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SNC's Flight Vehicle Rolls through Ground Tests [Shuttle Replacement]
Product Design and Development ^
| 8/14/2013
| Stephanie Covey and Rebecca Regan
Posted on 08/14/2013 12:31:09 PM PDT by Rio
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:31:09 PM PDT
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Rio
To: Rio
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:39:06 PM PDT
by
FroggyTheGremlim
(Palin was right (again)!)
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To: Rio
Dam thing nearly killed Steve Austin
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:43:05 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: al baby
Previously known as the ‘Dyna Soara’
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:46:45 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Being deceived can be cured.)
To: Rio
DreamChaser atop Atlas rocket.. There would be a payload bay BETWEEN the DreamChaser and the rocket motors, right? Could DreamChaser also be used to ferry Astronauts to International Space Station, too?
That would be one cool rocket to watch being launched!
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:47:16 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
I am referring to the gold colored tube below the DreamChaser.. Would there be a satellite payload in there too?
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:48:21 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: Rio
Anyone know what it’s mission is? Just a people hauler plus a small cargo of life support supplies?
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:49:20 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Rio
I have dreamed of building my own ship and it looked almost exactly like that!
awesome
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:49:55 PM PDT
by
GeronL
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
I wonder if there is an option for the DreamChaser to escape launch if aborted?
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:50:35 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: Rio
Mini Cooper of Space Shuttledom.
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:51:23 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(long ago Orwell and Rand warned us about 0bama's America)
To: Red_Devil 232
You could fit a small satellite in the gold banded area of the Atlas, I think. This configuration has lots of possibilities. SpaceX or Virgin could pick this up and sell rides. LOL. I know ‘Virgin’ has their own platform in the works.
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:52:36 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: Rio
Looks like something from a James bond movie. Great job, Q!
As they say at the pilots watering holes, I’d ride it. (amongst other things)
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posted on
08/14/2013 12:58:37 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi --)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
I think... I don’t know, but that MIGHT be a liquid fueled second stage.
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posted on
08/14/2013 1:07:03 PM PDT
by
TalonDJ
To: Rio
The lifting body design looks a lot like the craft that made pilot Steve Austin famous.
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posted on
08/14/2013 1:25:19 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(So Obama "inherited" a mess? Firemen "inherit" messes too. Ever see one put gasoline on it?)
To: TalonDJ
Could be second stage, but if that’s the case I don’t see the viability/feasibility of launching ONLY the DreamChaser and not having another cargo bay below it to launch something larger.
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posted on
08/14/2013 1:26:19 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Without some sort of articulated arm...or a docking assembly on the nose of the orbiter, there is no way to extract a payload or even deploy it.
So I'm guessing no.
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posted on
08/14/2013 1:27:36 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(So Obama "inherited" a mess? Firemen "inherit" messes too. Ever see one put gasoline on it?)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Good point. The entire integral cargo bay is missing from this compared with the shuttle. It’s not even clear where the docking port is.
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posted on
08/14/2013 1:39:17 PM PDT
by
Rio
To: Rio
The docking ring is in the tail.
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posted on
08/14/2013 2:27:52 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Rio
Remember the movie "Marooned"?
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posted on
08/14/2013 2:40:21 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
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