Same here. I get a big old “FORBIDDEN” on my screen, makes me feel a bit naughty.

Vortex…

Nitrogen is as good a guess as any, as they didn’t get very technical in the description. I would have assumed that if it was a nitrogen system, they would have just called it that, and I was going under the assumption that it was a compressed dessicated “air” system.

As for Arthur, I don’t see why you hold it against them that they didn’t install a system that they weren’t ever going to need in the first place. Remember, this isn’t a GOVERNMENT project 🙂

Could it be that both the wing and the canard provide lift?

In the BoP, the body itself seems to be shaped as a lifting surface, and the wingtips ae angled in an attempt to recover energy otherwise lost in vortecies, while also providing lateral surfaces for yaw control.

You can’t possibly be suggesting that a journalist made a mistake! Then again, you just try and tell them that! 🙂

This flight is supposed to be important due to the new/different technologies introduced on the craft. The RCS (Reaction Control System) uses pressurised dry air instead of chemicals, and the main engine is said to be a “hybrid” type using Nitrous and a rubber compound. Said to be safer to handle and less toxic when burned.

Even if they do win this X-prize money, it will be interesting if they can manage to turn a profit on this. You could say the 3 minutes of weightlessness in the restrictively small cabin is worth it, however I’d much rather just do the Russian space training experience.

It appears that the rear fuselage had buckled, may be a while before the next flight.

Hello, I’ve been reading this forum for about 8 months and finally decided to register.

It seems your sourse has mixed up English and Metric units. Spaceship one hit 62 miles, not KMs. Actual altitude was 328,491 feet (100.12km), not 211,000 (62km)as reported in your post. It actually only passed the “space mark” by 408 feet (124m).