2nd SpaceShipOne Launch!!!!! RIGHT NOW!!!
- Thread starter JHoNNy1OoO
- Start date
umbrella39
Lifer
- Jun 11, 2004
- 13,816
- 1,126
- 126
Righth in the subtopic. On FoxNews and MSNBC right now. The rocket itself is said to seperate and begin its accent to space in about an hour. Right now it just left the ground with the plane to take it to it's altitude.
umbrella39
Lifer
- Jun 11, 2004
- 13,816
- 1,126
- 126
On MSNBC they were talking about if something went wrong that the nose of the rocket could come off so the pilot could escape, but the likely hood of that happening tumbling in the air at the speed of who knows what might not be likely.
It's also interesting that they have the equivalent weight of 3 people in the rocket so that tourism could start to go in space. Their looking for $200k a ticket for a couple of minutes in space. The one thing they need to do with space travel is allow for mistakes to happen and for people to be able to escape the craft safely. So far it's been all or nothing and we all know you aren't succesful 100% of the time.
It's also interesting that they have the equivalent weight of 3 people in the rocket so that tourism could start to go in space. Their looking for $200k a ticket for a couple of minutes in space. The one thing they need to do with space travel is allow for mistakes to happen and for people to be able to escape the craft safely. So far it's been all or nothing and we all know you aren't succesful 100% of the time.
umbrella39
Lifer
- Jun 11, 2004
- 13,816
- 1,126
- 126
IT LAUNCHED!!!!!!
They say this thing should not be spinning how it has been. Don't know what this means.
They say this thing should not be spinning how it has been. Don't know what this means.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
- Oct 11, 1999
- 25,195
- 0
- 56
umbrella39
Lifer
- Jun 11, 2004
- 13,816
- 1,126
- 126
Me too. I thought we were going to be witnessing a disaster. Thank God he got the craft under control. Phew.
That roll was insane. The report said he was doing 2,000mph vertical during the roll. I think I would have blown chunks and passed out. That guy is one hell of a pilot.
just goes to show that there is still a lot of work to be done. kudos to melvill for good piloting--that's two times now that he has saved his own butt.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
- Oct 11, 1999
- 25,195
- 0
- 56
- Aug 22, 2001
- 32,032
- 32,505
- 146
CaptnKirk
Lifer
- Jul 25, 2002
- 10,053
- 0
- 71
This was/is Rutan
Aerospace designer Burt Rutan, with more than $20 million in funds from Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, secretly developed SpaceShipOne and is well ahead of two dozen teams building X Prize contenders around the world.
John Carmack is with Armadillo
Aerospace designer Burt Rutan, with more than $20 million in funds from Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, secretly developed SpaceShipOne and is well ahead of two dozen teams building X Prize contenders around the world.
John Carmack is with Armadillo
umbrella39
Lifer
- Jun 11, 2004
- 13,816
- 1,126
- 126
2nd SpaceShipOne Launch is GO FOR OCTOBER 4th
Burt Rutan's Mojave Aerospace Ventures Team successfully reached an altitude of 337,500 feet with Mike Melvill (the pilot) onboard plus ballast (approx. 180 Kg). This flight was deemed by the Judges as a successful first flight for the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The X PRIZE has just received official notice from Burt Rutan that SpaceShipOne's second flight (X2) will take place Monday morning, October 4th. Expected flight timeline:
* Takeoff at 7am PT
* Ignition at 8am PT
* Landing at 8:30am PT
LINK
Burt Rutan's Mojave Aerospace Ventures Team successfully reached an altitude of 337,500 feet with Mike Melvill (the pilot) onboard plus ballast (approx. 180 Kg). This flight was deemed by the Judges as a successful first flight for the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The X PRIZE has just received official notice from Burt Rutan that SpaceShipOne's second flight (X2) will take place Monday morning, October 4th. Expected flight timeline:
* Takeoff at 7am PT
* Ignition at 8am PT
* Landing at 8:30am PT
LINK
The ship is going for the X Prize now with a different pilot.
If successful this will mean all the Elites in the world will get to travel to space.
Branson, Hanks, Speilberg, Lucas, Berman, and on and on.
True, I didn't say all Elites are bad. I wouldn't mind being able to spend $208,000 for a short space flight like it was $2.
CaptnKirk
Lifer
- Jul 25, 2002
- 10,053
- 0
- 71
TRENDING THREADS
-
Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000)- Started by DisEnchantment
- Replies: 25K
-
Discussion Intel Meteor, Arrow, Lunar & Panther Lakes + WCL Discussion Threads
- Started by Tigerick
- Replies: 22K
-
News NVIDIA and Intel to Develop AI Infrastructure and Personal Computing Products- Started by poke01
- Replies: 384
-
Discussion Intel current and future Lakes & Rapids thread- Started by TheF34RChannel
- Replies: 23K
Facebook
Twitter