Comments on: Planning Session http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=94 Our Journey to Space Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brad Heisler http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=94#comment-77 Brad Heisler Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:49:58 +0000 http://jpaerospace.com/blog/2008/01/13/planning-session/#comment-77 I suppose the FLOC concept could benefit from launch from a Dark Sky Station. Starting at 140,000 feet the drag would be only maybe 1% of that at sea level, so a larger number of ships could be coupled together without as much concern for the drag "nightmare." Fewer total ships and fewer nail biting exoatmospheric rendezvous. Also, the first such exoatmospheric rendezvous would occur at least 140,000 feet higher, and so occur in a lower drag environment. Perhaps more time could be allocated to each exoatmospheric rendezvous also. I suppose the FLOC concept could benefit from launch from a Dark Sky Station. Starting at 140,000 feet the drag would be only maybe 1% of that at sea level, so a larger number of ships could be coupled together without as much concern for the drag “nightmare.” Fewer total ships and fewer nail biting exoatmospheric rendezvous. Also, the first such exoatmospheric rendezvous would occur at least 140,000 feet higher, and so occur in a lower drag environment. Perhaps more time could be allocated to each exoatmospheric rendezvous also.

]]> By: Jonathan Goff http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=94#comment-67 Jonathan Goff Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:12:04 +0000 http://jpaerospace.com/blog/2008/01/13/planning-session/#comment-67 I didn't mean to be rude--most of that was tongue-in-cheek. I've just had enough people give me crap for posting anything that's even slightly unorthodox that I was trying to head off criticism. I wanted it to be clear that while I thought the idea was clever, that I also didn't think it was the greatest idea since sliced bread, and the one and only True Way (TM) to get to space. But I probably went overboard in those regards, in which case I apologize. ~Jon I didn’t mean to be rude–most of that was tongue-in-cheek. I’ve just had enough people give me crap for posting anything that’s even slightly unorthodox that I was trying to head off criticism. I wanted it to be clear that while I thought the idea was clever, that I also didn’t think it was the greatest idea since sliced bread, and the one and only True Way (TM) to get to space. But I probably went overboard in those regards, in which case I apologize.

~Jon

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