Robot Monkey Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 I don't know if others here are interested in civil space flight as well, but SpaceShipOne launches tomorrow (Monday). Wish them luck! More information is at http://www.scaled.com. And I'm sure the news channels will be covering it tomorrow. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 I was just reading another article about this on CNN. Hopefully it goes alright capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugms Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 We need this! what a great step for us. (civilians) God Speed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I really hope this goes off without a problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I was rooting against Rutan and his SpaceShipOne. I mean, I fully support the goals of the competition but SpaceShipOne is easily the most un-sexy and boring of the serious entries. Anyone know how John Carmack's effort is working out? Will the others stop once Rutan takes the Xprize? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 To tell ya the truth what does it matter what it looks like? As long as the thing works, and does what its designed to do, its a big step capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Anyone know how John Carmack's effort is working out? Way behind, like pretty much all the competitors. Nobody else is close to manned flights, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 White Knight is at 32,000 feet and climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Originally posted by dogbert@Jun 20 2004, 09:50 PM Anyone know how John Carmack's effort is working out? Way behind, like pretty much all the competitors. Nobody else is close to manned flights, I believe. I think Carmack's team is at the stage where they are trying to get an FAA license to blast into the suborbit. They just had a successful test of their design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Man, I gotta say the tv coverage of this was piss poor! This is being treated as a just another human-interest story by most channels. CNN seems to be the only news outfit rightly giving it the historic perspective it deserves. This is awesome! Private spaceflight in my lifetime? Getting closer to reality. Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Success! <Snipped from Space.com> 11:02 a.m. ET: Mike Melvill and his SpaceShipOne have made it into space. Everything looks good, mission official said, and the craft is now gliding back toward a landing at the Mojave Airport, where it took off earlier this morning. "I got goose bumps when I saw contrails," Greg Klerkx, author of Lost in Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age. "I never thought I'd see this moment, but here it is." </> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyVolpe Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Originally posted by Carlucci@Jun 21 2004, 10:10 AM Man, I gotta say the tv coverage of this was piss poor! This is being treated as a just another human-interest story by most channels. Agreed. This is history in the making and it's practically being ignored, even on the BBC's website. I guess it's a matter of how bad you end up looking if that South Korean guy is executed and you put some stupid spaceship over him in the headlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I just saw SpaceShipOne land safely. Awesome stuff! I can't wait for the in cockpit videos. You know, they're planning to do two-week turn-arounds to launch again?! Apparently this is one of the X-Prize requirements. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Just read on another site that the poor camera coverage has to do with the Discovery Channel having exclusive rights to the documentary. So that explains the poor camera angles. (but not the poor media coverage) Can't wait to see the documentary. You know, they're planning to do two-week turn-arounds to launch again?! Apparently this is one of the X-Prize requirements. Someone said that they could launch this puppy 5 times in a single day if they wanted to. Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Originally posted by Carlucci@Jun 21 2004, 11:23 AM Someone said that they could launch this puppy 5 times in a single day if they wanted to. That's good news. Supply and demand, you know? Hopefully that will bring the price down for space tourists. I'll tell you all about it when I get back. Hope there's enough room in the cockpit for the Sixty-two Mile High Club. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zot Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Awesome! Love it, love it, love it! Put me down for the Mars land rush in 2025 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 If Paul Allen is listening, I'm designing the first CAFE-friendly, zero emissions launch vehicle. It will be trebuchet-based. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Originally posted by Robot Monkey@Jun 21 2004, 12:40 PMIt will be trebuchet-based. -j Trebuchet! Pshh. How primitive! Everyone know that the Trans-Linear Vector Principle is the only way to fly. <hopes some of you are old enough to remember this> Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baiter Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Thought you guys might be interested in this article. Northrop Grumman Outlines Test Program For Military Space Plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Originally posted by Carlucci@Jun 21 2004, 09:23 AM Just read on another site that the poor camera coverage has to do with the Discovery Channel having exclusive rights to the documentary. So that explains the poor camera angles. (but not the poor media coverage) Can't wait to see the documentary. Neither can I! I imagine it would be particularly spectacular if they air it on DiscoveryHD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Interesting New Scientist Article about the glitches in this flight. Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted August 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Okay, a second team set a date for launch. SpaceShipOne's first flight was non-qualifying for the Ansari X Prize, so it's still up in the air (NPI). The second team was originally called the da Vinci Project, but they got $500K from Golden Palace, so now it's "the Golden Palace.com Space Program powered by the da Vinci Project." This ship is launched from a balloon. Originally posted by from Space.comWild Fire?s current flight plan calls for its wide balloon to fly up to an altitude of 80,000 feet (24,384 meters) with the spacecraft dangling by a cable about 750 feet below the balloon?s crew quarters. From balloon top to rocket bottom, the entire assembly measures about 1,000 feet. Once the balloon-rocket duo reaches the proper altitude, Wild Fire will ignite its engine ? a hybrid rocket fueled by nitrous oxide and a ?proprietary blend? of solid propellant ? and launch spaceward at a target height of 71.5 miles (115 kilometers). More here. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Why was it non qualifying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain rising Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by CaptDS9E@Aug 6 2004, 08:47 AM Why was it non qualifying? They have to provide the commission with a certain number of days notice (60 I think?) and then repeat another qualifying flight within a period of a week or 2 (I'm not sure on the actual timeframes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 ok thanks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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