
And remember, children,
Never return to a firework after it's been lit!
Fans of our Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) mission will know that the issue of getting a rocket motor to fire at altitude has given our Vulture 2 spaceplane team plenty of sleepless nights. Click here for a bigger version of the LOHAN graphic Last year, we constructed the Rocketry Experimental High Altitude …
Once LOHAN has been completed, the next step for the Special Project Bureau will obviously be to implement GPS-guided autonomous landing of the aircraft at a pre-defined location. That'll save The Reg crew a lot of trekking through the landscape to recover stuff.
Of course, it'll also give The Reg a balloon launched cruise missile capability.
So, not just "biting the hand that feeds IT", but also targetting IT with explosive payloads.
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By George, you're right!
Although I can't recall hearing much about this GPS guidance since then. It's all been trusses and high-altitude rocket ignition. What's going on in that area, Reg?
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