/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10621883
>>10621924
>Project Orion
I wish that stupid meme ship died.
The real reason anyone support it is because the concept sound awesome and trigger everyone who think it will make an instant warship, but it have no real feasibility or practical and economical use even if you limited it to very high orbit or a Lagrange point to avoid problems.

You are actually better building an nuclear lightbulb.

>>10623122
Technically a two stage reusable rocket is more complicated than SSTO, it's precisely because it's complicated that it allow save in fuel.

I hate Musk for being a self-aggrandizing idiot with too much money and childish understanding of coloniszation but I applaud the engineers who work to make reusable rocket work, multi-stage or SSTO.

>>5921921

Skylon being able to use a runway is a big advantage for frequent, small transits. While they may want their own airfields there is no reason why it couldn't have a station at a regular major airport.

Imagine waiting for your boring flight somewhere and you see a Skylon landing on the runway. A sleek, black, legitimate space-plane larger than any typical passenger craft.