Quote from: corrodedNut on 12/13/2011 05:53 pmYeah, doesn't Scaled make those for Orbital?No.
Yeah, doesn't Scaled make those for Orbital?
Does this thing only launch a Dragon or a fairing that happens to be the same diameter as the core stage ? Kind of restricts the number of available payloads, right ?
We need more customers for our current launchers.
Quote from: Robotbeat on 12/13/2011 05:49 pm (and they seem to want to get away from gov't launch sites).How many airports have 12,000 ft runways?
(and they seem to want to get away from gov't launch sites).
Quote from: DaveS on 12/13/2011 05:55 pmQuote from: corrodedNut on 12/13/2011 05:53 pmYeah, doesn't Scaled make those for Orbital?No.Scaled makes the Pegasus wings
Quote from: Jim on 12/13/2011 05:58 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 12/13/2011 05:49 pm (and they seem to want to get away from gov't launch sites).How many airports have 12,000 ft runways?Not many... But still a lot easier to take-off from an airport than launch from a launch site, private or not. One of the strengths of airlaunch.
How many airports can support spacecraft processing and propellant loading?
Quote from: Robotbeat on 12/13/2011 06:02 pmQuote from: Jim on 12/13/2011 05:58 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 12/13/2011 05:49 pm (and they seem to want to get away from gov't launch sites).How many airports have 12,000 ft runways?Not many... But still a lot easier to take-off from an airport than launch from a launch site, private or not. One of the strengths of airlaunch.How many airports can support spacecraft processing and propellant loading?
Isn't a better question how many payloads can handle rolling down a runway horizontally while fully fueled?
I'm hoping that this takes off from Spaceport America. What a great idea that would be and would get them into hosting orbital operations. If this can be modified for a manned Dragon then I see Virgin Galactic jumping aboard SpaceX Dragon operations. Too soon to tell.