Space Cruiser Part 1: APR Extra

Well, here's the first part (of at least 3) on the SRI Space Cruiser.
This covers the early design development. The article is a little
rushed, for what I presume are obvious reasons...

The initial design looked astonishingly uncomfortable.

Part 2 will come after the new year sometime.

http://www.up-ship.com/apr/aprextras.htm

It's in the "Spacecraft" section.

Scott Lowther wrote:


It's in the "Spacecraft" section.


No it ain't.

Pat

Pat Flannery wrote:



Scott Lowther wrote:


It's in the "Spacecraft" section.



No it ain't.


Yes, it is. Comes right up.

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 02:53:35 GMT, Scott Lowther
wrote:

Well, here's the first part (of at least 3) on the SRI Space Cruiser.
This covers the early design development. The article is a little
rushed, for what I presume are obvious reasons...

The initial design looked astonishingly uncomfortable.

Xmas has come early!

Part 2 will come after the new year sometime.

http://www.up-ship.com/apr/aprextras.htm

It's in the "Spacecraft" section.

Many thanks Scott.

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 22:47:52 -0600, Pat Flannery
wrote:



Scott Lowther wrote:


It's in the "Spacecraft" section.


No it ain't.

Is too!

Scott Lowther wrote:



Yes, it is. Comes right up.


It does now, but not when I wrote that- did the server have to update?
Anyway, thanks for putting that stuff up- I've been wanting to find out
more about this gizmo since it showed up in the book "Advanced
Technology Warfare" back in 1985.

Pat

Darren J Longhorn wrote:

No it ain't.



Is too!


It is now, but wasn't as of 2:30 AM CDT when I last checked it.

Pat

Pat Flannery wrote:


It is now, but wasn't as of 2:30 AM CDT when I last checked it.

Pat


Well, I can see why the military liked it; this looks like something
straight out of a 1950's space comic:
http://www.up-ship.com/apr/extras/spacecruiser03.jpg
This would be exactly what they would picture a space fighter looking like.
I like the idea of having the pilot take the ascent G's feet-first- this
is probably how aneurysms occur.

Pat

In message , Pat Flannery
writes


Pat Flannery wrote:


It is now, but wasn't as of 2:30 AM CDT when I last checked it.

Pat


Well, I can see why the military liked it; this looks like something
straight out of a 1950's space comic:
http://www.up-ship.com/apr/extras/spacecruiser03.jpg
This would be exactly what they would picture a space fighter looking like.
I like the idea of having the pilot take the ascent G's feet-first-
this is probably how aneurysms occur.

Pat

Delurking, but what's the machine half out of the picture at upper left?

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:51:46 -0600, Pat Flannery
wrote:



Pat Flannery wrote:


It is now, but wasn't as of 2:30 AM CDT when I last checked it.

Pat


Well, I can see why the military liked it; this looks like something
straight out of a 1950's space comic:
http://www.up-ship.com/apr/extras/spacecruiser03.jpg
This would be exactly what they would picture a space fighter looking like.
I like the idea of having the pilot take the ascent G's feet-first- this
is probably how aneurysms occur.

Pat


I liked the part about the pilot's head being exposed to space. Like
a space-going WWI biplane. You'd think they'd be a little bit
concerned about micro-sized impacts though.