Finally a plan to return

It is about time. I won't go into the "whys" of returning to the moon, but the "how".
I remember the (last) moon landing. I asked my Dad if we could see them. He said only on TV. TV was not so interested, that bring down a President, wrong war, wrong time thing. I was Five, what did I know?
Bradbury, Burroughs, Asimov, Wells. They excited the neurons. Dad and Estes provided the fuel. I flew a Space Shuttle before NASA. So what if it was 12 inches long. It flew. I have been waiting. This is exploration. This is Columbus, Magellen, Lewis and Clark, Marquette, Sheppard, Armstrong. I would be remiss to forget Gargarin, Korolov, Komorav.
Van Braun.
I have long advocated using existing technology to step forward. In rocketry the Soviets (Now Russians, again) have been the ideal. The same rocket booster design, modified with current technology, has launched the Sputnik as well as the last manned and unmanned(Progress resupply ships) this year.
Microsoft has built the Windows OS by upgrading former technology.
NASA always seemed to want to " Reinvent the Rocket"
WHY!!!!?????
Part One.
Picture left to right.
Saturn V (five) Van Brauns Moon Rocket. Height approx the same as the Statue of Liberty. Failure rate? 0. THATS ZERO. The rocket itself never failed, other systems did.
Next Space SHUTTLE. With reasons, total re-invention of rocket system. Components reliable, system flawed from conception.
Third. NEW Proposed Manned booster. Shuttle solid rocket first stage, Single Shuttle HO2 second stage. Reliable? YES PROVEN. Plus Stacked design like Apollo with escape rocket on nose.
Fourth. My much argued Heavy Lift Vehicle. Using Off the shelf components this rocket is already in use. It just has not been assembled this way. Five Shuttle (SHUDDER AT TAKEOFF!) MAIN ENGINES and the ubiquitous Solid Rocket Boosters. This will put the Moon landing equipment in Earth Orbit for rendeavous with the Manned booster up to a month later. This was an early approach to Apollo. Now with 4 Astronauts(up to six) on the Moon for 6 days or longer. Ultimately establishing a base ANYWHERE on the Moon. The South pole looks promising as ice may be prevalant and solar energy abundant.
more rants soon...