SECHusker Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Was able to see this rocket in person a few months back. If it works as planned it will be an absolute game changer for cheaper access to space. About 150t to low earth orbit, same altitude as international space station, for only $2M per launch when production is ramped up. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 hour ago, SECHusker said: Was able to see this rocket in person a few months back. If it works as planned it will be an absolute game changer for cheaper access to space. About 150t to low earth orbit, same altitude as international space station, for only $2M per launch when production is ramped up. It's hard to get a gauge how big this thing really is. What was it like in person? 1 Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 11 hours ago, knapplc said: It's hard to get a gauge how big this thing really is. What was it like in person? The actual ship is 16 stories tall, and has more cargo space than a 747. When fully stacked (with the booster), I didn't see this, it is close to 400 feet tall. Linked is a photo I took. If you zoom in real close to the object under the Ship on the road you can see a size comparison. And even this pic doesn't do it justice. https://photos.app.goo.gl/nnTm8rge8KVGAvqb8 2 Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Another US rocket company made it to orbit! Gents, Star Trek is coming! Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Another company, with a novel way to get to space. And how it works: 1 Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Something I've never understood that maybe some more tech/engineering savvy folks could help me gain knowledge in... Why do we have to use unreal amounts of fuel and have to be such slaves to the most precise physics imaginable on a controlled burn to get safely out of the atmosphere with rockets? That one Red Bull guy set the world record for highest free fall by using a balloon - surely we could make a hot air balloon system to carry a rocket out of the atmosphere gradually? Safely exit, and then from that vantage point be much more economical with fuel useage. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 7 hours ago, SECHusker said: Another company, with a novel way to get to space. And how it works: That's a pretty innovative idea. I'm curios on the feasibility of scaling it up to industrial payload capacity. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Lorewarn said: Something I've never understood that maybe some more tech/engineering savvy folks could help me gain knowledge in... Why do we have to use unreal amounts of fuel and have to be such slaves to the most precise physics imaginable on a controlled burn to get safely out of the atmosphere with rockets? That one Red Bull guy set the world record for highest free fall by using a balloon - surely we could make a hot air balloon system to carry a rocket out of the atmosphere gradually? Safely exit, and then from that vantage point be much more economical with fuel useage. My off-the-top-of-my-head guess is that scaling that up to industrial payload capacity would require a balloon the size of Rhoade Island (give or take). 1 Quote Link to comment
desertshox Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Mavric said: My off-the-top-of-my-head guess is that scaling that up to industrial payload capacity would require a balloon the size of Rhoade Island (give or take). can we release one of those the next time nebraska scores at home? 2 Quote Link to comment
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