Comments on: BBC gets a behind-the-scenes look at SpaceShipTwo http://www.newspacejournal.com/2011/03/31/bbc-gets-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-spaceshiptwo/ Tracking the entrepreneurial space industry Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:33:32 +0800 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: anonymouse http://www.newspacejournal.com/2011/03/31/bbc-gets-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-spaceshiptwo/comment-page-1/#comment-520616 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:14:00 +0000 http://www.newspacejournal.com/?p=1411#comment-520616 Enough with the speculation already.
I watched the LIVE satellite linkup from London to mojave on Thursday afternoon (UK time) during which I seem to recall the reporter mentioned that he took a look inside the spacecraft _yesterday_.
I recorded it and can double check when I get back in front of that computer.

]]> By: Peter http://www.newspacejournal.com/2011/03/31/bbc-gets-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-spaceshiptwo/comment-page-1/#comment-519805 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:26:10 +0000 http://www.newspacejournal.com/?p=1411#comment-519805 Very cool! It’s always fun to get a look at these vehicles halfway disassembled and see the details.

At first I was thinking that the video was shot before the first flight given the state of disassemble and the lack of pilot seats but Pete Siebold did say in the second video that he’s flown it a couple times so maybe the video was shot in the last month or two? It might explain the lack of test flights in March, that they needed to do work that required the removal of the seats, leading edge panels and etc. Also of note is the weight lifting ballast in the back to simulate the weight of passengers. That would not have been there for a first flight, but makes sense that they’ve made it that far in their envelope expansion. I’m looking forward to the next test flight and looking forward to the flight where they put the feather up for the first time. Hopefully they get some high resolution pictures of that sight!

~Peter

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