Going back to more Apollo hardware - damn good call.

[groovychk]

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Project Constellation program has been overhauled to include a slightly smaller Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and a new human-rated booster with an Apollo-era upper stage engine.

Project Constellation is the name NASA has given for the effort to develop hardware necessary to replace the space shuttle and return astronauts to the Moon late next decade.

http://www.space.com/news/060120_cev_overhaul.html

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[maxomai.livejournal.com]

I really wish we'd figure out some way to get to orbit besides burning a hell of a lot of fuel in a rocket.

[groovychk.livejournal.com]

Me too - don't see anything on the horizon though - except for equatorial railguns and space elevators.