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Private, uncrewed, suborbital test flights to start this year.
BFD.
I'm sorry, but there are private companies out there putting things into orbit RIGHT NOW. What this "Virgin Galactic" thing is, is a big sounding rocket. BFD! They can't do NOW with today's technology what NASA and North American Aviation was doing in 1959 with the X-15. This is literally half a century old technology here. Why are people so fascinated with this silly program? |
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Private, uncrewed, suborbital test flights to start this year.
Marvin the Martian wrote:
Why are people so fascinated with this silly program? They didn't sell rides on the X15. |
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Private, uncrewed, suborbital test flights to start this year.
"Marvin the Martian" wrote:
BFD. I'm sorry, but there are private companies out there putting things into orbit RIGHT NOW. What this "Virgin Galactic" thing is, is a big sounding rocket. BFD! They can't do NOW with today's technology what NASA and North American Aviation was doing in 1959 with the X-15. This is literally half a century old technology here. Why are people so fascinated with this silly program? hanson wrote: =1= for the same reason that Einstein Dingleberries are so fascinated with Albert's Sphincter. =2= for the same reason that Evangelicals are so fascinated with their Jesus. =3= for the same reason that Islamists are so fascinated with their prophet. Can't you see the pattern? BFDealing, the "fan"-ing, the "me-too" habit is a common, ancient and very widespread low cost, low risk pastime. --- It's fundamentally based on neural EM induction. No escape from it... ahahaha... Reprieve: To the credit of Private Orbital Delivery System makers: They do it with a shoe string sized pauper budget when compared to the Govt's X-15 program. Thanks for the laughs, guy... ahahahanson |
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On 8/06/2011 6:08 AM, Marvin the Martian wrote:
BFD. I'm sorry, but there are private companies out there putting things into orbit RIGHT NOW. What this "Virgin Galactic" thing is, is a big sounding rocket. BFD! They can't do NOW with today's technology what NASA and North American Aviation was doing in 1959 with the X-15. This is literally half a century old technology here. Why are people so fascinated with this silly program? Because they've been deceived into thinking it's a stepping stone to real space tourism, which it isn't. Sylvia. |
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Private, uncrewed, suborbital test flights to start this year.
On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:57:11 -0400, Jeff Findley wrote:
In article , lid says... On 8/06/2011 6:08 AM, Marvin the Martian wrote: BFD. I'm sorry, but there are private companies out there putting things into orbit RIGHT NOW. What this "Virgin Galactic" thing is, is a big sounding rocket. BFD! They can't do NOW with today's technology what NASA and North American Aviation was doing in 1959 with the X-15. This is literally half a century old technology here. Why are people so fascinated with this silly program? Because they've been deceived into thinking it's a stepping stone to real space tourism, which it isn't. What is "real space tourism" LEO and why don't suborbital flights count? Because the energies are off by over an order of magnitude. These guys are going about Mach 3 at best. To reach low earth orbit, you need more like Mach 17. (3/17)^2 = 0.03. They only have about 3% of the energy needed to reach orbit. That's a bit like trying to claim that short sight seeing helicopter tourist flights aren't "real aviation". Bad analogy. Helicopters and airplanes both fly. It's more like saying throwing a basket ball is not real aviation. What matters is whether or not the business is profitable, not someone's opinion about whether or not it counts as "real" anything. Jeff |
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On May 11, 11:56*pm, Robert Clark wrote:
... 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, 2011http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3593/29/#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. Armadillo Aerospace is hoping to make a free flight test later this week: http://twitpic.com/5825wf I can't tell from this twitter post by Ben Brockert of Armadillo if this is to be just a free hover test or a flight to high altitude. Bob Clark |
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says... On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:57:11 -0400, Jeff Findley wrote: In article , lid says... On 8/06/2011 6:08 AM, Marvin the Martian wrote: BFD. I'm sorry, but there are private companies out there putting things into orbit RIGHT NOW. What this "Virgin Galactic" thing is, is a big sounding rocket. BFD! They can't do NOW with today's technology what NASA and North American Aviation was doing in 1959 with the X-15. This is literally half a century old technology here. Why are people so fascinated with this silly program? Because they've been deceived into thinking it's a stepping stone to real space tourism, which it isn't. What is "real space tourism" LEO and why don't suborbital flights count? Because the energies are off by over an order of magnitude. These guys are going about Mach 3 at best. To reach low earth orbit, you need more like Mach 17. (3/17)^2 = 0.03. They only have about 3% of the energy needed to reach orbit. That's a bit like trying to claim that short sight seeing helicopter tourist flights aren't "real aviation". Bad analogy. Helicopters and airplanes both fly. Helicopters typically used for sight seeing tourist flights can't fly nearly as fast, high, or as far as a commercial turbofan powered passenger airliner. By that yardstick, they aren't "real aviation" anymore than manned suborbital flights into space isn't "real space tourism". It's more like saying throwing a basket ball is not real aviation. I've got to disagree. When you're flying high enough above the earth that the vehicle is flying through vacuum then that vehicle is flying in space. Flying people in space on a relatively short suborbital trip is manned space tourism as much as a 20 minute sight seeing helicopter ride is aviation. Jeff -- " Solids are a branch of fireworks, not rocketry. :-) :-) ", Henry Spencer 1/28/2011 |
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On 8/06/2011 10:57 PM, Jeff Findley wrote:
In , lid says... On 8/06/2011 6:08 AM, Marvin the Martian wrote: BFD. I'm sorry, but there are private companies out there putting things into orbit RIGHT NOW. What this "Virgin Galactic" thing is, is a big sounding rocket. BFD! They can't do NOW with today's technology what NASA and North American Aviation was doing in 1959 with the X-15. This is literally half a century old technology here. Why are people so fascinated with this silly program? Because they've been deceived into thinking it's a stepping stone to real space tourism, which it isn't. What is "real space tourism" and why don't suborbital flights count? I mean it's not a stepping stone. In particular, it's not a stepping stone to space tourism that involves orbiting the planet. Sylvia. |
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