[RightWhale]

Atlas nearly became history by 1975, but a few people kept the idea alive, busily selling the rocket even when there were no customers for years. Hard work and perseverance paid off. The modern Atlas is a great bird.

[sleavelessinseattle]

I confess, I was a big Shuttle fanatic...A bit too idealistic. I just hated the thought that we'd have to keep building the rocket stages over and over...oh well...Rather than having a billion parts to go wrong maybe just disposable muscle is a better way to get to the high frontier...GET there, we MUST!!!