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14 hours ago, Scotius said:

I want to believe! :D

But... inevitably...

I will hold back my enthusiasm until that thing gets put on top of a launcher.

:sad:

Feels like the 2000s all over again. Lotta hype out there...

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23 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said:

Is someone finally seriously serious about space nuclear propulsion?

 

looks like they are putting their shooting star module on the front of that, wonder what it will be used for besides as a tech demo

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Wow... I hope they actually pull that off. USSF just recently announced it wanted to look at using orbits further out in cis-lunar space; this could help with that. If the DoD likes something, they'll usually throw  a good bit of money at it. So, maybe it won't die.... Once again, the military advances space exploration. :lol:

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On 6/25/2021 at 5:03 PM, insert_name said:

looks like they are putting their shooting star module on the front of that, wonder what it will be used for besides as a tech demo

Probably to show that it can carry a functional payload and Shooting Star already has independent avionics and power systems.

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Various content has been removed due to a lengthy off-topic derailment that had nothing to do with this company's rocket launches.

Folks, please try to keep things on-topic.

(Also, please bear in mind forum rule 2.2.b about politics, ideology, etc. and try to steer clear of the sort of topics that tend to generate strong feelings and thereby derail threads.  There are plenty of perfectly legitimate discussions to be had about such things, but the KSP forum is not the place for them-- plenty of other places on the internet to discuss that sort of stuff, okay?)

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Somehow missed this from January, but Aviation Week published this render:

dream_gallery-9-sierra_space.jpg?itok=0N

"Differentiated from the DC-100 series by a 40% increase in size, upper-body windows and fixed wings, the
redesigned DC-200 is expected to be flight-tested without a crew in late 2025-and with astronauts onboard
in 2026. Although design details are yet to be finalized, the DC-200 is likely to be configured with lower body.
mounted wings and twin canted tails, similar to the Boeing X-37, and will feature a simpler outer mold line
without the pronounced upper-body hump of the baseline version."

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/commercial-space/pictures-inside-sierra-spaces-dream-chaser-factory

 

 

 

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