http://www.newspacejournal.com/2008/03/12/branson-in-india-on-space-tourism/ Tracking the entrepreneurial space industry Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:33:32 +0800 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.newspacejournal.com/2008/03/12/branson-in-india-on-space-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-242210 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:40:47 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2008/03/12/branson-in-india-on-space-tourism/#comment-242210 Not really…the mother ship tests are jet powered and will be done first. As with SS1 (and historically most rocket-powered craft) there will be several glide flights to test stability and handling, approach and landing. These test would carry ballast to simulate the weight of the rocket motor.

]]> http://www.newspacejournal.com/2008/03/12/branson-in-india-on-space-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-241218 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:27:54 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2008/03/12/branson-in-india-on-space-tourism/#comment-241218 it seems very ambitious to plan for these test flights
until the Rocket Motors have completed qualification firings.

]]> http://www.newspacejournal.com/2008/03/12/branson-in-india-on-space-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-241176 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:40:23 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2008/03/12/branson-in-india-on-space-tourism/#comment-241176 I suspect that “them over ship” = “the/m ov[th]er ship” = “the mother ship”. So yes, you’re right.

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