[AR] Re: Air Launch Reference
- From: Chris Jones <clj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:03:03 -0500
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Rand Simberg <simberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> But, as Bill also said, the primary benefit of air launch is insertion
> flexibility and single-orbit rendezvous. This is currently driven by
> military requirements, but in the future, it could be attractive for space
> passengers who want to minimize the time to reach an orbital facility.
What is the mass of a passenger and crew and life support to orbit for
a (say) one day flight? To my knowledge, it's well beyond any current
air launch system, and Stratolaunch, which seems to be promising the
ability, has yet to prove any of their hardware. So, TBD at best,
vapor very likely.
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