[AR] Re: Blue Origin
- From: Lars Osborne <lars.osborne@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:55:33 -0800
I think Buran was powered only for approach and landing tests--it landed
unpowered from its orbital flight.
You are correct. Sorry.
Thanks,
Lars Osborne
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Paul Mueller <paul.mueller.iii@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I think Buran was powered only for approach and landing tests--it landed
unpowered from its orbital flight.
Anyway, kudos to Blue Origin!
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:41 AM, <rclague@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I didn't think I needed to be pedantic and specify powered vertical
landing.
-R
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Splitting hairs, but technically Buran had a powered landing.
I suppose that really makes this the first rocket only powered landing of
a stage after sending a payload to space and recovering all the pieces.
It's a huge accomplishment and I hope they are able to smoothly proceed
to regular flight ops. It is very pleasing that there has been no talk of
donating the flight article to a museum. After many false starts with
re-usable spacecraft, I hope we look back on this as the first that did so
with any regularity and was cost-effective enough to take paying passengers.
Lars
Thanks,
Lars Osborne
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 10:22 AM, <rclague@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I believe there have been successful parachute landings after 100+ km
flights, but this is the first successful powered landing after a 100+ km
flight. And they nailed it.
Nice job Blue Origin!
-R
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*From: * "David Chandler" <dlc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I'm surprised nobody on this list has yet mentioned yesterday's historic
flight by Blue Origin's New Shepard.
https://www.blueorigin.com/
I believe this is the first-ever successful vertical landing of a
spacecraft after a trip to space, is that not right? DC-X made some
vertical landings, but I don't think it ever flew to 100 km, did it?
Space-X will probably do it on their next flight or so, but it seems
that this is one for the history books.
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