[mura_gadi (Steve)]

Hello,

I was thinking this morning of the value of what has been done. Great that's its private enterprise, but the approach seems to be little more than skimming stones into low space with the current rockets used.

Would there be any value in a similar styled plane but with the cargo slung over the wing for "sky cranes" in the future? Sky cranes offer some real benefits over rocketry and we would actually need to see more experimental lift aircraft like Branson's to exploit possibilities later.



Steve
Ps. Rockets and planes - The X-15 had 13 flights exceeding 50miles (80+ks), 2 over 100k's and its was a under belly rocket back in the 1960's. So, its not really new, just has some extra seats and padding.