OK this is getting away from what I am trying to say, what I am trying to do. I am
trying to illustrate how far in the future some of these missions are for ERPS. Matter
of fact they are not going to happen at all, they aren't in the plan of projects are
they?. Perhaps another channel exists for information and being on the East coast and
I am missing it, I can only hope so.
Instead of making my point the hard way let me be direct. I want to work on actual
engines, auxiliaries and air frames. I'd love to be passing drawings back and forth. I
have a small lathe and mill/drill so I can make parts. Recently according to the
minutes a composites group was formed, where is the chatter? How about comments on the
H2O2 concentration process? Any ideas on cooling the engines? Anybody working with
unobtainium? So much to be done and none of it is making it to this list.
Randall Clague wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 23:50:05 -0400, Alex Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > This was a question as to capabilities, I'm sure I'm off a bit, but in the
> >ball park.
>
> You're within 10%, that's close enough.
>
> >Now let's say that what has been flown is the actual proven capability of ERPS
> >right now, so KISS II is the proven capability (unless KISS III has flown?) in
> >rocketry.
>
> Yes, I was going to start with KISS II.
>
> > So take what you consider the numbers that define the capabilities of KISS II
> >(or any rocket ) best and keep doubling them adding a year for each iteration.
> >Keep going until you have a rocket capable of putting 10 pounds in any orbit, not
> >even worrying about a safe recovery of the rocket body.
>
> We're on the same page. What I'm asking you is, to which capability
> number shall we apply Moore's Law? Altitude? Delta-v? Mass
> fraction? Total impulse? Each will yield a different answer.
>
> -R
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