Wracam do obrazków Lynx Mark I/II. Nie dawało mi to spokoju, napisałem więc do Douga Messiera. Jest chyba dobrze zorientowany, gdyż uczestniczy właśnie w konferencji w Orlando, o której pisałem, na której swoje nowości ujawnia XCOR. Oto, co odpisał:
"Lynx Mark I and II are the same design basically. The updated design will be used for both vehicles. There could be changes between Mark I and II depending upon the Mark I test flights. Tweaks in the design, etc. The Mark I vehicle will go to about 60 kilometers, I think, and Mark II will go to over 100 kilometers. The 100 kilometer altitude is considered the boundary of space.
The SwRI flights are for Mark I. You get a shorter period of microgravity at the lower altitude. But, it’s good for conducting initial experiments, testing equipment, developing market, etc. It has the added advantage for XCOR in being able to fund development flights."