TankieTanuki [he/him] to Science • edit-22 years agoChina has its own secret spaceplane, and it landed a couple weeks agoexternal-linkmessage-square43 fedilinkarrow-up153file-text
arrow-up153external-linkChina has its own secret spaceplane, and it landed a couple weeks agoTankieTanuki [he/him] to Science • edit-22 years agomessage-square43 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGVAGUY3 [he/him]hexbear6·2 years agoWonder if they managed to fix the issues the Space Shuttle had? link
minus-squareGVAGUY3 [he/him]hexbear10·2 years agoExpensive as shit to repair after reentry, and no ejection link
minus-squareDialecticalShaman [none/use name]hexbear9·2 years agoThis is small and autonomous, so there's no need for ejection. link
minus-squaressjmarx [he/him]hexbear5·1 year agoMost of those issues stemmed from the fact that it was trying to carry both people and cargo. Had it been specialized for people (ala Dream Chaser) or cargo (ala X-37b) it would have been a lot more efficient. link
Wonder if they managed to fix the issues the Space Shuttle had?
Which issues are you thinking of?
Expensive as shit to repair after reentry, and no ejection
This is small and autonomous, so there's no need for ejection.
Most of those issues stemmed from the fact that it was trying to carry both people and cargo. Had it been specialized for people (ala Dream Chaser) or cargo (ala X-37b) it would have been a lot more efficient.