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So what is the x37 actually for? Obviously someone thinks a winged
spacecraft is needed as development presumably cost more initially than some form of tin can with a heat shield. Can this craft carry people perhaps in the future? Question 2. I noticed the other day that they are having issues with the Stereo behind spacecraft, ie, its not talking to anyone since a reconfig. It is I think in one of the resonant points in an orbit around the sun so it can keep on station very easily. I'd have thought that if Nasa wanted to really do a deep space mission, they could go to one of these where there could be all sorts of space rocks trapped. Lastly, noting that Nasa has decided on two crew transport craft of the tin can variety, what of the one with wings being developed? Will they get any money Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active |
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"Jeff Findley" wrote in message ... In article , says... Yes cos after all its got to take longer to develop the winged approach than to use the tin can approach. I often marvel on how humans survive re entry in the tin cans. The Soyuz looks like a blackened mess after landing most of the time I gather, due to the ablative stuff sticking to the outside. As for any of the private ones flying soon, Not convinced. Boiing should be in front I'd imagine as they are part of the in crowd. Boeing is "in front" in terms of typical government oversight (paperwork, ground testing, and etc.). But, what capsule has Boeing flown to orbit and back recently? How long has it been since Boeing has had this sort of "real world" experience? Boeing has done some building, a bit of testing, and virtually no flying of CST-100. SpaceX is clearly in front when it comes to actually flying recoverable capsules. In the case of SpaceX, Dragon 2 is built on the very recent, ongoing, experience of Dragon 1. This is the sort of corporate culture which can be called "Build a little, test a little, fly a little". SpaceX has been doing all three with Dragon 1. I look at it this way. If there were some sort of super-critical emergency where you absolutely had to get someone to orbit (or back) tomorrow, one could call up SpaceX, say "Unload the next Dragon, toss a lawn chair in there and give me a couple of compressed air tanks and let me fly". Risky, sure, but you've got a capsule you know is airtight (at least to some degree) and that has made it to orbit and landed several times. Boeing, not so much. Jeff -- Greg D. Moore http://greenmountainsoftware.wordpress.com/ CEO QuiCR: Quick, Crowdsourced Responses. http://www.quicr.net |
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