By Dave Ahearn If NASA shifts even partially from its Constellation Program plan for building the new Ares rocket family, and decides instead to convert and adapt the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) family, that would cost money, not save funds. That was the view, in a teleconference with journalists Wednesday, of NASA leaders: Doug Cooke, deputy associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate; Jeff Hanley, Constellation program manager; Steve Cook, Ares projects manager; and Mark Geyer, Orion project…
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