Edit: Hello! If you're looking at the first page...congrats. Lots of good information in this thread.
10 months after creating this thread, my predictions were proven to be correct.
http://www.tribalwar.com/forums/showthread.php?p=15931372#post15931372 details the success of this first post. The rest of the thread talks less about individual space rockets and such, and more on general space advancement, hardship, whats coming next, etc etc. Give it a read when you have some time.
here are a few articles and then i'll explain them a little bit
if you're interested of course...
Bolden to review HLV study on Friday – Sidemount in doubt, In-line/SSME boost | NASASpaceFlight.com
it lifts 100 tons or so to low earth orbit, but carries it's giant fairing the whole way and is a little unsafe in terms of crew ejection if something bad happened on the pad
the jupiter launch vehicle (which began as an idea on the internet and then came to fruition from nasa engineers doing work on it after their day jobs...)
it is pretty cheap, reusing a number of existing technologies. Also able to lift 110 tons to low earth orbit, safe to use as the crew are on top of the rocket and can be 'thrown' off it in case of catastrophe. this is my favorite design for a new rocket since it makes monetary and political sense (the standing army at nasa working on shuttle isn't axed...which Senator Nelson wouldn't allow since it's a big part of his state).
the article states NASA won't destroy their SSME production facility, which is big news, since Jupiter will use this engine, and it also aids a shuttle extension to decrease the gap in us human spaceflight, currently projected to be 5-7 years wide. Using jupiter and extending shuttle to 2012 will reduce this to 3 years i believe.
Jupiter also allows Orion to increase it's mass again, leading to perhaps ground landings again, toilets, and more saftey features for the capsule
best part about Jupiter is that it is highly modular, allowing it to be upgraded throughout the years to take advantage of new technologies and bigger payloads (they have run simulations on fairings of 12meters in diameter).
more info since i cant remember all of it (been following for a year+)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(rocket_family)
Ares I is dead. Ares V may be dead, or we may get something similar to Jupiter in an Ares V 'classic". Either way it's a win for space.
ESA wants to extend ISS to 2020
BBC News - Space station needs 'extension to 2020'
agree with what they say, except to understaff ISS. finally finished, ISS can start really cranking out research onexperiements and data.
this seems haphazard. ask my questions and i'll see if i can answer them or find the answer to them
10 months after creating this thread, my predictions were proven to be correct.
http://www.tribalwar.com/forums/showthread.php?p=15931372#post15931372 details the success of this first post. The rest of the thread talks less about individual space rockets and such, and more on general space advancement, hardship, whats coming next, etc etc. Give it a read when you have some time.
here are a few articles and then i'll explain them a little bit
if you're interested of course...
Bolden to review HLV study on Friday – Sidemount in doubt, In-line/SSME boost | NASASpaceFlight.com
here is sidemount, which probably won't be pickedNASA Administrator Charlie Bolden will review the findings of his “special team” – which he set up to evaluate all Heavy Lift alternatives to the current plan – on Friday. Pre-empting the overview, Exploration Project officials all-but ruled out the Sidemount HLV, whilst noting a couple of In-line heavy lifters – one of which appears to be a DIRECT Jupiter launch vehicle – made it through to the Bolden meeting.
it lifts 100 tons or so to low earth orbit, but carries it's giant fairing the whole way and is a little unsafe in terms of crew ejection if something bad happened on the pad
the jupiter launch vehicle (which began as an idea on the internet and then came to fruition from nasa engineers doing work on it after their day jobs...)
it is pretty cheap, reusing a number of existing technologies. Also able to lift 110 tons to low earth orbit, safe to use as the crew are on top of the rocket and can be 'thrown' off it in case of catastrophe. this is my favorite design for a new rocket since it makes monetary and political sense (the standing army at nasa working on shuttle isn't axed...which Senator Nelson wouldn't allow since it's a big part of his state).
the article states NASA won't destroy their SSME production facility, which is big news, since Jupiter will use this engine, and it also aids a shuttle extension to decrease the gap in us human spaceflight, currently projected to be 5-7 years wide. Using jupiter and extending shuttle to 2012 will reduce this to 3 years i believe.
Jupiter also allows Orion to increase it's mass again, leading to perhaps ground landings again, toilets, and more saftey features for the capsule
best part about Jupiter is that it is highly modular, allowing it to be upgraded throughout the years to take advantage of new technologies and bigger payloads (they have run simulations on fairings of 12meters in diameter).
more info since i cant remember all of it (been following for a year+)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(rocket_family)
Ares I is dead. Ares V may be dead, or we may get something similar to Jupiter in an Ares V 'classic". Either way it's a win for space.
ESA wants to extend ISS to 2020
BBC News - Space station needs 'extension to 2020'
agree with what they say, except to understaff ISS. finally finished, ISS can start really cranking out research onexperiements and data.
this seems haphazard. ask my questions and i'll see if i can answer them or find the answer to them
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