Rocky
I understand the concept of the minimal winds @ 65K feet but I'm confused about solution to the problem of significantly higher winds as the craft passes through the lower altitude winds. What's going to keep the craft in the the same relative position as the launch site? I assumed the motors are designed for the minimal winds at operational altitude. I envision this thing taking hours to attain the proper altitude. Even in a a 15MPH wind, it'll be 45 miles away from the launch site in 3 hours. Of couse, at this point, I'm just guessing .
It's one thing to reposition it after it reaches altitude but, when they bring it down, are those motors going to be sufficiently powerful to overcome the drift at the lower levels and guide it to a controlled landing zone?
What am I missing?
