Nivee~ Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 18 hours ago, magnemoe said: you can make an larger plane by adding more engines Like this? (An actual project the Russian space agency was considering...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Nivee~ said: How happy Lotarev Ivchenko would be with such a project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Nivee~ said: (An actual project the Russian space agency was considering...) That's pretty... Kerbal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivee~ Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 minute ago, tater said: That's pretty... Kerbal. Russians were being kerbal before it was cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 This made me think of Pegasus: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) On 2/8/2019 at 12:52 AM, tater said: Aww yeah, a daylight launch. If it wasn't on a Wednesday, I'd probably go to Wallops to see it- it wouldn't be entirely unheard of if it got delayed to Saturday, would it? Even if it still launches on a weekday, I *might* be able to see SOMEthing... Edited April 15, 2019 by ThatGuyWithALongUsername Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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insert_name Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Looks like ICON is NET q2, almost a 2 year delay from original launch date https://spacenews.com/pegasus-woes-continue-to-delay-nasa-mission/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 8 hours ago, insert_name said: Looks like ICON is NET q2, almost a 2 year delay from original launch date https://spacenews.com/pegasus-woes-continue-to-delay-nasa-mission/ Wanna bet it gets delayed even more? This thing just can't seem to get off the ground... literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Apparently a Minotaur IV will be launching later this year https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/03/21/two-minotaur-launches-planned-this-year-from-virginia/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) Stargazer has departed from Mojave Airport. Maybe they're finally ready to launch that Pegasus? EDIT: pic courtesy of https://www.instagram.com/ohwiss/ Edited April 10, 2019 by MaverickSawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 7 hours ago, MaverickSawyer said: Stargazer has departed from Mojave Airport. Maybe they're finally ready to launch that Pegasus? EDIT: pic courtesy of https://www.instagram.com/ohwiss/ Well, I've heard something about them doing captive carry tests before they're ready to launch... this might just be for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I dont see a rocket on that plane though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, insert_name said: I dont see a rocket on that plane though Might be heading to pick one up, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Rocket stayed at the sortie base, iirc. Why risk damage by flying it somewhere it's not needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Antares • NG-11 Launch time: 2046 GMT (4:46 p.m. EDT)Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MinimumSky5 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Something I've been wondering about concerning the Antares, is are they trying to sell it as a commercial launcher? Wikipedia lists several varients, but I can only see launches of Cygnus vehicles. Are they not selling it to others, or is it just not popular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 22 minutes ago, MinimumSky5 said: Something I've been wondering about concerning the Antares, is are they trying to sell it as a commercial launcher? Wikipedia lists several varients, but I can only see launches of Cygnus vehicles. Are they not selling it to others, or is it just not popular? I think they did offer it as a commercial launcher, but it isn't popular. At $85M, there are more capable options that cost less- most notably the Falcon 9. Launching from Wallops limits the inclination, too, which doesn't help. From what I've heard, NG will take any chance they can get to completely discontinue the rocket and launch Cygnus on the Atlas V. I kinda hope this thing lasts another few launches, though, because I live within a day's round-trip drive of Wallops and I haven't been able to see it launch yet. This is why I kinda hope Wednesday's launch is delayed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 NASA Live is supposed to cover it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 This is an object lesson on how not to do rocket launch coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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