Talk:Expendable launch system
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Ariane was not ICBM derived and neither were the Saturns.
Good point. Though it can be argued that at least the Saturn I/IB were heavily ICBM derived (using redstone and jupiter tankage as they did), though they were designed as launch vehicles.
I think some point about the general lack of new designs explicitly for launch vehicles should be mentioned.
Actually, Atlas V and Delta IV aren't terribly icbm derived anymore, either...
Audin 19:42, 15 Oct 2003 (UTC)
A prime example of this is the Titan IV, probably the costliest launch vehicle in history (perhaps following the Space Shuttle). Wasn't Saturn V more expensive? Unless you are talking about cost/mass to LEO, in which case the most expensive launch vehicle would probably be one of the much smaller rockets?--Todd Kloos 04:46, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)