Ye Olde Rocket Forum

Go Back   Ye Olde Rocket Forum > Weather-Cocked > FreeForAll
User Name
Password
Auctions Register FAQ Members List Calendar Today's Posts Search Mark Forums Read


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #21  
Old 08-27-2021, 07:01 AM
tbzep's Avatar
tbzep tbzep is offline
Dazed and Confused
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: TN
Posts: 11,610
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by XFabricate
At this rate, maybe they can put it in the trunk of a Starship and hitch a ride to orbit.

That's a good one! And possibly the only way it will get to orbit!
__________________
I love sanding.
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 08-27-2021, 01:44 PM
frognbuff frognbuff is offline
Aggressor Aerospace
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 590
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by XFabricate
At this rate, maybe they can put it in the trunk of a Starship and hitch a ride to orbit.


Their "ride to orbit" isn't the issue.
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 08-27-2021, 01:48 PM
tbzep's Avatar
tbzep tbzep is offline
Dazed and Confused
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: TN
Posts: 11,610
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by frognbuff
Their "ride to orbit" isn't the issue.

Yes, the Atlas V is a pretty steady performer for the test flights, but the SLS may or may not ever get off the ground. If it does, it may end up like the Buran, one-n-done.
__________________
I love sanding.
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 08-27-2021, 02:40 PM
frognbuff frognbuff is offline
Aggressor Aerospace
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 590
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tbzep
Yes, the Atlas V is a pretty steady performer for the test flights, but the SLS may or may not ever get off the ground. If it does, it may end up like the Buran, one-n-done.


SLS will fly at least once. I predict early 2022. Sadly, it will likely fly before the OFT-2 test takes place.
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 09-14-2021, 04:46 PM
luke strawwalker's Avatar
luke strawwalker luke strawwalker is offline
BAR
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Needville and Shiner, TX
Posts: 6,134
Default

Boeing has become a bad joke. First all those problems with their airliners and now the "safe bet" for the commercial crew development program can't get off the ground over a year after SpaceX did...

It's a d@mn shame that Boeing got the contract instead of Dreamchaser... at least that was a winged crew taxi. Starliner is just a cheap copy of Orion with the land-landing capability still in it, and they STILL can't make it fly! What a complete and utter JOKE!

As for SLS, well it's just a stark reminder of what happens when you let partisan politics and "vested interests" override realistic mission needs and engineering to design space vehicles and run space programs. It's a VERY EXPENSIVE JOKE that will be obsolete before it ever gets off the ground, or shortly thereafter... OL J R
__________________
The X-87B Cruise Basselope-- THE Ultimate Weapon in the arsenal of Homeland Security and only $52 million per round!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:58 PM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe © 1998-2024