llamacoffee@lemmy.worldM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agoVirgin Galactic has ceased flying its only space plane. Now what?arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkVirgin Galactic has ceased flying its only space plane. Now what?arstechnica.comllamacoffee@lemmy.worldM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarepsudlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-25 months ago“Spaceplane” is a bit rich. It doesn’t do orbit, it can’t do reentry from orbit were it to be boosted to orbital speed By many reckonings it doesn’t even reach “space” in normal operation At best it’s a high altitude parabolic free fall flier, giving a bit more continuous falling than the vomit comet
“Spaceplane” is a bit rich. It doesn’t do orbit, it can’t do reentry from orbit were it to be boosted to orbital speed
By many reckonings it doesn’t even reach “space” in normal operation
At best it’s a high altitude parabolic free fall flier, giving a bit more continuous falling than the vomit comet