Xcor launch application in

According to:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/xprize-03c.html

....quoting Randall Clague, the FAA AST has acknowledged
that a filed Xcor RLV launch license is "sufficiently complete"
and they are therefore required to either issue the license,
or notify Congress as to why they did not, within a 180 day
time limit.

The details are sketchy but it appears it's for a test
vehicle on the way towards the 3-person Xerus design.



-george william herbert

In article ,
(George William Herbert) wrote:

According to:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/xprize-03c.html

Go XCOR!

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In article ,
(George William Herbert) wrote:

According to:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/xprize-03c.html

Go XCOR!

Ditto, Keep going forward guys. Wish I could offer real help.

(George William Herbert) wrote in message ...

...quoting Randall Clague, the FAA AST has acknowledged
that a filed Xcor RLV launch license is "sufficiently complete"
and they are therefore required to either issue the license,
or notify Congress as to why they did not, within a 180 day
time limit.

That's what I've been saying for some time... In double checking the
press release, I discovered I did not have it exactly right. AST has
given themselves 180 days to issue us a launch license or not. If
they do not, they are required by CSLA to notify Congress that they
did not. CSLA does not actually require them to tell Congress -why-
they did not. I am sure the Congress would be most interested in the
reason, however. :-)

The details are sketchy but it appears it's for a test
vehicle on the way towards the 3-person Xerus design.

It's an intermediate vehicle, building on the lessons learned building
and flying the EZ-Rocket, and testing some of the technologies we'll
need for Xerus. Xerus is a 2 seater, BTW.

-R