Talk:VentureStar

X-33
The VentureStar & the X-33 are two completely different spacecraft. this article is about the VentureStar, IT SHOULD STRICKLY BE ABOUT THE VENTURESTAR, NOT THE X-33. References to Lockheed Martin's X-33 should been kept to an absolute minimum.--aceslead 03:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Merge (2006) - opposed and closed

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 * X-33 & VentureStar

you know the merge was propose once before, it was a bad idea to begin with.


 * 1) there two different spacecraft.
 * 2) one is experimental the other was to replace the space shuttle.

to the question of merging...

OPPOSED--aceslead 05:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Oppose Chris H (talk) 23:28, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Upon further research, we should just reference []. "The X-33 is a half-scale prototype of a reusable launch vehicle (RLV) Lockheed Martin calls the 'VentureStar(TM).'" clarifying edits have been made to the parent articles. Teyrana 20:25, 15 December 2006 (UTC)


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Reference

 * 1) The mention of VentureStar being seen in the opening sequence of the series Enterprise is incorrect. The fictional vehicle noted has vertical tailfins and separate exhaust systems.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by PFSLAKES1 (talk • contribs) 23:28, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Venture Star in Fiction
This talk page seems rather quiet, so I have been BOLD and removed the fiction section from the main article. In general pop-culture sections are only used in featured and notable cases, such as the F-14 in Top Gun. None of the references listed here meet that criteria. -SidewinderX (talk) 12:18, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Current development
I've seen no supporting evidence and some opposing evidence to the idea that VentureStar is an active program within Lockheed Martin. Some speculation was made regarding the test vehicle in the reference I removed and it's possible connection to the VS project, but it has been entirely that, speculation. The craft is very different from the VentureStar design and is reported to be a test article for ground control systems and avionics by Lockheed. If someone has a ref for it I'd be more than happy to find yet another live space cargo/crew vehicle project out there. But I'm fairly certain VentureStar is totally dead. aremisasling (talk) 21:36, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Sightings over England
The comments on sightings over England are speculative at best. Aside from being UFO or black project-style reporting, it's not even clear, assuming the sightings were real, that they were of the Venture Star or a list of other possibilities. Throw in that it's unsourced and I'm unable to find any sources with my own searching and I find it hard to justify keeping it in the article. And at risk of straying touch too far from Wikipedia and into subject-matter discussion territory, it's unlikely the launch of something the size of Venture Star or the X-33 would go unnoticed in its launch range or, for that matter, that its launch range would be anywhere near England. Either way, back on the Wiki justification, an odd rumored sighting fifteen years ago of a craft that could be VS or possibly several other air/spacecraft doesn't really qualify for encyclopedic content anyway. aremisasling (talk) 06:00, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

What can we say about the metallic heat shield/TPS
Since it was an important part, even of the sub-scale X-33, what can we say about it ? What alloys ? What size sheets ? How fixed to the body ? - Rod57 (talk) 14:25, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

2,000,000 lbs?
I assume that's the weight including fuel on launch, not clear if there is a booster stage or anything included in that weight. In any case it's doesnt really jibe with the later statement that it "weighs less than the Space Shuttle orbiter" which is stated at one tenth of the weight. An empty weight and takeoff weight are usually both considered relevant to aircraft, especially if the difference is as large as this suggests. It carries ten times its own weight in fuel and payload?

Idumea47b (talk) 11:36, 2 June 2024 (UTC)