http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astronomy/2008/07/16/introducing-nasa-s-lone-gunmen.aspxNASA’s lone gunmen say they have designed a better, safer, cheaper version of the Ares I crew launcher (above), one of the cornerstones of the post-Shuttle space program. NASA Remember the “ lone gunmen ,” the trio of militantly nonconformist Uber-geeksenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astronomy/2008/07/16/introducing-nasa-s-lone-gunmen.aspx#385094Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:02:26 GMT5cad643e-09e9-4c3f-b1be-205e244b4f67:385094marcof<p>Well.. of course there&#39;s always two sides to every story, but from the articles I read, it really seems NASA is making the same mistake they did back when they scrapped the Saturn and went all-out for the Shuttle.</p> <p>i&#39;ve read the presentations on the directlaunch website and they certainly look very plausible to me.. but I&#39;m not a rocket scientist by profession.</p> <p>It bothers me there&#39;s a straight &quot;no way&quot; from NASA, without even really trying to look into it.. at least, that&#39;s what the article implies..</p> <img src="http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=385094" width="1" height="1">