Total Members Voted: 322
Voting closed: 06/30/2014 11:24 pm
My optimism for DC definitely increased with the news of the Atlas V 2016 unmanned orbital launch. Is Sierra Nevada the only one with an actual crewed vehicle already under construction at this stage?
We have 4 different domestic crew-capable spacecraft being actually built right now. That's pretty crazy, when you think about it.
Keep in mind that SpaceX accepts considerably more risk, at least on unmanned flights. An F9 could blow up. Musk has said as much. This could delay the first human flight on F9 for years. However my fingers are crossed.
Were getting close!!! My bet, CST-100, Dragon
Yep. Never happened before. The nearest to this situation historically would be around 1963 or so, when both Gemini and Apollo were in development at the same time.
Quote from: douglas100 on 02/25/2014 03:15 pmYep. Never happened before. The nearest to this situation historically would be around 1963 or so, when both Gemini and Apollo were in development at the same time.Five, counting the Lunar Module, X-15 and X-20.
Quote from: Thorny on 08/21/2014 01:06 pmQuote from: douglas100 on 02/25/2014 03:15 pmYep. Never happened before. The nearest to this situation historically would be around 1963 or so, when both Gemini and Apollo were in development at the same time.Five, counting the Lunar Module, X-15 and X-20.If you count X-15, you need to count SpaceShipTwo as well. We are still tied up.
Quote from: Rifleman on 08/21/2014 01:36 pmQuote from: Thorny on 08/21/2014 01:06 pmQuote from: douglas100 on 02/25/2014 03:15 pmYep. Never happened before. The nearest to this situation historically would be around 1963 or so, when both Gemini and Apollo were in development at the same time.Five, counting the Lunar Module, X-15 and X-20.If you count X-15, you need to count SpaceShipTwo as well. We are still tied up.If you count SpaceShipTwo you should also count XCOR's Lynx, still one up ;-)
Quote from: bilbo on 08/21/2014 04:19 am Were getting close!!! My bet, CST-100, DragonMy bet is CST-100 and Dreamchaser.My wish is Dragon and Dreamchaser.Boeing is just too big and knows the game better than anyone.
F9/Dragon. From Pad 39A. (The Dream - December 2015.) (What I suspect - December 2016)