Anyone have a guess to where they can launch the NGL on the West Coast?
Quote from: Zed_Noir on 03/09/2018 08:25 amAnyone have a guess to where they can launch the NGL on the West Coast?NGL’s West Coast site is SLC-2W, which is where the Delta II launches from during its own West Coast flights.
Quote from: ZachS09 on 03/09/2018 02:01 pmQuote from: Zed_Noir on 03/09/2018 08:25 amAnyone have a guess to where they can launch the NGL on the West Coast?NGL’s West Coast site is SLC-2W, which is where the Delta II launches from during its own West Coast flights.Actually AFAIU both SLC-2W and SLC-2E would be ripped out and be rebuilt as a single SLC-2 Launch pad.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 03/09/2018 03:36 pmQuote from: ZachS09 on 03/09/2018 02:01 pmQuote from: Zed_Noir on 03/09/2018 08:25 amAnyone have a guess to where they can launch the NGL on the West Coast?NGL’s West Coast site is SLC-2W, which is where the Delta II launches from during its own West Coast flights.Actually AFAIU both SLC-2W and SLC-2E would be ripped out and be rebuilt as a single SLC-2 Launch pad.It that new SLC-2 pad notional or there is actual budget for the transformation?
Updated 2018 OATK NGL Factsheet: https://www.orbitalatk.com/flight-systems/space-launch-vehicles/NGL/docs/NGL_Factsheet.pdf
Hydrolox engine selected for US will be made public 16April.
Quote from: TrevorMonty on 03/31/2018 02:20 amHydrolox engine selected for US will be made public 16April.What engines are the contenders?
Orbital ATK said that the BE-3U is not one of the third stage engine candidates.
Quote from: rockets4life97 on 03/31/2018 12:45 pmQuote from: TrevorMonty on 03/31/2018 02:20 amHydrolox engine selected for US will be made public 16April.What engines are the contenders?BE-3UVinciRL-10Throwing it out there Raptor, but with Blue indicating they are going for BE-3U, than that might be strong contender for NGL
Domestic is not a requirement. The same announcement which dropped BE-3U also confirmed that Vinci is in the running