The point is that the folks of the 1960s pre-Moores Law--thought big about space:
http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=16332
We need to get that mojo back.
Not everything has to be HLV but it should have its place. Surprisingly, that was advocated here:
http://www.bis-space.com/products-pa...november-2011/
The article is called
Heavy lift is part of balanced system by Mike Armitage
Space news
http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/t...n-spaceflight/
At least ATK haters should enjoy this:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1209/07liberty/