Those big windows have got to be heavy… And the pressure seals, too.
The video would have been more realistic if one of the passengers was in the background, barfing into an air sickness bag… Because it will happen.
And an overweight klutz slamming into the back of your head.
Worth it, though.
Looks like there’s a Weber grill in the middle…they serve brat’s and beer on the flight?
Okay, it’s obviously suborbital based on that very small launcher plus the need to reserve some prop for launcher recovery, but any idea what the apogee is? I’m curious as to the flight duration, plus the level of reentry heating experienced.
Also, any idea on how this thing lands?
Presumably, it goes to 100+ kilometers, for a space experience. Capsule lands by chute and retro, I think, and the booster is supposed to land vertically, but it failed on the first attempt in last month’s flight test.
They reached 307,000 ft — 93.5 km — on their April 29, 2015 test flight.
Those big windows have got to be heavy… And the pressure seals, too.
The video would have been more realistic if one of the passengers was in the background, barfing into an air sickness bag… Because it will happen.
And an overweight klutz slamming into the back of your head.
Worth it, though.
Looks like there’s a Weber grill in the middle…they serve brat’s and beer on the flight?
Okay, it’s obviously suborbital based on that very small launcher plus the need to reserve some prop for launcher recovery, but any idea what the apogee is? I’m curious as to the flight duration, plus the level of reentry heating experienced.
Also, any idea on how this thing lands?
Presumably, it goes to 100+ kilometers, for a space experience. Capsule lands by chute and retro, I think, and the booster is supposed to land vertically, but it failed on the first attempt in last month’s flight test.
They reached 307,000 ft — 93.5 km — on their April 29, 2015 test flight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEdk-XNoZpA
Their video was well made, but I’d love to see an unedited video of the entire flight time.
Until they come up with transparent aluminum, big windows are a reeaally bad idea for any spacecraft.
There already is transparent alumina. Ever heard of sapphire?
AFAIK the problem is how to make them big enough or how to assemble them together.
And don’t forget cost-effective. Sapphire ain’t cheap.
There is a difference between transparent and translucent. In any case, large brittle areas are not a good idea for spacecraft exterior walls.