Failure breeds promise …
SpaceX’s Falcon 1 failed to achieve orbit after experiencing a roll anomaly, but the boosters worked brilliantly. The impact of this failure is not completely known to us at this time. Several DoD-affiliated experiments were onboard the rocket.
Personally I’m not a fan of the booster-takeoff and splash-down model that has been advanced. I’m interested to see where Xcor’s Lynx goes …
A rocket-powered plane that will allow tourists to travel in space is in development and will start flights in two years. Plans have been revealed for ‘Lynx’, a two-seater ’space taxi’, which will be capable of flying 37miles above the Earth from 2010. Flights will cost passengers £50,000 for a journey in the rocket-powered vehicle …
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