a couple of businesses developing their very own commercial space shuttles are presumably attempting to flatten their hair after some rigorous wind tunnel testing. First up, Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos (the fellow behind Amazon), an organization that's remained pretty quiet on its efforts to shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Space Vehicle setup will plump for a biconic shape (seen above), with a flattened side and a split flap. In keeping with Blue Origin's president, Rob Meyerson, the form allows greater volume than traditional designs, but forgo the "weight penalty" of winged craft. When compared with earlier capsules, the distance Vehicle's shape, with its fuselage flap to generate lift, also needs to give it better control on re-entry to earth.
Juggling for wind tunnel time, Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser has also been blasted with smoke to check its own air resistance credentials. Its module would lauch from the head of the rocket, and glide (up to anything that costs this much can) back to earth like NASA's own space shuttles. The Dream Chaser is planning its first flight for this autumn. That you could look at its more traditional tackle the way forward for space travel after the break -- and choose which of the 2 you will need sending your kids to the mines.
[Picture credit: Blue Origin, SNC]
From WhatNewsToday.net
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