Quote from: Chris Bergin on 05/20/2015 03:07 pmPitching.What's that protrusion from the fairing?
Pitching.
Boeing promo of X-37 “first unmanned vehicle to return to Earth and land by itself”... That would be Buran...
Quote from: cscott on 05/20/2015 03:09 pmQuote from: Chris Bergin on 05/20/2015 03:07 pmPitching.What's that protrusion from the fairing?Vent for hydrogen gas boiloff.
Ok, so that's the end of coverage. Ended with fashion tips. Bizarre!
Quote from: Rocket Science on 05/20/2015 03:17 pmBoeing promo of X-37 “first unmanned vehicle to return to Earth and land by itself”... That would be Buran... Was thinking the same thing. Maybe they decided Buran didn't qualify because it was designed to carry crew, whereas X-37 never was?
Congrats to ULA for a good, solid, on-time launch. It's what we're beginning to expect, every time.That rocket cam was sorta weird, though. Every time they'd cut to it, it looked like the Atlas was still climbing vertically up from the launch complex. Even well after the vehicle was pitching down into its near-horizontal trajectory. Made me wonder there, for a minute, if the thing wasn't gonna keep goin' straight up...