An alternative Launcher for Returning to the Moon

DIRECT Launcher writes: "A grass-roots effort, based around a group of engineers, managers and others involved in the US space program, is proposing an alternative launch vehicle for NASA to adopt for the new Lunar Exploration program. The new vehicle offers serious performance and cost savings totalling $35 Billion over the next twenty years. The proposal was presented to NASA last week, and is now available online at directlauncher.com. The concept would make possible future Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions after Shuttle has retired, allow for all the remaining ISS elements to be launched after all, free up cash to fund the JIMO mission again and also allow NASA to return to the moon three years early.

The team behind the new concept has actually used an open source model to bring together many different skill sets to create an integrated and fully conceived alternative. The PDF Proposal, new information about the current program, images and a video sequence are all available to fully demonstrate the new vehicle."