· Writing Prompt: Write a
letter to the author about your thoughts/opinions on the book/article.
After reading the Magazine called Aerospace, the article I am commenting on is about how the missions for Orion. It is the new space capsule for NASA. I like how they are trying to move forward with the space program after the space shuttle program ended. The only problem is that the program is moving to slow. The first crew launch for the Orion craft is for 2021. By this point other nations will begin to catch up with the USA when the USA is going to have it's first crew launch. For the past few decades NASA has been leading in space innovation and now that the space shuttle program is over, NASA has been doing non-man missions now for the past few years, while other nations like China and Russia begin to catch up to us. Also when an idea for the space program comes around, you see it not work out after one administration comes to an end.
The other problem with the SLS (Space Launch System, the name of the rocket on Orion) is that there is no planned goals for it. You have some mission outlines, but traditionally the rocket is given a clear purpose. An example would be the Saturn V, which was used to get the US to the moon. While with the SLS there is no clear goal. You can see this because of the mission outline. The first mission is to go around the moon then to go to a asteroid. But this doesn't give a clear goal for the rocket rather a series of missions for the rocket. But I do like how the wanting of exploration with the rocket to further our knowledge about manned space exploration. In conclusion I think that the space program needs a more clear path for SLS and move along faster then they are doing so right now.
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