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Title: Suborbital Market
Post by: Proponent 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?

Title: Re: Suborbital Market
Post by: A_M_Swallow on 02/24/2010 11:10 am

Quote from: Proponent 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?

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

Title: Re: Suborbital Market
Post by: Proponent on 02/24/2010 01:41 pm

Quote from: A_M_Swallow on 02/24/2010 11:10 am

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

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

Title: Re: Suborbital Market
Post by: ineedalife999 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 (http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/Sounding_Rockets_Annual_Report_2009.pdf)

Go to town with it.


Edit:  Old-fashioned?  Hey now. . .

Title: Re: Suborbital Market
Post by: Proponent on 02/25/2010 04:08 am

Quote from: ineedalife999 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 (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. :) :)