Monthly Archives: October 2014

Random Thought: Venus Really-Balloon Rockets

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Jonathan Goff

I haven’t run the numbers on this yet, but I was thinking about how to do reusable transportation on Venus recently. My previous Venusian Rocket Floaties blog post showed that existing upper stages, sealed off, could float at altitudes high … Continue reading →

Posted in Launch Vehicles, Space Transportation, Venus | 13 Comments

Integral Payload Fairing Habitats

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Jonathan Goff

In the spirit of my previous post promoting healthy, competitive industries, I wanted to toss out an idea I’ve had for several years about an alternative to inflatable structures for providing large volume pressurized space facilities. The idea is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bigelow Aerospace, Commercial Space, Space Development | 12 Comments

Suborbital VS Orbital

Posted on October 8, 2014 by johnhare

I did a post on this a few years back, but couldn’t find it to repost. A commentor in response to one of Rand Simbergs’ articles brought up (again) the old orbital is 8 times the velocity of suborbital and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Healthy Industries vs. Monocultures

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Jonathan Goff

One of the things I’ve believed for a long time is that for the NewSpace industry to be successful and healthy, that we need to see multiple providers and customers for the various goods and services in the industry. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Bigelow Aerospace, Commercial Crew, Commercial Space, Launch Vehicles, Space Policy, SpaceX | 17 Comments