The first free-flight test of the Dreamchaser spaceplane is hailed as a success by SNC...but turns out the landing gear failed and it flipped over. No video of this crash landing is to be found. Kinda reminds me of the old Soviet space program where only successful flights are shared with the public.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n131 ... m3kxRCAq6o
DreamChaser spaceplane crashes on first test-flight
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Re: DreamChaser spaceplane crashes on first test-flight
So here is a video of the approach and landing test released by SNC. We don't get to see it skid down the runway or flip over. I'd like to at least see a picture of how bad the vehicle was damaged.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgdFotAkUEU
Exciting to see the program reaching this phase though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgdFotAkUEU
Exciting to see the program reaching this phase though!
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Re: DreamChaser spaceplane crashes on first test-flight
I, too, wonder why that is. It's obvious that the agenda was a crash, immediately followed by either a ground loop or something equally icky to those who'd have to fix it afterward.Hotdog wrote:We don't get to see it skid down the runway or flip over.
Beats me why they couldn't show the aftermath.
I can't find anything anywhere that shows it after the crash...
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1310/26dreamchaser/
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