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V2 used film cooling by
Vincent Cate
I am reading "Rockets, Missiles, and Men in Space" by Willy Ley,
and was amazed to read that the V2 used "film cooling" or "transpiration".
It had 4 rows of...
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Mission to Alpha Centauri by
Roger Stokes
I did a few calculations on what it might take to do a flyby of Alpha
Centauri, so, like a fool, I propose to rush in (to this newsgroup) where
angels fear to...
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Rocket Science Equation Problems by
rlv_maker
Hi i am a 'newbee' at rocket science but i have begun to make plans
for a rlv rocket, intended for people travel to space. But i have a
problem calculating...
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Could Columbia have been Saved? by
Bryan Ashcraft
"Abrigon Gusiq" wrote in message
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If ISS had been available as a space dock, so that the damage could...
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X Prize 2 by
Bootstrap Bill
Once the X Prize is won, is a goal of achieving orbit reasonable? Could
someone build a reusable ship that is capable taking three passengers to
orbit in a...
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A third way for rockets? by
Remy Villeneuve
Found interesting things on the Web tonight:
http://www.flometrics.com/rockets/rocket_pump/rocketpump.htm
Very, very interesting approach... I'm even tempted...
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Columbia Wing Breach by
Roger Stokes
Here's a thought for future space shuttle launches...Spray the leading edges
of the wings with the same foam as the tank. During launch, it would...
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"Reinventing the Solar Power Satellite" paper by
Geoffrey A. Landis
For any of you with an interest in Solar Power Satellite (SPS, or SSPS)
concepts, I finally received NASA Technical Memorandum copies of my
papers "Reinventing...
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Lens Turbojet for Acceleration by
johnhare
Turbojets historically have been constantly improved in the direction
of improved specific fuel consumption (SFC vs Isp for rockets). Thrust
to weight has been...
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Good multistage rocket equation calculator by
Joe D.
Is there a decent multistage rocket equation calculator
on the web? Just looking for a simple one that accepts the
usual inputs: # of stages, mass fraction,...
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