I've always thought that humans and cargo should launch using seperate vehicles. Big dumb boosters for cargo and small tough protected vehicles for humans. Make the human vehicle reasonable aerodynamic for atmospheric flight reasons and simple to launch. Air launch possibly? We know a lot about making small tough vehicles (war planes) and we know a lot about air launch (SpaceShip 1, X-15 etc). I was taught to never put all my items in one basket. It works in computer science, why not at NASA?
Just curious, how would the Zap perform on the uphill drive through Colorado's Eisenhower Tunnel (11,158 feet West Portal) on Interstate 70. I live at 9500 feet and its always humorous watching the heavy air breathers when they realize their performance automobiles respond more like a bicycle at that altitude. And please ignore the falling boulders creating holes in the bridges. A force of nature, pay it no heed.
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I've always thought that humans and cargo should launch using seperate vehicles. Big dumb boosters for cargo and small tough protected vehicles for humans. Make the human vehicle reasonable aerodynamic for atmospheric flight reasons and simple to launch. Air launch possibly? We know a lot about making small tough vehicles (war planes) and we know a lot about air launch (SpaceShip 1, X-15 etc). I was taught to never put all my items in one basket. It works in computer science, why not at NASA?
Just curious, how would the Zap perform on the uphill drive through Colorado's Eisenhower Tunnel (11,158 feet West Portal) on Interstate 70. I live at 9500 feet and its always humorous watching the heavy air breathers when they realize their performance automobiles respond more like a bicycle at that altitude. And please ignore the falling boulders creating holes in the bridges. A force of nature, pay it no heed.