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Dream Chaser Orbital Reef New Glen Vulcan Inflatables

If the management wants to shift this to somewhere else, no complaints from me.

I did not see an appropriate topic.

This is about "Dream Chaser Orbital Reef New Glen Vulcan Inflatables", and maybe some other things.  It seems like it could be "The other space program".   And quite welcome, I feel.

This is from "The Angry Astronaut".

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=th … M%3DHDRSC3

It really is encouraging.  Something different from SpaceX, although I am very much a fan of Starship and SpaceX.

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Re: Dream Chaser Orbital Reef New Glen Vulcan Inflatables

Dream chaser has been capable of being lofted to space by the Atlas V but only in unmanned mode of which the rs180 engines are Russian so the New Glenn using the Bezo engines is the replacement rocket that is slated to be man capable.
We are waiting on a rocket at this point and not the Dream chaser.

https://www.orbitalreef.com/

https://sierraspace.com/capabilities/orbital-reef/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_Reef

https://www.blueorigin.com/news/orbital … ce-station

NASA backs Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef space station

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Re: Dream Chaser Orbital Reef New Glen Vulcan Inflatables

A couple of recent videos from The Angry Astronaut, about Dream Chaser:

Dream Chaser:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=th … &FORM=VIRE

Dream Chaser, Falcon 9.  Apparently it is possible.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=th … &FORM=VIRE

I don't know if you stack a Dream Chaser on top of a Falcon 9, how the Falcon 9 2nd stage may fit in, or the Dream Chaser Shooting Star.

I enjoy thinking of these things.

We never know 100% what turns can occur.  While Starship is advertised to bring 100 people all the way to Mars, that capability is not demonstrated as proven yet.

So, for instance, I could see a situation where perhaps Starship could be given life support for LEO to Moon prior to being able to go to Mars.  In that case it might not yet be rated to bring humans to LEO from the Earth's surface.  Of course Dragon might, but now it may be nice if Dream Chaser could be validated for crew down the road.  Such thinking would not violate any existing plans for Starship and the Moon, that I am aware of.

It would be a path to "Early Returns", and perhaps more certain establishment of basic capabilities to needs.

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SpaceNut

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Re: Dream Chaser Orbital Reef New Glen Vulcan Inflatables

Space startup Sierra Space has blown up its third inflatable space station module at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama

Space Startup Blows Up Another Giant Inflatable Space Station Module

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Re: Dream Chaser Orbital Reef New Glen Vulcan Inflatables

After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/a … dy-to-fly/
“Plunging into the ocean is awful. Landing on a runway is really nice."

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Re: Dream Chaser Orbital Reef New Glen Vulcan Inflatables

The ship is able to launch on a variety of vehicles which when you get more of them built will take advantage of the launch windows to the max.