tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post112118728391441529..comments2024-03-24T02:17:44.264-05:00Comments on Online Space News: So it Begins (We hope)Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-1121217704410271362005-07-12T20:21:00.000-05:002005-07-12T20:21:00.000-05:00That is why it is called modular :) I have been t...That is why it is called modular :) I have been toying with writing an article on how private rocket development and Agile software engineering can gain from each other. Hmm.., maybe I should revisit that.Dan Schrimpsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-1121217373348492052005-07-12T20:16:00.000-05:002005-07-12T20:16:00.000-05:00So it is a craft that sits on somebody else's rock...<I>So it is a craft that sits on somebody else's rocket, but it is<BR/>"recoverable" if nothing else, so not space only. Not RLV exactly,<BR/>either.</I><BR/><BR/>An Apex would fit nicely aboard the bus we have in mind for the lifter on the (proposed) space elevator.<BR/><BR/>Just saying.Brian Dunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952894032434503816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-1121194668455350842005-07-12T13:57:00.000-05:002005-07-12T13:57:00.000-05:00Interesting. Saw that after I posted.Interesting. Saw that after I posted.Jon Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960488857253480586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-1121189357668762312005-07-12T12:29:00.000-05:002005-07-12T12:29:00.000-05:00And as to the type of vehicle type, according to A...And as to the type of vehicle type, according to Alan Boyle's blog<BR/>(MSNBC) :<BR/><BR/>"[Apex is a] series of modular spacecraft, which is designed to be<BR/>launched using other companies' rockets. Spacehab says the smaller Apex<BR/>craft could be lofted with something on the order of a SpaceX Falcon 1,<BR/>while the large-size Apex could bring payload to the international space<BR/>station atop an Atlas 5 or Delta 4 rocket...<BR/><BR/>The smallest Apex spacecraft could put 572 pounds (260 kilograms) into<BR/>orbit for later recovery on Earth, or send up 836 pounds (380 kilograms)<BR/>of nonrecoverable payload, according to a Spacehab fact sheet. The<BR/>biggest Apex could loft roughly 19,000 to 27,000 pounds (8,600 to 12,300<BR/>kilograms, recoverable vs. non recoverable), the company said."<BR/><BR/>So it is a craft that sits on somebody else's rocket, but it is<BR/>"recoverable" if nothing else, so not space only. Not RLV exactly,<BR/>either.Dan Schrimpsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-1121188507097385722005-07-12T12:15:00.000-05:002005-07-12T12:15:00.000-05:00I'm curious what they actually mean by this. Mich...I'm curious what they actually mean by this. Michael Mealling just sent me a link a minute or two before I saw your article. Are they talking about developing a reusable launch vehicle? Or just the in-space portion? I wish it wasn't so vague.Jon Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960488857253480586noreply@blogger.com