Quote from: agg3los on 07/08/2009 01:52 pmthe rockets are under it,and not on the sides?This test had very little to do with an actual MLAS design. Motors were different and stabilization system was different. Danny Deger
the rockets are under it,and not on the sides?
What purposes could MLAS support/handle after launch?- deorbit- landing- something you don't think about?
Quote from: Danny Dot on 07/08/2009 02:29 pmQuote from: agg3los on 07/08/2009 01:52 pmthe rockets are under it,and not on the sides?This test had very little to do with an actual MLAS design. Motors were different and stabilization system was different. Danny DegerThis was a test of the system that will be used to actually test the system. This test isn't a waste unless one thinks that MLAS itself is a waste. In the past, running parallel competitive design efforts like this for high-value programs has proven to be a good idea (Atlas-Titan, Thor-Jupiter, Corona-Samos, Atlas V-Delta IV, Cygnus-Dragon, etc.). Why not "kick the tires"? - Ed Kyle
Quote from: SpaceWarper on 07/08/2009 04:14 pmWhat purposes could MLAS support/handle after launch?- deorbit- landing- something you don't think about?Wouldn't work:- deorbit - too much thrust, too high acceleration, too heavy to take it to orbit- landing - not controlable
If you fire just 2 of 4 of the rockets you would get half (symmetric) thrust.If you can half the size and double these rockets you could have a 1/4 of thrust 4x the time. I think it's worth about thinking how to combine task of jettison, deorbit and landing. Does "not controlable" mean you can't shut them off? How about droping them or drop nozzles for less thrust? May be there is a reasonable way to improve it!
If you fire just 2 of 4 of the rockets you would get half (symmetric) thrust.
If you can half the size and double these rockets you could have a 1/4 of thrust 4x the time.
I think it's worth about thinking how to combine task of jettison, deorbit and landing.
Does "not controlable" mean you can't shut them off?
How about droping them or drop nozzles for less thrust? May be there is a reasonable way to improve it!
If nothing else, maybe this will be the only test launch we see of something connected to the current CxP architecture??? Never know.
Quote from: robertross on 07/08/2009 09:41 pmIf nothing else, maybe this will be the only test launch we see of something connected to the current CxP architecture??? Never know.Now that's an interesting thought.
Quote from: madscientist197 on 07/09/2009 04:20 amQuote from: robertross on 07/08/2009 09:41 pmIf nothing else, maybe this will be the only test launch we see of something connected to the current CxP architecture??? Never know.Now that's an interesting thought.Or ANY US manned spaceflight architecture, taking into account the state of the economy and, most important, the person you elected as president.Mauro
Nice video. Nice launch & recovery.
Question guys, I just heard that this test wasn't even of the actual abort motors, but just of the "boost vehicle and parachutes". Anyone have any information on that? Does the $30M for MLAS include another launch that actually tests MLAS itself? Or did we just blow half a DC-X program on the world's biggest model rocket (before Ares-1X)?~Jon
Question guys, I just heard that this test wasn't even of the actual abort motors, but just of the "boost vehicle and parachutes". Anyone have any information on that? Does the $30M for MLAS include another launch that actually tests MLAS itself? Or did we just blow half a DC-X program on the world's biggest model rocket (before Ares-1X)?
Quote from: Danny Dot on 07/08/2009 02:29 pmQuote from: agg3los on 07/08/2009 01:52 pmthe rockets are under it,and not on the sides?This test had very little to do with an actual MLAS design. Motors were different and stabilization system was different. Danny DegerThis was a test of the system that will be used to actually test the system. This test isn't a waste unless one thinks that MLAS itself is a waste. In the past, running parallel competitive design efforts like this for high-value programs has proven to be a good idea (Atlas-Titan, Thor-Jupiter, Corona-Samos, Atlas V-Delta IV, Cygnus-Dragon, etc.). Why not "kick the tires"?
Quote from: jongoff on 07/10/2009 11:42 pmQuestion guys, I just heard that this test wasn't even of the actual abort motors, but just of the "boost vehicle and parachutes". Anyone have any information on that? Does the $30M for MLAS include another launch that actually tests MLAS itself? Or did we just blow half a DC-X program on the world's biggest model rocket (before Ares-1X)?The test was just of the post-escape aerodynamics and separation. NASA is using some weird Flash app on their home page, but if you go here and look at image 10, you'll see that the MLAS flight test started AFTER the solid motor burnout.