Shuttle Flights Halted

On Dec 23, 12:56�am, Sylvia Else wrote:
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I still believe a 2 stage vehicle would be best and theres rumors of a
black program that did just that.

stage one a big hugger airliner refuled repeatedly to release
altitude. this way all the fuel doesnt have to be onboard at liftoff.

Refuelled repeatedly? Just how long are you allowing for the launch?

Sylvia.

slow climb to release altitude, refuled repeatedly along the way.

you leave 90% of the atmosphere behind you and all the air breathing
hardware.

the actual manned space part would be a small winged vehicle

On Dec 23, 1:35�pm, (Joseph Nebus) wrote:
Sylvia Else writes:
wrote:
I still believe a 2 stage vehicle would be best and theres rumors of a
black program that did just that.

stage one a big hugger airliner refuled repeatedly to release
altitude. this way all the fuel doesnt have to be onboard at liftoff.
Refuelled repeatedly? Just how long are you allowing for the launch?

� � � � I'm just envisioning the process of hypersonic refeuling
operations, and it strikes me as just about the funniest thing one
could possibly think of attempting with low-altitude spacecraft. �

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slow climb from earth to release altitude.,,,,,,, all but final
release would be slow. why go fast all the way?

manned mini shuttle would be rocket powered

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On Dec 23, 1:35�pm, (Joseph Nebus) wrote:
Sylvia Else writes:
wrote:
I still believe a 2 stage vehicle would be best and theres rumors of a
black program that did just that.
stage one a big hugger airliner refuled repeatedly to release
altitude. this way all the fuel doesnt have to be onboard at liftoff.
Refuelled repeatedly? Just how long are you allowing for the launch?
� � � � I'm just envisioning the process of hypersonic refeuling
operations, and it strikes me as just about the funniest thing one
could possibly think of attempting with low-altitude spacecraft. �

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� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Joseph Nebus
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slow climb from earth to release altitude.,,,,,,, all but final
release would be slow. why go fast all the way?

There's not a lot (some, but not a lot) to be gained by releasing a
second stage launch vehicle from high altitude but at subsonic speed,
and it doesn't take that long to reach the maximum feasible altitude for
a subsonic flying vehicle anyway, so that refuelling hardly makes sense.

Sylvia.

"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
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wrote:

slow climb from earth to release altitude.,,,,,,, all but final
release would be slow. why go fast all the way?

There's not a lot (some, but not a lot) to be gained by releasing a second
stage launch vehicle from high altitude but at subsonic speed, and it
doesn't take that long to reach the maximum feasible altitude for a
subsonic flying vehicle anyway, so that refuelling hardly makes sense.

Sylvia.


Oh come on, think of all the complications it creates that go against safety
and performance.

Haller's going to love this one since then he can rail about how unsafe it
is after the Shuttle stops flying.


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