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blackstar, that depends. If you don't even analyze multi-launch scenarios, or dismiss them for weird reasons like was done in ESAS that produced the Ares I and V, you have a hard time judging how good they are.But none of this Indian or Chinese stuff will ever be built anyway.It really seems a large portion of space planning is dreaming of copying what NASA does, since it has the most money. Witness ESA's Ariane V made for Hermes for example - though it's oversimplifying as well.
blackstar, that depends. If you don't even analyze multi-launch scenarios, or dismiss them for weird reasons like was done in ESAS that produced the Ares I and V, you have a hard time judging how good they are.
But none of this Indian or Chinese stuff will ever be built anyway.
It really seems a large portion of space planning is dreaming of copying what NASA does, since it has the most money. Witness ESA's Ariane V made for Hermes for example - though it's oversimplifying as well.
