Sidemount HLV: New Ways To Resupply The Space Station | NASA Watch

By Keith Cowing, Editor: SpaceRef and NASAwatch, Posted 07/07/09

Link: http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2009/07/sidemount_hlv_n.html

"In his 17 June 2009 presentation to the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (aka the Augustine Committee) Shuttle Program manager John Shannon presented the Shuttle-derived or "Sidemount" Heavy Launch Vehicle concept. Since that time additional information on this concept has emerged. Due to its commonality with existing Space Shuttle systems (a prime selling point) use of existing payload carriers (MPLMs, external carriers) and other ISS program hardware (ESA's ATV) has been considered as a possible use in addition to its use for moon mission hardware." This link also includes significant commentary by readers on the rationale for the concept first proposed in the 1980s.