RE: We are relying on ancient rocket engine designs to shoot us into space! Is the Aerospike engine an alternative?

[alexdory]

Well, the cold war was indeed a boom for the industry, but the people involved were also very interested in advancing. I have read about some of the engineers and some of the Directors at the time and what they achieved was because of dedication and passion. Politically yes, the funding was mostly due to the war. What we would need now is to make the politicians understand that space is indeed a new frontier.