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[kb315]

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: sygyzy
$1M for them!

Actually, 10 million. And they have to do it twice within two weeks. They said this was not part of that attempt.

Really? My mistake. I was reading all the Popular Science articles about them (seemed like it was in 2-3 issues in a row).

I am surprised it's not part of the attempt. Why not? (Not questioning you, asking for more info)

Thanks for the clarification.

It's not part of the attempt because for the X-Prize, the ship must have atleast 3 passengers, this attempt only had the pilot.

 

[bob4432]

at what point to they need to worry about re-entry heat? do they need to go much higher?

 

[AnitaPeterson]

The guy is 62 years-old... amazing!

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: paulney
w00t!

 

[HappyPuppy]

Capitalism at its best.

Cheers.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: bob4432
at what point to they need to worry about re-entry heat? do they need to go much higher?

the way i read re-entry works is that the spaceship has a mechanism to slow it down so much that they don't need super-exotic materials to survive re-entry heat. or it could just be that materials science has progressed so far from the mid 70s technology that NASA uses that it isn't a problem.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: rh71Are there any Gs on a freefall because I feel like my heart is coming out of my ribcage during them...

yes, one

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: eLiu

Originally posted by: rh71
hmm what do 3-4Gs feel like in terms of pull ? Is the max for a human @ 8Gs ?

You can get 3-4Gs on a 'hardcore' roller coaster. I forget which ones, but there are a few that reach to at least 3Gs. And humans can withstand up to like 12-14Gs before dying. Most people start to pass out between 6 & 8 (i think) without some sort of g-suit (like what pilots wear).

Are there any Gs on a freefall because I feel like my heart is coming out of my ribcage during them...

freefall = 0g

in fact that's how they train ppl under 0g environment, by putting a plane into temporary freefall

 

[KhoiFather]

Didn't it take the ship like an hour or longer just to get up there? I read that it had to go in circles over and over to reach up there. That would of been pretty darn boring for me if I was a tourist going in circles slowly towards space.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Didn't it take the ship like an hour or longer just to get up there? I read that it had to go in circles over and over to reach up there. That would of been pretty darn boring for me if I was a tourist going in circles slowly towards space.

Well thank god you won't have to go!

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Didn't it take the ship like an hour or longer just to get up there? I read that it had to go in circles over and over to reach up there. That would of been pretty darn boring for me if I was a tourist going in circles slowly towards space.

It took the conjoined pair an hour to get to launch altitude (50,000 feet) because of the weight. Once detatched it takes all of 75 seconds to reach the 62 mile high destination.

 

[Killrose]

Maybe now Carmack will actually drop the whole idea and finnish Doom3.