meiza - 27/6/2007 10:39 PMThanks!We get much too little info about what happens in Europe, and this is a nice bit.Future launcher preparatory programme, FLPP. And next generation launcher, NGL. I'd really like information on these, and I'd bet lots of new people would flock to the site. Especially if there were pretty pictures. What's the deal with the French co-developing hydrocarbon engines with the Russians? No news at all...
meiza - 27/6/2007 9:39 PMThanks!We get much too little info about what happens in Europe, and this is a nice bit.
vt_hokie - 28/6/2007 4:43 PMHmm, a new lifting body spacecraft, eh? Might be time for me to sign up for L2! :laugh:
Norm Hartnett - 28/6/2007 2:00 PMI find it somewhat odd that ESA and Russia are looking at lifting bodies while the US is back to capsules. Diversity is a good thing however.
PhalanxTX - 29/6/2007 3:30 PMQuoteNorm Hartnett - 28/6/2007 2:00 PMI find it somewhat odd that ESA and Russia are looking at lifting bodies while the US is back to capsules. Diversity is a good thing however.Lockheed did originally want a "flying capsule" for CEV that bears more than a striking resemblance to IXV, but that got shot down by NASA pretty quickly.
PhalanxTX - 29/6/2007 3:41 PMActually, I was thinking about this one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CEV_Lockheed_Martin.jpg
Jester - 28/6/2007 5:15 AMQuotemeiza - 27/6/2007 10:39 PMThanks!We get much too little info about what happens in Europe, and this is a nice bit.Future launcher preparatory programme, FLPP. And next generation launcher, NGL. I'd really like information on these, and I'd bet lots of new people would flock to the site. Especially if there were pretty pictures. What's the deal with the French co-developing hydrocarbon engines with the Russians? No news at all...Get on L2, there are lots of "pretty pictures" in the technical docs about IXV on therehttp://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5736
Norm Hartnett - 30/6/2007 3:45 PMA little more detail on the Lockheed Martin original VSE entry. http://astronautix.com/craft/cevkheed.htm
Mogster - 2/7/2007 5:06 PMThe BBC have a story today about Esa and RKK Energia convening meetings with European industrial groups to discuss future manned spaceflight systems. Set for July. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6260724.stm
Jason Davies - 15/7/2007 9:31 PMI hope they give a go. New vehicles are always exciting.