Awesome First Look into the Stratolaunch Hangar
An excellent report from Mojave by KGET, with an overview of the testing going on there and the first ever look inside the Stratolaunch hangar.
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Wow, that was a heck of a report. Kudos to KGET for a very thorough and competent evaluation of what’s going on in Mojave.
That was the first time I had seen the video of the people sitting next to the engine firing. Was that the Lynx propulsion system or the Rocket Racer propulsion system?
Also, Dave Masten hasn’t aged a day since the NGLLC. What’s his secret?
Masten spends a lot of time in the Sierras hiking and skiing at Mammoth.
That was the firewall test stand for the X-Racer. Evening testing in October 2007 was nicely warmed by the radiant heat from the plume 🙂
Excellent report. Thanks.
I enjoyed that very much thanks for posting Doug!
One of the more comprehensive touch pieces on the topic in Mojave yet. Jim Scott and production team did a job they should be commended for. KGET got. Fine post.
Nice report, but I miss some info about Interorbital Systems.
It was an excellent, comprehensive report. A couple of small criticisms. The whole thing about VG sales spiking. I don’t believe that. Before the crash, Branson had been talking about 800 ticket holders or close to 800 ticket holders. Now they’re at around 700. My belief is they lost more than the 20 or so they claimed. And I can’t imagine they’ve sold that many reservations since.
The other issue is everyone is talking as if Mike Alsbury was the first to die in the SS2 program. He was the fourth. Yeah, we never expected to get through the test program without a fatality because they already had three back in 2007.