The day they decide to get into that is the day they stop being a satelite company and become a rocket company instead. The person put in much more eloquent words so wish i could find that comment but its sounds similar to that.
> 39. Any exploration program which "just happens" to include a new launch vehicle is, de facto, a launch vehicle program.
> 39. (alternate formulation) The three keys to keeping a new human space program affordable and on schedule:
> 1) No new launch vehicles.
> 2) No new launch vehicles.
> 3) Whatever you do, don't develop any new launch vehicles.
This one really made me laugh :D
> At the start of any design effort, the person who most wants to be team leader is least likely to be capable of it.
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