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Multiple Engines??? by
Charles Talleyrand
It seems that for rockets of multiple stages with only one fuel combination,
there is an interesting engineering decision.
Consider a two stage rocket where...
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Moon Base baby steps by
Bill Bogen
Two interesting quotes from Prez. Bush's speech:
"We will begin the effort quickly, using existing programs and
personnel.... We'll make steady progress, one...
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Future Space War by
Dirk Bruere at Neopax
"Abrigon Gusiq" wrote in message
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I know a bit like science fiction, but what is the plans and...
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SSTO propulsion overview by
Henry Spencer
Catching up on some unread journals, I note that the March/April 2003
issue of JBIS has a very interesting paper: "A comparison of propulsion
concepts for...
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Lunar Sample Return via Tether by
Vincent Cate
My father (Henry Cate) and I have come up with an initial tether project
that might be fun, affordable, and profitable. The idea is to use a
rotating tether...
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Pulse Jets by
pervect
A week or so ago I saw a rather neat Junkyard Wars episode on
pulse-jets. I'm also rather intrigued that it was felt to be a safe
enough gadget to build for...
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Inferno by
Rodney Kelp
Why can't you launch a fuel tank into orbit with solid fuel boosters that
the shuttle or other transport could dock with? What about to moon orbit?.
If you...
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Alternative to Rockets by
George Kinley
Are there any way for rockets to fly in space , other then throwing mass
out in one direction and moving in other
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Cheap Realistic Space Flight by
Charles Talleyrand
I'm trying to imgaine cheap space flight. I'd also like to see it
sooner rather than later. Given this I believe we are limited to
chemical rockets.
What's...
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NASA orbit simulation software by
Joćo Gomes
Hey..
Does anyone knows what programs does NASA use to simulate and predict
the orbit of a spacecraft? and for simulate the reentry phase of the
shutle and...
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Huygens shortlived? by
dexx
Is it true that Huygens ceased transmission less than 2 hours after
touchdown? Whilst it was a magnificent achievement to travel so far and
land perfectly, it...
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SpaceShipOne and reentry heat by
LRW
I'm just an average person with an English degree, so I'm unfamiliar
with the science and physics and space craft reentry, so this is
likely a very stupid...
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Brute force re-entry by
Lizerd
Early on in the space program, the space capsule used brute force re-entry.
IE: it slammed into the upper atmosphere at high speed to slow down for
return.
The...
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