Monthly Archives: January 2016

Random Thoughts: New Shepard for Pop-Up TSTO NanoSat Launch

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Jonathan Goff

Blue Origin’s recent successful launch, recovery, and re-flight of their suborbital RLV New Shepard got me thinking about an idea that I came up with back in late November shortly after their first flight. In an article written shortly after … Continue reading →

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Venus ISRU Latest Thoughts

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Jonathan Goff

A friend sent me this YouTube video earlier this morning: While this video really covers a lot of the same ground as previous posts in my Venus ISRU series, it still got me thinking about where we stand as far … Continue reading →

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Long Range Stage Recovery

Posted on January 10, 2016 by johnhare

Recovering stages from far down range is likely to be on the agenda for several companies in the next decade or so. RTLS for the boosters or a first stage is a different proposition than collecting something from Mach several … Continue reading →

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