Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 In all seriousness a great idea if it comes off, sounds a blast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,813 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kerny92 said: In all seriousness a great idea if it comes off, sounds a blast. Even greater is the Skylon project which is a UK built space plane to be launched and landed at a Cornish spaceport! The SABRE engine concept is in development but is cutting edge stuff. It'd have a cargo capacity measured in tons rather than kilos. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Just now, Born Hunter said: Even greater is the Skylon project which is a UK built space plane to be launched and landed at a Cornish spaceport! The SABRE engine concept is in development but is cutting edge stuff. It'd have a cargo capacity measured in tons rather than kilos. So what's your choice of travel, space rockets or the hyperloop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,813 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Kerny92 said: So what's your choice of travel, space rockets or the hyperloop? pfft, Stargates when we build them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/9/29/16383048/elon-musk-spacex-rocket-transport-earth-travel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Just now, Born Hunter said: pfft, Stargates when we build them. Now you're just being silly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,784 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 there was something about it on the news last night.....great I thought ....then the reporter said the government are putting 2 mil in to the project....I sniggered at that point 2 mil nowhere near enough.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,813 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, TOMO said: there was something about it on the news last night.....great I thought ....then the reporter said the government are putting 2 mil in to the project....I sniggered at that point 2 mil nowhere near enough.... Mate, they're just public grants to stimulate private sector investment. The Skylon grant for instance is tiny compared to the around 100M of investment it's already had. I think Lockheed Martin are going to build and fund most of it. Then the likes of BAE will want to get in on it and suddenly there's market competition. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,784 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 cheers for hat born.....lets hope it all comes off.....its no good being a luddite ..we have to move forward in technology ect... you put your name forward yet... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,034 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, TOMO said: cheers for hat born.....lets hope it all comes off.....its no good being a luddite ..we have to move forward in technology ect... you put your name forward yet... If your supplying people with hats can I have a deerstalker please? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,813 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 23 minutes ago, TOMO said: cheers for hat born.....lets hope it all comes off.....its no good being a luddite ..we have to move forward in technology ect... you put your name forward yet... No mate, the nuts and bolts of this sort of stuff is no more exciting than what i do now in truth. Its all f***ing boring, lol. Im more interested in the bigger picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,813 Posted January 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Not sure where the Sutherland spaceport is at with 'proper' rocket launches but tonight the UK launches it's first satellites from Cornwall in a slightly unconventional way... UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket mission set to blast off WWW.BBC.CO.UK A modified jumbo jet will fly out of Cornwall on a mission to send nine satellites to orbit. Quite a milestone. Edited January 9, 2023 by Born Hunter 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Born Hunter said: Not sure where the Sutherland spaceport is at with 'proper' rocket launches but tonight the UK launches it's first satellites from Cornwall in a slightly unconventional way... UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket mission set to blast off WWW.BBC.CO.UK A modified jumbo jet will fly out of Cornwall on a mission to send nine satellites to orbit. Quite a milestone. Watched that on the news early this morning, Ten satellite's onboard, one doing experiments to create new materials in space. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie, 2,346 Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, paulus said: Watched that on the news early this morning, Ten satellite's onboard, one doing experiments to create new materials in space. There still in our earths orbit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Francie, said: There still in our earths orbit? Yes but they said that they could possibly produce materials up there that can not be made down here, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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