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X-37B now in orbit!
"Pat Flannery" wrote in message news The launch apparently went without a hitch, and the spaceplane has now separated from the Centaur upper stage: http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av012/status.html I imagine amateur satellite watchers will be keeping a very close eye on the X-37B to see if it starts modifying its orbit using its onboard engine. And Air Force Space Command released two pics of the Atlas V with X-37 rolling out to the pad. http://www.afspc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123200899 And the Minotaur 4 launch with HTV2 is delayed until Thurs by weather http://www.afspc.af.mil/pressrelease...p?id=123201029 Pat |
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X-37B now in orbit!
I was wondering what the possibility was, of an air launch from a B-52, using a booster similar to Pegasus - too heavy? "Jonathan" wrote in message ... "Pat Flannery" wrote in message news The launch apparently went without a hitch, and the spaceplane has now separated from the Centaur upper stage: http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av012/status.html I imagine amateur satellite watchers will be keeping a very close eye on the X-37B to see if it starts modifying its orbit using its onboard engine. And Air Force Space Command released two pics of the Atlas V with X-37 rolling out to the pad. http://www.afspc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123200899 And the Minotaur 4 launch with HTV2 is delayed until Thurs by weather http://www.afspc.af.mil/pressrelease...p?id=123201029 Pat |
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X-37B now in orbit!
On 4/25/2010 10:35 AM, Joseph S. Powell, III wrote:
I was wondering what the possibility was, of an air launch from a B-52, using a booster similar to Pegasus - too heavy? It would take a very large booster (like the Atlas V) to get it into orbit, so lugging it around on a B-52 is out. The Air Force recently released an initial request for proposals on a reusable first stage for a space booster, but even that would probably require a second stage unless the X-37B grows to have a lot more internal propellant capacity or expendable drop tanks on it: http://www.parabolicarc.com/2010/04/...oster-program/ Pat |
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