1. There is no solid Antares. Just just Minuteman or its replacement or Trident. Hence, You don't have to have ships in the area.
2. Costs is higher than the link states and will be more for this application. Hence, no advantage.
3. Interferes with space launches.
4. The same ascent trajectory safety and launch azimuth restrictions exist regardless of reuse/RTLS or expendable. Still can't fly a Falcon 9 over populated land. The F9 can go more south from the Cape than is shown here.
5. See #4. Suborbital in only that engine shutdown is before orbit is achieved. There is no depressed trajectory.

6. Targeting. Going to have a the possible trajectories formulated and analysis and approved and sitting on the shelf? This is going to break the concept.
The guidance load is a done about 1/2 hour before launch and can't be changed once launched. The vehicle is completely autonomous.

<blockquote data-quote="Byeman" data-source="post: 697137" data-attributes="member: 3968">1.&nbsp; There is no solid Antares.&nbsp; Just just Minuteman or its replacement or Trident.&nbsp; Hence, You don't have to have ships in the area.2.&nbsp; Costs is higher than the link states and will be more for this application.&nbsp; Hence, no advantage.3.&nbsp; Interferes with space launches.4.&nbsp; The same ascent trajectory safety and launch azimuth restrictions exist regardless of reuse/RTLS or expendable.&nbsp; Still can't fly a Falcon 9 over populated land.&nbsp; The F9 can go more south from the Cape than is shown here.5.&nbsp; See #4.&nbsp;&nbsp; Suborbital in only that engine shutdown is before orbit is achieved.&nbsp; There is no depressed trajectory.6.&nbsp; Targeting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Going to have a the possible trajectories formulated and analysis and approved and sitting on the shelf?&nbsp; This is going to break the concept.&nbsp; The guidance load is a done about 1/2 hour before launch and can't be changed once launched.&nbsp; The vehicle is completely autonomous.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Byeman, post: 697137, member: 3968"] 1. There is no solid Antares. Just just Minuteman or its replacement or Trident. Hence, You don't have to have ships in the area. 2. Costs is higher than the link states and will be more for this application. Hence, no advantage. 3. Interferes with space launches. 4. The same ascent trajectory safety and launch azimuth restrictions exist regardless of reuse/RTLS or expendable. Still can't fly a Falcon 9 over populated land. The F9 can go more south from the Cape than is shown here. 5. See #4. Suborbital in only that engine shutdown is before orbit is achieved. There is no depressed trajectory. 6. Targeting. Going to have a the possible trajectories formulated and analysis and approved and sitting on the shelf? This is going to break the concept. The guidance load is a done about 1/2 hour before launch and can't be changed once launched. The vehicle is completely autonomous. [/QUOTE]

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