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Offline Proponent

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Suborbital Market
« on: 02/24/2010 07:32 am »
Does anyone know the size of the current suborbital market by altitude, payload, location, or other relevant factors?

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Re: Suborbital Market
« Reply #1 on: 02/24/2010 11:10 am »
Does anyone know the size of the current suborbital market by altitude, payload, location, or other relevant factors?

This is a new market so it is small.  Google for "Virgin Galactic".

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Re: Suborbital Market
« Reply #2 on: 02/24/2010 01:41 pm »
This is a new market so it is small.  Google for "Virgin Galactic".

Actually I was thinking of old-fashioned sounding rockets....

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Re: Suborbital Market
« Reply #3 on: 02/24/2010 01:54 pm »
NASA Sounding Rockets 2009 Annual Report

http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/Sounding_Rockets_Annual_Report_2009.pdf

Go to town with it.


Edit:  Old-fashioned?  Hey now. . .
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Re: Suborbital Market
« Reply #4 on: 02/25/2010 04:08 am »
NASA Sounding Rockets 2009 Annual Report

http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/Sounding_Rockets_Annual_Report_2009.pdf

Go to town with it.

Thanks!

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Edit:  Old-fashioned?  Hey now. . .

Um, uh, sounding rockets using well-proven technology. :) :)

 

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