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sanman
July 8th 03, 09:08 PM
Read this article -- pretty interesting commentary about the coming
age of suborbital homebuilding

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/30/2

And here's an example of it:

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/armadillo_test_030707.html

Jim Weir
July 8th 03, 09:25 PM
I thought ALL homebuilts were suborbital at this point.

{;-)

Jim


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Rick Pellicciotti
July 8th 03, 09:35 PM
"sanman" > wrote in message
om...
> Read this article -- pretty interesting commentary about the coming
> age of suborbital homebuilding
>
> http://www.thespacereview.com/article/30/2
>
> And here's an example of it:
>
>
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/armadillo_test_030707.htm
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Here's a better example, flight ready hardware, software and pilots:

http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/index.htm

Dave Hyde
July 9th 03, 02:46 AM
sanman wrote:
>
> Read this article -- pretty interesting commentary about the coming
> age of suborbital homebuilding

The first suborbital homebuilt flight was just under 100 years ago.

Dave 'apogee' Hyde

Andy Mckenzie
July 9th 03, 12:43 PM
"Dave Hyde" > wrote in message
...
> sanman wrote:
> >
> > Read this article -- pretty interesting commentary about the coming
> > age of suborbital homebuilding
>
> The first suborbital homebuilt flight was just under 100 years ago.
>
> Dave 'apogee' Hyde
>

Surely by that criteria it was several millenia ago when the first birdman
stepped off a cliff with eagle feathers in his hands and a misplaced
understanding of power to weight ratios?

Andy McKenzie

Russell Kent
July 9th 03, 07:39 PM
> The first suborbital homebuilt flight was just under 100 years ago.
>
> Dave 'apogee' Hyde
>

Bzzzt. Several suborbital homebuilt flights were made in the decades
preceeding the Kitty Hawk event. Of course they were unpowered,
uncontrolled, or unmanned (or some combination thereof).

Russell "is it accurate, or precise?" Kent

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