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Private, uncrewed, suborbital test flights to start this year.
On Jan 6, 5:42*am, Robert Clark wrote:
*All of Armadillo Aerospace, Blue Origins, and Masten Space Systems plan on making uncrewedsuborbitaltest flights this year. And Blue Origins believes they can begin crewedsuborbitaltest flights next year. This could be the time frame in which SpaceShipTwo will be making its firstsuborbitaltest flights. *See the links to the respectivesuborbitalprograms he Suborbital RLV. https://c3.ndc.nasa.gov/flightopport...rms/suborbital * Bob Clark Just saw this: Blue Origin carrying out "rocket launch activity". "NOTAM Text: "FDC 1/0432 ZAB NM.. TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS VAN HORN TX. EFFECTIVE 1105051200 UTC UNTIL 1105051900 UTC. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.143 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCH ACTIVITY WITHIN A 17 NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 312706N/ 1044546W OR THE SALT FLAT /SFL/ VORTAC 125 DEGREE RADIAL AT 24.3 NAUTICAL MILES, SFC TO 10,000 MSL. BLUE ORIGIN LLC, 805-598-9309 IS IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION. ABQ ARTCC /ZAB/ 505-856-4500 IS THE FAA COORDINATION FACILITY." http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/?itemid=29314 And Armadillo Aerospace was set to make their first test flight to 100,000 ft, 30 km, in April, but an unauthorized person, a hunter, in the launch zone caused them to scrub the launch: Armadillo Aerospace's "Tube Rocket" 'Stig' completed. Industry News by BEN BROCKERT, Armadillo Aerospace SUNDAY, APRIL 03, 2011 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/conten...#ixzz1M6apKJvr Unfortunately, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) which is next door to the launch site at SpacePort America has not granted a right to launch since the canceled April flight. Bob Clark |
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