[AR] Re: Radian One spaceplane

  • From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:42:07 -0500 (EST)

On Thu, 20 Jan 2022, Ben Brockert wrote:

Non-pyrotechnic stage separation put stuff into orbit last year, that one
doesn't sound like an unconsidered practice.

Well, note that I said "hardly anybody", not "nobody". :-)

Maybe it's better known now, but when I was part of a proposal a few years back, just establishing its credibility took significant effort. (The reviewers admittedly weren't the best informed in the world.)

Henry

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