DAL59 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 11 hours ago, Xd the great said: Now imagine doing that for a booster/capsule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rib3irojr Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I'm waiting the first New Shepard's mod. hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 The video they showed before last launch was released today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Ooooo, shiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Could New Shepard achieve orbit around Kerbin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, cubinator said: Could New Shepard achieve orbit around Kerbin? Read an article estimating Delta-V with the capsule to be 3300m/s. So, with the abort motor as a second stage, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 42 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Read an article estimating Delta-V with the capsule to be 3300m/s. So, with the abort motor as a second stage, yes. Then someone gets out and pushes for reentry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, tater said: Then someone gets out and pushes for reentry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rib3irojr Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Oh, this capsule is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, tater said: The video they showed before last launch was released today: Very sleek smooth and modern for an amusement park ride class spacecraft ! Edited July 25, 2018 by NSEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rib3irojr Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, NSEP said: Very sleek smooth and modern for an amusement park ride class spacecraft ! Yes, hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 The seats are suitably comfy, as befits their requirement to protect their occupants against possible 16 G accelerations. Also, cabin interior is ~6 feet tall, so taller folks may need to duck. Yes, I have sat in them. I'm at school right now, so I don't have the pics to prove it, but I DID get to see the mockup up close and personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rib3irojr Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 21 minutes ago, MaverickSawyer said: The seats are suitably comfy, as befits their requirement to protect their occupants against possible 16 G accelerations. Also, cabin interior is ~6 feet tall, so taller folks may need to duck. Yes, I have sat in them. I'm at school right now, so I don't have the pics to prove it, but I DID get to see the mockup up close and personal. Oh, this is so cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rib3irojr Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) I'm trying re-create the New Shepard booster, but the capsule its too much hard... https://imgur.com/CIWB5S4 Edited July 26, 2018 by rib3irojr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 3 hours ago, MaverickSawyer said: The seats are suitably comfy, as befits their requirement to protect their occupants against possible 16 G accelerations. Also, cabin interior is ~6 feet tall, so taller folks may need to duck. Yes, I have sat in them. I'm at school right now, so I don't have the pics to prove it, but I DID get to see the mockup up close and personal. Okay, as promised... For scaling purposes, I'm 6'2"/188 cm tall, so yeah, those windows are HUGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, MaverickSawyer said: Okay, as promised... Is that a mock-up or flight hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Is that a mock-up or flight hardware? Mock-up... though I have had the honor of seeing flight hardware as well. I know I posted pics of that on this thread before... Lemme see if I can dig that up rq. EDIT: Looks like it was in the old thread that's now MIA... So another gratuitous shot, this time of the first propulsion module: Again, dorky grin wearing me is 6'2"/188 cm for scale. Edited July 26, 2018 by MaverickSawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 15 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: Read an article estimating Delta-V with the capsule to be 3300m/s. So, with the abort motor as a second stage, yes. Can you send me a link? If they've got information on the BE-3 I'd like to cross check it against my spreadsheet predicting the performance of New Glenn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Racescort666 said: Can you send me a link? If they've got information on the BE-3 I'd like to cross check it against my spreadsheet predicting the performance of New Glenn. https://selenianboondocks.com/2016/04/how-relevant-is-new-shepard-to-orbital-launch/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 (edited) On 7/26/2018 at 12:01 PM, Ultimate Steve said: https://selenianboondocks.com/2016/04/how-relevant-is-new-shepard-to-orbital-launch/ That's a good explanation and would probably impress anyone who hasn't had the tyranny of the rocket equation hammered into them. By saying you merely need to triple your delta-v simply ignores that bit of the rocket equation that says "ln()". On the other hand, using it as an upper stage makes all kinds of sense and is one of the oldest tricks in rocketry (going back to the V2-bumper). Edited July 27, 2018 by wumpus left a word in after grammatical change. Now removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 NS looks a lot like a tall, skinny lunar lander in so many ways. The dv is a little shy of being able to land and take off again, but the capsule is needlessly heavy for a lunar lander, so lightening that likely buys enough dv for a round trip---or you leave the capsule (read: cargo) on the surface, then the remaining dv can easily get you back to space due to the far lower mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monophonic Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 7/27/2018 at 4:39 PM, tater said: NS looks a lot like a tall, skinny lunar lander in so many ways. The dv is a little shy of being able to land and take off again, but the capsule is needlessly heavy for a lunar lander, so lightening that likely buys enough dv for a round trip---or you leave the capsule (read: cargo) on the surface, then the remaining dv can easily get you back to space due to the far lower mass. But was that dV calculated with an atmospheric nozzle? If so would a vacuum nozzle bring enough extra to allow a LOR profile mission? I am intrigued as the idea of using NS as a LEM has occurred to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, monophonic said: But was that dV calculated with an atmospheric nozzle? If so would a vacuum nozzle bring enough extra to allow a LOR profile mission? I am intrigued as the idea of using NS as a LEM has occurred to me too. Not me and an excellent idea, capsule would obviously need redesign, docking and better life support, but no need for abort engine or reentry, neither aerodynamic on first stage. Hydrolox make isru on Moon easier, easy to swap capsule with an pallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, monophonic said: But was that dV calculated with an atmospheric nozzle? If so would a vacuum nozzle bring enough extra to allow a LOR profile mission? I am intrigued as the idea of using NS as a LEM has occurred to me too. They are already working on the B3-3U, which is the vacuum optimized version, as this will be the upper stage engine for NG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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