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#980
by
arachnitect
on 03 Sep, 2015 21:04
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I thought we'd seen this render before, but it's actually new.
Looks like the perforated ring around the SM will be on the spacecraft.
(when it showed up on wind tunnel models there was speculation that it was for testing purposes or maybe deployable)
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#981
by
russianhalo117
on 03 Sep, 2015 21:52
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I thought we'd seen this render before, but it's actually new.
Looks like the perforated ring around the SM will be on the spacecraft.
(when it showed up on wind tunnel models there was speculation that it was for testing purposes or maybe deployable)
It is my understanding that the ring produces a smoother flight through the lower atmosphere and Thermosphere
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#982
by
arachnitect
on 03 Sep, 2015 21:58
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I thought we'd seen this render before, but it's actually new.
Looks like the perforated ring around the SM will be on the spacecraft.
(when it showed up on wind tunnel models there was speculation that it was for testing purposes or maybe deployable)
It is my understanding that the ring produces a smoother flight through the lower atmosphere and Thermosphere
Does this device perform a similar function to the "vortex generators" used on airplanes?
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#983
by
clongton
on 04 Sep, 2015 00:33
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I actually prefer Boeing-1100. This is Boeing's 1st generation human spacecraft, and the 100 is for the 100 km line.
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#984
by
Lars-J
on 04 Sep, 2015 02:08
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I actually prefer Boeing-1100. This is Boeing's 1st generation human spacecraft, and the 100 is for the 100 km line.
But it is going far higher than 100km...
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#985
by
Lars-J
on 04 Sep, 2015 02:12
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#986
by
edkyle99
on 04 Sep, 2015 03:21
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Boeing's predecessor companies have built a few spaceships over the years. Perhaps their names can provide hints about the CST-100 name.
Mercury
Gemini
Apollo
Columbia
Challenger
Discovery
Atlantis
Endeavour
- Ed Kyle
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#987
by
docmordrid
on 04 Sep, 2015 03:44
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Cerberus
Janus
Calibos
Medusa
Romulus, a son of Vulcan
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#988
by
LastStarFighter
on 04 Sep, 2015 05:22
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Perhaps they will take a page from their newest plane
787 - Dreamliner
CST-100 - Dreammaker
Too close to DreamChaser? Worth a shot!
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#989
by
Antilope7724
on 04 Sep, 2015 05:57
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Charlie's Chariot
Atlas Surged
The Boeing-afide Ride
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#990
by
woods170
on 04 Sep, 2015 06:26
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Perhaps they will take a page from their newest plane
787 - Dreamliner
CST-100 - Dreammaker
Too close to DreamChaser? Worth a shot!
Please no. Just NO!
That whole 'Dream'-thing has become a huge PR-disaster for Boeing with all the technical problems they have with the 787 aircraft.
Boeing would be well advised to not use the word 'dream' in any name for the CST-100.
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#991
by
guckyfan
on 04 Sep, 2015 09:41
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Boeing did make the connection CST-100/Dreamliner.
In a Symposium they argued SpaceX has the philosophy of buid a little, test a little. Boeing does not need to do that. When Boeing builds something everybody knows it flies and used the Dreamliner as an example.
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#992
by
woods170
on 04 Sep, 2015 11:04
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In a Symposium they argued SpaceX has the philosophy of buid a little, test a little. Boeing does not need to do that. When Boeing builds something everybody knows it flies and used the Dreamliner as an example.
Uhm.. no. Have you seen how many design iterations, windtunnel iterations and change-cycles CST-100 has been thru? Have you seen how the current pressure-shell STA is significantly different from the one developed for CCDev-1? Have you seen how the current service module is significantly different from the original idea, including the recent addition of the vortex ring? Have you seen the mass-growth on CST-100, requiring it to go thru no less than 3 versions of Atlas-V?
The "build a little, test a little" process applies to Boeing as well, albeit it in a less pronounced form than SpaceX.
The development of CST-100 was just as 'progressive' in nature as was the case for Dragon 2. The difference is in the placement of the progressive nature.
Boeing tends to do 'progressive' in design and sub-scale testing whereas SpaceX tends to have this slightly more in the 'actual hardware' stage of development.
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#993
by
Chris Bergin
on 04 Sep, 2015 11:25
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I'm going to be away with work at the time of the announcement, so if you guys could post any cool info (such as the name, obviously) and screenshots from the event (I know it'll be recorded), that'd be appreciated!
Chris G will be creating the article for the event.
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#994
by
guckyfan
on 04 Sep, 2015 11:52
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In a Symposium they argued SpaceX has the philosophy of buid a little, test a little. Boeing does not need to do that. When Boeing builds something everybody knows it flies and used the Dreamliner as an example.
Uhm.. no. Have you seen how many design iterations, windtunnel iterations and change-cycles CST-100 has been thru? Have you seen how the current pressure-shell STA is significantly different from the one developed for CCDev-1? Have you seen how the current service module is significantly different from the original idea, including the recent addition of the vortex ring? Have you seen the mass-growth on CST-100, requiring it to go thru no less than 3 versions of Atlas-V?
I don't know much about any of this. I have just quoted something a Boeing representative said publicly in a panel I watched live.
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#995
by
Chris Bergin
on 04 Sep, 2015 14:03
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Ok, so not much interest yet. Only 213 on the stream too. Will add a few things, but have to be out of here very shortly.
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#996
by
Chris Bergin
on 04 Sep, 2015 14:07
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Nice promo video. Still calling her CST-100 on it.
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#997
by
Chris Bergin
on 04 Sep, 2015 14:08
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#998
by
arachnitect
on 04 Sep, 2015 14:09
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Theme is "next 100 years"
Ferguson introduces John Elbon
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#999
by
Chris Bergin
on 04 Sep, 2015 14:10
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They've got some nice white sofas.
We're not going to get the name until later, are we....
