The Orrery
Orrery User Guide
Earth Viewer
work in progress
Home
Space/Science
↳
Transient Alerts
Geek Speak
Science Fiction
Current Events
Off Topic
Flame
Guest Board
☰
Space/Science
Space/Science
Transient Alerts
Geek Speak
Science Fiction
Current Events
Off Topic
Flame
Guest Board
☰
Recent posts
Recent posts
Fewer Transient Alerts coming
BuckGalaxy
November 2, 2026 5:48 pm
(Space/Science)
This report from Congress came out last week...
podrock
November 1, 2026 11:22 pm
(Current Events)
Happy Halloween
podrock
October 31, 2026 3:03 am
(Off Topic)
Expect one hell of a recession/depression in 2027
Arrell
October 31, 2026 1:16 am
(Current Events)
Next week will get ugly....
Arrell
October 30, 2026 2:02 pm
(Current Events)
Sir Patrick Stewart.
podrock
October 30, 2026 11:52 am
(Off Topic)
Bernie Taupin. A great interview
podrock
October 30, 2026 3:05 am
(Off Topic)
A new Dwarf Planet?
Arrell
October 30, 2026 12:49 am
(Space/Science)
John Wheeler's philosophy: "Beyond the Black Hole"
RL
October 17, 2025 5:00 am
(Space/Science)
"Engage!"
BuckGalaxy
October 29, 2026 10:58 pm
(Off Topic)
On this day in Space/Science
1 year ago (that week)
New Glenn set for its second launch on November 9
7 replies · Nov 5, 2025
5 years ago (that week)
ZEISS Mineralogic 3D
1 reply · Nov 3, 2021
10 years ago (that week)
CO2 to ethanol
0 replies · Nov 1, 2016
Search the board
Go
Home
Guide
Resources
Orrery
Earth viewer
Sea ice
Log in
Register
Space/Science
Rocket plane reliability
Raoul
—
3/8/2007 6:53:15 PM
(archived)
Doubts the failure rate will be more favorable than the Shuttle's, for
rocket planes
.
Log in
or
register
to post.
The whole thread
(21 posts)
Rocket plane reliability
-
Raoul
-
3/8/2007 6:53:15 PM
Reliability is more of a maintenance issue.
-
SDF
-
3/9/2007 2:20:50 PM
Bell is clearly not an engineering systems analyst as nearly every assumption he makes is wrong.
-
Chris Vancil
-
3/8/2007 11:20:06 PM
re: Bell is clearly not an engineering systems analyst as nearly every assumption he makes is wrong.
-
a
-
3/10/2007 7:41:18 PM
re: More on the WWII Messerschmitt Me-163 Rocket Plane
-
Chris Vancil
-
3/13/2007 11:03:56 PM
re: Bell is clearly not an engineering systems analyst as nearly every assumption he makes is wrong.
-
Chris Vancil
-
3/10/2007 10:01:56 PM
Non-experimental rocket planes...
-
a
-
3/11/2007 10:55:53 PM
re: Non-experimental rocket planes...
-
Doug Ellison
-
3/12/2007 3:25:45 PM
re: Non-experimental rocket planes...
-
a
-
3/12/2007 10:16:39 PM
re: Non-experimental rocket planes...
-
Chris Vancil
-
3/13/2007 6:28:34 AM
re: Non-experimental rocket planes...
-
a
-
3/13/2007 10:58:15 PM
re: Non-experimental rocket planes...
-
Chris Vancil
-
3/13/2007 11:33:48 PM
Typical Bell
-
Doug Ellison
-
3/9/2007 8:14:47 AM
Yes.
-
The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil
-
3/9/2007 4:42:48 PM
The hybrid engines used for SS1 and SS2 are far safer than the engines used on any X plane.
-
Lee
-
3/9/2007 7:46:44 AM
Ditto.
-
TB
-
3/8/2007 11:56:21 PM
re: 100 test flights??
-
Raoul
-
3/10/2007 4:07:03 PM
re: 100 test flights??
-
a
-
3/10/2007 7:34:56 PM
Huge difference
-
Raoul
-
3/11/2007 11:50:46 AM
re: Huge difference
-
a
-
3/11/2007 11:00:57 PM
SpaceShip Two not that expensive to fly.
-
TB
-
3/12/2007 3:41:18 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.