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DIRECT was a late-2000s proposed alternative super heavy lift launch vehicle architecture supporting NASA's Vision for Space Exploration that would replace the space agency's planned Ares I and Ares V rockets with a family of Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicles named "Jupiter".DIRECT was advocated by a group of space enthusiasts who asserted that they represented a broader team of dozens of NASA and space industry engineers who actively worked on the proposal on an anonymous, voluntary basis in their spare time. In September 2008, the DIRECT Team was said to consist of 69 members, 62 of whom were NASA engineers, NASA-contractor engineers, and managers from the Constellation Program. The small number of non-NASA members of the team publicly represented the group.The project name "DIRECT" referred to a philosophy of maximizing the re-use of hardware and facilities already in place for the Space Shuttle program (STS), hence a "direct" transition. The DIRECT Team asserted that using this approach to develop and operate a family of high-commonality rockets would reduce costs and the gap between retirement of the Space Shuttle and the first launch of Orion, shorten schedules, and simplify technical requirements for future US human space efforts.Three major versions of the DIRECT proposal were released with the last, Version 3.0, unveiled in May 2009. On 17 June 2009, the group presented its proposal at a public hearing of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, a panel reviewing US space efforts, in Washington D.C.With the October 11th signing of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 (S. 3729) by President Obama mandating work on the Space Launch System Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle, the DIRECT Team declared their effort a success and disbanded. Some members subsequently announced the formation of a new space technology company: C-Star Aerospace, LLC.
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I'm getting my hallway tiled and it's an old house, built circa 1900. It still has the original floorboards and after getting a few quotes, the tiler who can do the job says I only need to put down anti fracture mats over the...
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I had my kitchen floor tiled a few weeks back. The floor is a screed slab of approx. 24m2 over wet UFH pipes clipped to Celotex.
This screed was “hand mixed” vs ready mixed off of a truck and laid around 100 days ago of a thickness of 60mm.
Around 45 days ago the UFH was commissioned...
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Hi. I've an Impey former 1700 x 750. The drain is midway along the 1700 length but offset along the 750 breadth about 1/3 of the way. I'm looking for tiling advice before I buy tiles please.
1. I've tested the tray is working by pouring water over it and the water does make it's way to the...
Okay, so I want to do some testing with this before we commit to it fully.
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I need some advice regarding waterproofing the corner of my bathroom where I am fitting a shower.
The stripped wall is brick, fairly flat. I was thinking of using a hardy board kind of thing first, then waterproof.
But a cousin of mine, who is a builder, seems to think that the boards are an...
i normally get paid cheque or cash, however got a customer wants to pay direct into my account, wants me to email my bank details to him, so what details do i need to email to him , and is this a safe method payment (like can he pilfer my account of what little money i have).
Hi,
Can you tile directly on to a concrete floor?
Im using 330x330 ceramic floor tiles and webber rapid set plus adhesive the floor is 25m2.
the concrete is 2 months old now.
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