Last of the Titans

Did you guys catch the story in the LA Times about last Wednesday's Titan
launch out at Vandenberg? The word is that the Titan is no more. A 44 year
old program has just launched its last rocket. They are concentrating on
less expensive lifting vehicles such as the Delta.

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R. J. Talley
Teacher/James Madison Fellow
NAR #69594
NRA #133073736


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Mystery Tracking (?) Ship in Portland, ME
    ... >> planned Titan IV launch? ... This payload, reportedly an NRO sigint, ... > initial parking orbit. ... and the SLDCOM (Satellite Launch Dispenser ...
    (sci.space.policy)
  • Re: Final Titan 4B: Alas, no magic orbit
    ... The historic last Titan 4 booster launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base ... Nix and an army of helpers have been busy the past few weeks preparing ... Feeding thousands with tri-tip sandwiches and side dishes means ...
    (sci.space.policy)
  • Re: Titan express
    ... there is a direct launch window about once a year ... If your focus is on Titan, you could consider going straight into Titan ... communications relay via an orbiter would make the lander design easier... ... this is going to be a high-profile mission. ...
    (sci.space.policy)
  • Re: NASA Picks In-Line (Maybe)
    ... >> more GLOW than a Titan IVB). ... >> launch service. ... It doesn't seem to fit the other ELV history data. ... the last Titan cost more than ...
    (sci.space.policy)
  • Re: Air Force Signs Off on SRB-CEV
    ... >shuttle could handle all of the DoD launches. ... Shuttle that could not have been launched atop Titan 34D. ... You said "two duplicate parallel space launch ...
    (sci.space.policy)