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Feathering technology

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Feathering technology

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    1. Feathering technology Enabling commercial space travel

    2. Commercial space travel is a reality! Commercial flights starting in 2009 $200,000 for a 2 hours flight 6 passengers, 2 crew members 500 people in 2009 will travel to space 50,000 in next 10 years

    3. The old and the new

    4. The flight path

    5. Feathering of the wings

    6. Feathering of the wings

    7. Feathering of the wings

    8. The flight path

    9. Advantages of feathering "This innovation allows the spacecraft to return to the atmosphere care free” Burt Rutan SAFER - Minimises re-entry temp & stresses: Re-entry for traditional spacecraft - 1650 °C With feathering technique - 260 °C

    10. Disadvantages of Feathering Shuttlecock re-entry technique viable for suborbital flights only: Altitude of only 100km Maximum of 6 mins weightlessness High price tag

    11. Conclusions Virgin Galactic: Commercial space travel has well and truly begun This is not the end.

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