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Spaceflight Participant  
Joined: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:17 am
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 Update and some more MSS videos Posted on: Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:13 pmSorry we haven't done an update in a while. Over the past week and a half, we really got into our injector testing for the 750lbf engine (XVT-750LIT-1). I haven't been out there for all of our tests, but I think we're up around 50 tests in the past week and a half (a mix of 4-5s runs, and longer 20-30s steady-state runs). I'm also working on wrapping up the design for the actual engine module that's being wrapped around this motor. And Dave's working on finishing up the structural design for our next vehicle-XA-0.1D (aka Xoid)...I'll put together a bigger update when I get the time.
We have a few newer videos here (along with videos from a trip that we took out to FAR last weekend): http://www.youtube.com/bbrockert ~Jon |
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Space Station Commander  
Joined: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:29 pm
Posts: 637 Location: Austin, Texas
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Posted on: Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:21 pm Nice flight there! Good looking progress. Thanks for the update.
Monroe _________________ Today's the day! We go into Space! |
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Spaceflight Participant
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Posted on: Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:24 pm Monroe wrote: Nice flight there! Good looking progress. Thanks for the update. Just for clarification, the flight shown on Ben's youtube page was Paul Breed's vehicle, not ours. We're not quite there yet. ~Jon |
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Spaceflight Participant
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Post Space Access Technical Update Posted on: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:35 pm Here's a post-Space Access technical update, with some info about our vehicle and engine progress. Sorry if it's a bit terse--I've been fairly sleep deprived lately.
http://masten-space.com/blog/?p=266 ~Jon |
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Space Station Commander
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Posted on: Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:47 am Dang I cant keep track of what you guys a doing and work here too!
 Ok I get it sure is a pretty mach diamond pattern there! I hope some day to hear that in person. Solid rocket motors are not so eligant!
Monroe _________________ Today's the day! We go into Space! |
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Spaceflight Participant
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It Flies! Posted on: Fri May 08, 2009 7:58 pm |
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Space Station Commander
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Posted on: Fri May 08, 2009 8:08 pm Holy $^%#
Wow! Congratulations’! May the force be with you guy's Monroe Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do that again! |
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Space Station Member 
Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:51 am
Posts: 420 Location: Vienna, Austria, Europe, Earth
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Posted on: Fri May 08, 2009 8:17 pm To say it in the words of a fictional character: "Hell, it's about time!"
Loos like it came a little bit close to the fork lift? Anyway, congratulations! _________________ pride comes before a fall |
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Space Station Member
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:22 pm
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Posted on: Fri May 08, 2009 8:18 pm More flights next week, for sure.
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Spaceflight Participant
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Posted on: Fri May 08, 2009 8:19 pm Marcus Zottl wrote: To say it in the words of a fictional character: "Hell, it's about time!" Loos like it came a little bit close to the fork lift? Anyway, congratulations! Thanks! We'll be going over the data tomorrow, but yeah it did overshoot on the way up. Baby steps. ~Jon |
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Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am
Posts: 1260 Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Posted on: Sat May 16, 2009 11:01 am Congrat's guys!
I look forward to seeing your next update! Rob _________________ > http://www.fullmoonclothing.com > http://www.facebook.com/robsastrophotography > robgoldsmith@hotmail.co.uk |
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Flights two and three Posted on: Thu May 21, 2009 1:20 am Did two more flights today. Also nice and stable. Hopefully testing an aluminum regen cooled engine tomorrow (same physical design as the copper 750 engine, but it has an anodization layer on the inside).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpfrNi6uilg ~Jon |
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Moon Mission Member
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am
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Posted on: Thu May 21, 2009 9:20 pm Another great video
_________________ > http://www.fullmoonclothing.com > http://www.facebook.com/robsastrophotography > robgoldsmith@hotmail.co.uk |
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Spaceflight Participant
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Aluminum Falcon Posted on: Thu May 21, 2009 9:36 pm Fired the all-aluminum engine 7 times today. May do a few more firings this afternoon. So far, so good. It looks like we may have steady-stated one run.
~Jon |
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Moon Mission Member
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am
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Posted on: Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:33 am New update from Masten Space Systems - http://masten-space.com/blog/?p=309
Fantastic video! Congratulations again guys! Rob _________________ > http://www.fullmoonclothing.com > http://www.facebook.com/robsastrophotography > robgoldsmith@hotmail.co.uk |
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