Masten Space Systems

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   jurvetson

   Feb 15, 2013 at 4:07 am

   IPA-LOX Engine test Rig
   

   Our intrepid leader Haley, and the Xombie from the X-Prize Lunar Lander Challenge:
   

   

   And the Xaero 2 suborbital reusable launch vehicle (sRLV):
   
   The first Xaero was destroyed on its 111th flight on 9/11/2012.

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   jurvetson

   Feb 17, 2013 at 1:31 am

   very true… good eye. it’s cookin’

   And here are fuel carts just outside the door, with what looks like a torched BBQ:
   

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   Ian M Garcia-Aranguren

   Feb 17, 2013 at 9:26 am

   Snif :'( That torched BBQ is the bottom half of Xaero, missing one leg

   flightopportunities.nasa.gov/media/uploads/38/xaero-460.jpg

   Whoa, Mr. Connection Machine himself visiting Masten. Would have been cool to meet him.

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   Mahoneyone

   Feb 18, 2013 at 3:04 pm

   Nothing ever goes to waste around the Masten shop. Yes, that is the former IPA tank from Xaero. Now giving new life as the company grill.

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