Maybe too fast, and oscillating. What went wrong?
http://moonlander.seb.ly
Maybe too fast, and oscillating. What went wrong?
http://moonlander.seb.ly
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
The world needs to invest in an elevator to space.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator
Why don't they just splash down and fish it out?
Still a long way to go for material strength. Cool idea though.
Interested in delta-v, mass ratios, and specific impulse? Headed for LEO? See...
http://www.projectrho.com/public_htm...relimnotes.php
Primarily economics. The engines won't survive a water landing.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/1...unch-pad-video
http://space.stackexchange.com/quest...he-first-stage
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
I bet they don't survive a crash landing either!
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
Drove by the barge yesterday, they keep security a little tighter around that part of the port now. Would be really cool to see them come-in with it intact.
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Anyone want in on the few billion it will take to be the first?
I'll throw a C-note towards it!!!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle25998462/
It looks like a balloon type structure, more of a shaft than an elevator. You really have to have an open mind to see this working.
I wonder if it will need guy wires for stability, extending outwards many miles. Don't build this around airports!
It's going to be difficult to land on with the strong jet stream winds at this altitude.
A big target for terrorists- remember the book/movie Contact?
Base jumpers will be happy.
I suppose the idea is to launch and land a hybrid space plane on the platform, saving the vehicle 12 miles of vertical thrusting, which is roughly good for at most, a 10% energy savings. You'll still need substantial delta v to reach low earth orbit. I'm not sure how much of an advantage there is over an air launch vehicle like Pegasus, or a reusable SpaceX, if they can get their act together.
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
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