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Could Dream Chaser do better with a back to back Launch configuration?
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ThatSpaceGuy
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Could Dream Chaser do better with a back to back Launch configuration?
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09/22/2022 03:05 pm »
Could the Dream Chaser launch configuration be done better bottom to bottom as a pair than as a single locked into a fairing?
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09/22/2022 03:57 pm »
No.
a. No need for two to fly
b. The aft attachment is round, how do you propose to connect them to the rocket
c. They will bang into each other during ascent.
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09/22/2022 05:16 pm »
Thanks for the comment Jim,
1 bring cargo and crew as a single launch.
2 Shooting star can be any shape required so D shaped is perfectly do able.
3 As for the banging into each other the yellow portion marked would be the filler and attachment point between each.
Of course the whole idea is a thought exercise since I have no ownership to speak of but it is interesting to me.
Ok with me if it is not interesting to you.
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09/22/2022 05:40 pm »
Sorry to reply to my own post here but I am still learning this.
I should mention the original thoughts that led me to this idea were
- You would not need to fold the wings making the vehicle easier to build
- Any crewed version must be able to safely abort which I hope would be more effective without the fairing.
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