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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sundiver on April 19, 2003, 10:10:32 AM

Title: Space Plane
Post by: Sundiver on April 19, 2003, 10:10:32 AM: http://www.msnbc.com/news/902224.asp?vts=041920030800

Very cool stuff.
Title: Space Plane
Post by: Furball on April 19, 2003, 10:17:13 AM: cool! just found this - you might like http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/index.htm
Title: Space Plane
Post by: Furball on April 19, 2003, 10:19:30 AM: you would think they could have afforded better windows ;)
(http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/images/WK%20cockpit%20view.jpg)
Title: Space Plane
Post by: rpm on April 19, 2003, 12:30:14 PM: Very Cool stuff! Spaceflight has to move forward and I think this has a pretty good shot. The Shuttles are starting to show their age and weaknesses. Maybe this will get NASA off their butts and back to the drawing board.
Title: Space Plane
Post by: WldThing on April 19, 2003, 01:05:40 PM: Saw Buzz Aldrin talk about those shuttles on the Jimmy Kimmel Show last night.
Title: Space Plane
Post by: senna on April 19, 2003, 03:37:02 PM: Oh neato, hopefully I can afford this someday.
Title: Space Plane
Post by: rpm on April 19, 2003, 07:15:16 PM: Quote
Originally posted by WldThing
Saw Buzz Aldrin talk about those shuttles on the Jimmy Kimmel Show last night.

I thought he was gonna coldcock Cousin Sal like he did that protester.
Title: Space Plane
Post by: Animal on April 19, 2003, 07:49:25 PM: Extremely cool.
Title: Space Plane
Post by: WldThing on April 19, 2003, 07:49:59 PM: Quote
Originally posted by rpm371
I thought he was gonna coldcock Cousin Sal like he did that protester.

LMAO! For a 70 year old man he sure has a punch!
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Post by: vorticon on April 19, 2003, 09:04:42 PM: does this mean that soon my 486 wont be able to outperform shuttle computers?
Title: Space Plane
Post by: OIO on April 20, 2003, 08:49:57 AM: Extremely cool.

Nasa will get a nasty kick in the rear if they get that thing outside the atmosphere and back.

This craft could actually be adapted by NASA as a personnel and light transport vehicle. :)
Title: Space Plane
Post by: udet on April 20, 2003, 05:41:02 PM: This was no secret as they say in the article:

It's been here for years (http://www.xprize.org/)

well, the details were not known, but Scaled Composites was registered for the X-prize with a version of their Proteus high-altitude aircraft as a mothership. It was pretty obvious that they were going to be the first to finish :)
Title: Space Plane
Post by: CyranoAH on April 20, 2003, 09:47:25 PM: We are talking strictly suborbital right?

How much for one of those? I volunteer as a test pilot :p

Daniel
Title: Space Plane
Post by: Animal on April 20, 2003, 10:52:01 PM: Quote
Originally posted by CyranoAH
We are talking strictly suborbital right?

How much for one of those? I volunteer as a test pilot :p

Daniel

If its competing for the X-Price it has to be able to reach orbit.

I also volunteer as test pilot for the first flight.
Title: Space Plane
Post by: Chairboy on April 20, 2003, 11:26:45 PM: Quote
If its competing for the X-Price it has to be able to reach orbit.

No it doesn't.

Rules for winning the X-Prize:
1. Travel to 100km in altitude
2. Have 3 people in the craft.
3. Survive.
4. Do it again within 2 weeks.

No requirement on orbit, it's all about altitude. Baby steps, my friend, baby steps.
Title: Space Plane
Post by: Animal on April 20, 2003, 11:29:52 PM: ahh ok. I'd still go though. even strapped in dynamite.