From: J Corbally (icorb@indigo.ie)
Date: Sun Jun 03 2001 - 16:50:04 MDT
>Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 18:03:05 -0700
>From: Doug Jones <djones@xcor.com>
>Subject: Re: NEWS: NASA Scramjet fails
>J Corbally wrote:
> >
> > NASA hypersonic jet fails
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/default.stm
> >
> > >Nasa aborts the test flight of a hypersonic jet designed break the
> > >aircraft speed record after a booster rocket veers out of control.
> >
> > Both vehicles were destroyed after NASA was forced to destroy the booster
> > rocket, taking the craft with it. This'll probably push out the schedule
> > for the next test for a while, if Bushie doesn't decide to shitcan it.
>Yeah, they had a bad day, but X-43 (unlike many other "X" programs) is
>doing real research with a rational program of build a little, test a
>little. Expendable test vehicles do make it a tad expensive though.
True enough, you can after all "touch and feel" the X43 (if you have the
security clearance, that is). The kicker for NASA has to be that the
rocket failed, not the aircraft itself.
>However, I fail to see why President Bush would show much interest in
>X-43; he has yet to nominate a new administrator for NASA, and has not
>made any direct interventions in NASA's doings. I think your personal
>bias is showing through here.
Perhaps, but with him around, tech that's not directly relevant to "Star
Wars 2" may have an uncertain future. Then again, he could surprise us all.
> > Not a good day.
>I agree with you on that.
>- --
>Doug Jones, Rocket Plumber
>XCOR Aerospace
>------------------------------
Personally, I find the whole Scramjet concept high on the "sexiness"
rating. I'm certainly looking forward to a successful test in the
hopefully not-too-distant future.
Regards,
James...
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and
crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures
to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid."
-Q, Star Trek:TNG episode 'Q Who'
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