"BiConic" CEV (shuttle replacement)

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  • SpiralDragon
    Super MURCer
    • May 2002
    • 3548

    #16
    arg.. just want a private space ship to take me on a holiday somwhere far out there..... dont care where.. just as long as i get a view of the stars
    "They say that dreams are real only as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?"

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    • Dr Mordrid
      Moderator
      • Apr 2001
      • 26592

      #17
      Link is to the t/Space CXV page. CXV = Crew Transfer Vehicle, designed by Rutans group as part of the t/Space consortium. It shares a lot with the CEV design shown above;



      Dr. Mordrid
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      • Marshmallowman
        Super MURCer
        • Sep 1999
        • 3416

        #18
        The space shuttle is a brick.

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        • DGhost
          Super MURCer
          • May 2000
          • 2573

          #19
          anything dropped from the upper atmosphere essentially turns into a brick
          "And yet, after spending 20+ years trying to evolve the user interface into something better, what's the most powerful improvement Apple was able to make? They finally put a god damned shell back in." -jwz

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          • Marshmallowman
            Super MURCer
            • Sep 1999
            • 3416

            #20
            I have heard the shuttle engineers say it enough, that piloting the shuttle is essentially flying a brick. A very nice brick but still

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