Stratolaunch Systems - компания Пола Аллена

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pkl пишет:
Ну дык! Судьба всех АКС - вечно маячить на горизонте. Кто-нибудь помнит ещё про "Воздушный старт" и его американский аналог Air Launch?

SALVO в 2016 году запускать планируют. LauncherOne тоже.

[Владимир Шпирько]

Владимир  Шпирько пишет:

instml   пишет:

Испытания самолета с самым большим размахом крыльев - Stratolaunch - стартуют в следующем году

О! Это будет биплан?

instml[/USER] пишет:

Нет.

В таком случае размах КРЫЛА. У моноплана одно крыло, состоящее их центроплана и двух консолей.

[Salo]

http://spacenews.com/stratolaunchs-future-up-in-the-air/

Stratolaunch's Future Up in the Air
by Jeff Foust — November 18, 2015

Artist's concept of the Stratolaunch Carrier. Credit: Vulcan Aerospace
 
The future of Stratolaunch is unclear after the company has delayed decisions on rockets to use in that air-launch system.
The president of Vulcan Aerospace, Chuck Beames, said the project is being reassessed based on shifts in the market towards smaller satellites, which don't require a large rocket and large aircraft that the company is building in California.
Vulcan closed out an earlier contract with Orbital ATK to develop the rocket, and this summer said it planned to make a decision on a new rocket, or rockets, this fall.
In September, Gary Wentz stepped down as president and CEO of Stratolaunch Systems to join United Launch Alliance to lead human launch services for the Denver-based company  [Wall Street Journal/SpaceNews]

[Дем]

Владимир Шпирько пишет:
В таком случае размах КРЫЛА. У моноплана одно крыло, состоящее их центроплана и двух консолей.

А у птицы одно крыло или два?

[Salo]

Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust  17 ч.17 часов назад  
Beames: can't talk about Stratolaunch launch vehicle strategy now; "we'll make quite a series of announcements over the coming year." #32SS

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прокатилась волна публикаций
 http://www.geekwire.com/2016/paul-allen-stratolaunch-biggest-airplane/
Paul Allen's Stratolaunch lifts veil on world's biggest plane — a giant bet on a new way to space
BY ALAN BOYLE on June 19, 2016 at 9:01 pm

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/20/why-paul-allen-is-building-the-worlds-largest-airplane/
Why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is building the world's largest airplane
By Christian Davenport June 20 at 12:01 AM

 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/science/stratolaunchs-gargantuan-flying-launchpad-edges-toward-the-skies.html?emc=edit_th_20160620&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=50104571&_r=0
Stratolaunch's Gargantuan Flying Launchpad Edges Toward the Skies
By NICK WINGFIELD and KENNETH CHANG JUNE 20, 2016

 http://spacenews.com/stratolaunch-seeks-launch-partners-as-aircraft-nears-completion/
Stratolaunch seeks launch partners as aircraft nears completion 
by Jeff Foust — June 20, 2016 

[Apollo13]

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161006005362/en/Orbital-ATK-Stratolaunch-Systems-Partner-Offer-Competitive

DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE:OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, and Stratolaunch Systems today announced a multi-year production-based partnership that will offer significant cost advantages to air-launch customers. Stratolaunch Systems, in cooperation with Vulcan Aerospace, is responsible for realizing Paul G. Allen's vision for space.

"The combination of our extensive air-launch experience and the Stratolaunch aircraft has the potential to provide innovative and cost-effective options for commercial launch customers."

Under this partnership, Orbital ATK will initially provide multiple Pegasus XL air-launch vehicles for use with the Stratolaunch aircraft to provide customers with unparalleled flexibility to launch small satellites weighing up to 1,000 pounds into low Earth orbit. Pegasus has carried out 42 space launch missions, successfully placing more than 80 satellites into orbit for scientific, commercial, defense and international customers.

"We are energized by this evolved partnership with Orbital ATK," said Mr. Jean Floyd, CEO of Stratolaunch Systems and executive director of Vulcan Aerospace. "Orbital ATK is the world's most experienced air-launch service provider, and we are proud to leverage that expertise and progressive approach in pursuit of our shared goal of convenient and affordable commercial access to low Earth orbit."

"Orbital ATK is excited by this collaboration and sees it as a positive first step in a long-term partnership," said Scott Lehr, president of Orbital ATK's Flight Systems Group. "The combination of our extensive air-launch experience and the Stratolaunch aircraft has the potential to provide innovative and cost-effective options for commercial launch customers."

Они собрались Пегасы пачками запускать?

[Alex_II]

Apollo13 пишет:
Они собрались Пегасы пачками запускать?

Залпами...

[Astro Cat]

Обещали еще в прошлом году носитель доделать. И где он?

[Apollo13]

Paul AllenVerified account‏@PaulGAllen

Visited @Stratolaunch & proud of amazing work my team is doing to bring world's largest composite aircraft to life http://aerospace.vulcan.com 

[Георгий]

Apollo13 пишет:
собрались Пегасы пачками запускать?

Apollo13 пишет:
Orbital ATK will initially

ключевое слово - сперва
Как отработают Пегасы, начнут какие-нибудь Минотавры V запускать по 90 тн весом.
Интересно, сколько смогут им вытянуть на НОО - 2,5тн ? - Тогда можно будет и Cygnus запускать.

[Apollo13]

Георгий Бугов пишет:
Как отработают Пегасы, начнут какие-нибудь Минотавры V запускать по 90 тн весом.
Интересно, сколько смогут им вытянуть на НОО - 2,5тн ? - Тогда можно будет и Cygnus запускать.

Сигнус с полной загрузкой весит около 7,5 т.

[Alex_II]

Apollo13 пишет:
Сигнус с полной загрузкой весит около 7,5 т.

А разве не около пяти при пуске на Антаресе?

[Apollo13]

Alex_II пишет:

Apollo13 пишет:
Сигнус с полной загрузкой весит около 7,5 т.

А разве не около пяти при пуске на Антаресе?

На Антаресе он еще с полной загрузкой не летал.

http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2016.html#log

03/23/16 Atlas 5-401 AV064 Cygnus OA-6 ~7.495
10/17/16 Antares 230 Cygnus/OA 5 6.163

[Alex_II]

Apollo13 пишет:
На Антаресе он еще с полной загрузкой не летал.

А, ну если так подойти к вопросу...

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http://www.geekwire.com/2017/paul-allen-ginormous-stratolaunch-super-plane/
Billionaire Paul Allen hopes his 'ginormous' Stratolaunch plane will fly this year

BY ALAN BOYLE on March 9, 2017 

The world's biggest airplane is staying on track to take to the air for the first time by the end of this year, according to Paul Allen, who made billions of dollars as Microsoft's co-founder and is now spending millions of dollars on the Stratolaunch air-launch system.

Allen provided an update on Stratolaunch and dropped hints about future space endeavors today during an interview at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering, where professors, students and VIPs celebrated Allen's $40 million gift to UW's 50-year-old computer science program,

Most of the interview was devoted to Allen's reflections on how computer technology has changed since he and his high-school friends took advantage of the UW's computer lab on the sly in 1971. But the billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist also was clear about his commitment to the Stratolaunch project, which was unveiled back in 2011.
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Scaled Composites, the company that built the SpaceShipOne rocket plane with Allen's backing more than a decade ago, is assembling the Stratolaunch plane inside a 103,000-square-foot hangar at California's Mojave Air and Space Port. "The plane is really coming along," Allen said. "We're going to hopefully be flying it later this year."
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[silentpom]

Дем пишет:
А у птицы одно крыло или два?

птица это по биологии, а не авиации. Шпирько дал точные определения, хотя они о не интуитивные, но профессиональные

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 Paul Allen‏Подлинная учетная запись @PaulGAllen  
.@Stratolaunch came out of the hangar for fuel testing. More pictures soon!
 
  9:51 - 31 мая 2017 г.

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 Stratolaunch‏ @Stratolaunch  1 ч.1 час назад  
The Stratolaunch aircraft came out of the hangar – for the first time ever – to conduct aircraft fueling tests: http://stratolaunch.com/gallery.html 
 

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С другой точки - в профиль

 http://stratolaunch.com/news/FirstRollout.html
Stratolaunch Aircraft Makes First Rollout To Begin Fueling Tests
5/31/2017
We're excited to announce that Stratolaunch aircraft has reached a major milestone in its journey toward providing convenient, reliable, and routine access to low Earth orbit. Today, we're moving the Stratolaunch aircraft out of the hangar – for the first time ever – to conduct aircraft fueling tests. This marks the completion of the initial aircraft construction phase and the beginning of the aircraft ground and flight testing phase.

Over the past few weeks, we have removed the fabrication infrastructure, including the three-story scaffolding surrounding the aircraft, and rested the aircraft's full weight on its 28 wheels for the first time. This was a crucial step in preparing the aircraft for ground testing, engine runs, taxi tests, and ultimately first flight.
Once we achieved weight-on-wheels, it enabled us to weigh the Stratolaunch aircraft for the first time, coming in at approximately 500,000 lbs. That may sound heavy, but remember that the Stratolaunch aircraft is the world's largest plane by wingspan, measuring 385 ft. – by comparison, a National Football League field spans only 360 ft. The aircraft is 238 ft. from nose to tail and stands 50 ft. tall from the ground to the top of the vertical tail.
The Stratolaunch aircraft is designed for a max takeoff weight of 1,300,000 lbs., meaning it's capable of carrying payloads up to approximately 550,000 lbs. As we announced last fall , we will initially launch a single Orbital ATK Pegasus XL vehicle with the capability to launch up to three Pegasus vehicles in a single sortie mission. We have already started preparations for launch vehicle delivery to our Mojave facilities. We're actively exploring a broad spectrum of launch vehicles that will enable us to provide more flexibility to customers.
Over the coming weeks and months, we'll be actively conducting ground and flightline testing at the Mojave Air and Space Port. This is a first-of-its-kind aircraft, so we're going to be diligent throughout testing and continue to prioritize the safety of our pilots, crew and staff. Stratolaunch is on track to perform its first launch demonstration as early as 2019.
This marks a historic step in our work to achieve Paul G. Allen's vision of normalizing access to low Earth orbit. It is proud day for us at Stratolaunch, for our partners at Scaled Composites, and for our founder Paul Allen. We have a lot of exciting activity ahead as we enter the testing process, and we look forward to sharing our progress during the coming months.