National Launch System Heavy Lift Vehicle with Energia Boosters

Описание: The National Launch System was a study authorized in 1991 by President George H. W. Bush to outline alternatives to the Space Shuttle for access to Earth orbit.

One Rocket Concept Considered was a 450 Ft tall 27.58 ft Diamiter Core Stage with a 46x100 Ft Mars Payload Accomidation Fairing with 8 Energia Boosters

Some Issues/Concerns noted
Reliance on a Politically Unstable Foreign Source for Flight Hardware
Reliance on a Two Nation Consortium for Hardware (Boosters-Ukrain, Engines-Russia)

Source NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960041001.pdf