A nice animation, but I question the economics of bringing all three cores back to the pad. That has to be big performance hit, particularly on the center one. That one might continue to be barged, or at least there would be trades for each flight, depending on customer needs.
Category Archives: Space
Swiss Space Systems
A lot of info on their plans. You know, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was modified with twin tails for a reason. Hope that vehicle doesn’t clip the vertical stabilizer.
Virgin Galactic
…is taking over flight test from Scaled Composites. Sounds like they already know pretty much what the NTSB report will say. When it comes out, I may do a new edition of the book to incorporate the accident and investigation.
Elon Musk’s War
The Outer-Space Internet
No, not Elon’s. The other one.
I wonder though, how realistic it is to think that Virgin Galactic can deliver the satellites, given their track record to date?
[Second link was wrong, fixed now.]
Tory Bruno
A story about his Twitter account. It is refreshing to be able to interact directly with a CEO like that. Of course, Elon has been doing it for years.
A Mission For SLS
Paul Spudis has a modest proposal for ARM.
But George Turner beat him to it.
Sarah Brightman’s Space Travel
…is good for humanity. I hate the phrase “space exploration” in conjunction with human spaceflight, though.
Tests Of The Dragon Crew Escape System
…have been delayed until “later this year.”
No explanation for the delay.
Republicans Don’t Like The Asteroid Mission
Hey, guys? If you want NASA to go to the moon, here’s a pro tip. Let them spend money on things they actually need to get to the moon, instead of forcing them to waste it on things, like SLS and Orion, that they don’t.