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[JR_Charger]

Why the long launch ramp if they're in space?

If I had to write the explanation for it, I'd fall back on the "speed is life" mantra of real life fighter pilots, and say the catapults get the Vipers up to speed while still behind the protection of Galactica's armor.

But this is the gold standard for sci-fi fighter launches -



The pilot boards in the horizontal position, then they tilt down and the centrifugal force of the rotating station throws them out. It looks cool and it makes sense.

 

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Boeing X-40A

 

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[Photon440]

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Reminds me of the Trans-U that the reavers flew in the first episode of Firefly.

 

[Richard Cranium]

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Looks like a bug.

 

[451Mopar]

Some interesting rocket / Space stuff:

NASA Artimis program (NASA & Partners):
Artemis Program

Lockheed Orion spacecraft (For Artimis program):
Orion

United Launch Alliance (For Artimis Space Launch System (SLS)) :
ULA | United Launch Alliance

Blue Origin (Jeff Bezos):
About Blue | Blue Origin

SpaceX (Elon Musk):
SpaceX

 

[DeltaV]

In 1962, astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Aurora 7.

May 24, 1962

 

[451Mopar]

Growing up in the '60's and 70's, much of our science fiction is now reality.
Who knew that the 1993 movie Demolition Man would more closely depict the future (2032) or even 2023, than any other movie.

 

[Photon440]

http://www.de-la-terre-a-la-lune.com/documents/images/saturnvcomplet.jpg

 

[JR_Charger]

Growing up in the '60's and 70's, much of our science fiction is now reality.
Who knew that the 1993 movie Demolition Man would more closely depict the future (2032) or even 2023, than any other movie.

The people who made it this way . . .

 

[Photon440]

Virgin Galactic at the edge of space:

Italian researchers reach the edge of space, flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane

A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane.

torontosun.com

Virgin Galactic completes inaugural commercial spaceflight | Virgin

Virgin Galactic completes inaugural commercial spaceflight

www.virgin.com

 

[JR_Charger]

That was fantastic technology until Space X got their rockets working. Now it will be nothing more than an interesting footnote in the history of aviation.

 

[Photon440]

Well it did just happen a few days ago, June 29th.