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Inflatable re-entry vehicle
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 Inflatable re-entry vehicle Posted on: Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:49 pmSlashdot has a post about an inflatable re-entry vehicle that will be flight tested.
The inflatable structure saves weight, which means more weight for payload. |
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Joined: Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:44 pm
Posts: 227 Location: Alexander, North Carolina, Planet Earth, the Milky Way Galaxy
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Posted on: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:20 pm A neat concept, albeit such a vehicle might present difficulties in patching a blowout at orbital speeds. One can't just pull off onto the margin and slap on the spare.
--Ralph  _________________ --Ralph Roberts CEO, Creativity, Inc. author of THE HUNDRED ACRE SPACESHIP http://1vid.com |
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Posted on: Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:32 pm author wrote: A neat concept, albeit such a vehicle might present difficulties in patching a blowout at orbital speeds. One can't just pull off onto the margin and slap on the spare. --Ralph Amen. I'll stick with my composite-and-metal solid ship. _________________ American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering In Memoriam... Apollo I - Soyuz I - Soyuz XI - STS-51L - STS-107 |
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