The Stick Stinks

Or so Selenian Boondocks says. The Stick is the nickname for a proposed new launcher system design to carry on blasting "asstronauts" into space after they retire the Shuttle. In a nutshell "The Stick" is a huge firecracker SRB with a second stage plunked on top. The top stage would have shuttle derived engines... And because no one likes to loose their jobs, many, including some Congressman in Florida, are going to like the idea of using shuttle derived tech.

My head aches after reading... But good read nonetheless...

This little tidbit is just golden:

We have to chose whether we're trying to open up the solar system for human development, or if we're trying to run welfare for aerospace nerds. NASA can't afford both.

Yah but what will the poor aerospace nerds do without their pogy? Don't the nerds have a human right to be paid to do cool stuff everyday?