Comments on: Dumpster Diving for Rockets http://www.opennasa.com/2009/10/21/dumpster-diving-for-rockets/ Your NASA, My NASA, OUR NASA Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: NextGiantLeap http://www.opennasa.com/2009/10/21/dumpster-diving-for-rockets/comment-page-1/#comment-31464 NextGiantLeap Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:28:28 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1243#comment-31464 Could be a problem depending on how you read the rules: 3.2.3 Purchased Hardware The TEAM may not purchase heritage hardware when such hardware is unique and non-reproducible, except in such cases where more advanced equivalents are commercially available. This includes purchase of preexisting hardware from resources such as museums, space agencies, or defunct companies. TEAMs shall demonstrate to the Google Lunar X PRIZE Judging Panel that such systems or system components can be bought in large quantities or are easily reproducible, as well as demonstrating compliance with the principle of ‘Any TEAM, Any Nation.’ Could be a problem depending on how you read the rules:

3.2.3 Purchased Hardware
The TEAM may not purchase heritage hardware when such hardware is unique
and non-reproducible, except in such cases where more advanced equivalents are
commercially available. This includes purchase of preexisting hardware from
resources such as museums, space agencies, or defunct companies. TEAMs shall
demonstrate to the Google Lunar X PRIZE Judging Panel that such systems or
system components can be bought in large quantities or are easily reproducible, as
well as demonstrating compliance with the principle of ‘Any TEAM, Any
Nation.’

]]> By: KC http://www.opennasa.com/2009/10/21/dumpster-diving-for-rockets/comment-page-1/#comment-31440 KC Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:34:10 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=1243#comment-31440 The article mentions: "Because of the volatility of the liquid fuel, and the problem with aging seals" These have been rusting somewhere since the early 1980s - how viable is it to actually fly them? The hypergolic fuel would be problematic for small upstart companies no? The article mentions: “Because of the volatility of the liquid fuel, and the problem with aging seals”

These have been rusting somewhere since the early 1980s – how viable is it to actually fly them? The hypergolic fuel would be problematic for small upstart companies no?

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