To: Vermont Lt
“launched skyward” ... isn’t orbital.
Would like to see some graphs on the functional envelope for this. 100 miles of air is a lot of friction to shoot through. 5,000 MPH starting velocity isn’t 14,000 MPH lateral velocity necessary for low orbit. Release window is very very small, and a millisecond off means a lot of energy going in the wrong (or many) direction. A little extra launch mass means a lot more energy involved.
3 posted on
10/04/2022 3:01:45 PM PDT by
ctdonath2
(Statistics don't matter when they happen to you.)
To: ctdonath2
Can you imagine the Gs if/when this thing gets up to LEO launch speed?
To: ctdonath2
Release window is very very small And "Missed it by THAT much" might be very,very ugly.
But something will be learned along the way.
11 posted on
10/04/2022 3:12:38 PM PDT by
TChad
(Progressives are in favor of removing healthy sex organs from children. Conservatives oppose this.)
To: ctdonath2
5,000 MPH starting velocity isn’t 14,000 MPH lateral velocity necessary for low orbit. I had the same questions. Then I read the last sentence of the article.
"...uses a small rocket engine for the final orbital insertion."
21 posted on
10/04/2022 3:31:39 PM PDT by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
To: ctdonath2
“launched skyward”
Lynyrd Skynyrd. My mind went there. Dunno why...
44 posted on
10/04/2022 5:36:13 PM PDT by
know.your.why
(If you dont watch the MSM you are uninformed. If you do watch the MSM you are misinformed.)
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