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Why is a LOX/Kero SSTO not rather easy? by
Larry Gales
I am not a particular fan of SSTO, but it appears to me that SSTO has
long been within our grasp.
The best figures that I could get for the Titan II 1st...
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Cavity behind the RCC leading edge by
Ian Stirling
Zoltan Szakaly wrote:
When I looked at the video of how they simulated the foam block
colliding with the reinforced carbon carbon...
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Stupid question about Hubble by
Explorer8939
Does Hubble perform observations while in direct sunlight (ie the
period of its orbit when it is not in the Earth's shadow.
If not, then a propulsion system...
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ISP of Nitrous + MAPP ? by
Thomas Clarke
Recent discussion of nitrous oxide as a cheap easy to
use oxidizer, made me wonder what performance would be
with a higher energy fuel like MAPP gas or...
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Efficiency losses in angled rockets by
Ian Stirling
Mike Miller wrote:
Gemini seems to have mounted its translational thrusters on the sides
of its service modules, since the stern of...
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Recommended TSTO technical papers? by
WvB
What are the best technical papers to read that deal with TSTO launch
vehicle studies? I'd like to survey the best thinking that's been put
into the...
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Harvesting Mars by
Ron Baalke
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/20aug_supercriticalco2.htm
Harvesting Mars
NASA Science News
August 20, 2003
A NASA-supported scientist is learning...
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Very basic launch question by
Anvil
LBorth:
I understand that the FAA issues launch licenses for rockets in the
US, but is their an international body that governs launches to space?
For...
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Lithium as fuel by
Zoltan Szakaly
I wonder why it is not in more common use.
It is liquid at a low temp (I think around 200 C) and gives the
electron off more easily than H. It should also...
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Sea Launch performance by
Lou Scheffer
Anyone know offhand why the recent Sea Launch performance was less
than the previous ones?
The most recent launch was:
4737 kg, 760 km perigee, 35768 apogee,...
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Closest to Mars by
Robert Munck
As we all know, Mars will be historically close to Earth in
a couple of days. There will be a single instant at which
the two planets are closest. What human...
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Beagle 2... by
Ian Stirling
toxic waste wrote:
After watching The Sky @ Night and seeing a computer simulation of the
Beagle 2 Mars vehicle, I'm...
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poor man's rocket by
Zoltan Szakaly
I wonder if I could feed an off the shelf jet engine with fuel and
oxidizer at a fuel rich mixture ratio and later add the rest of the
oxidizer to the exhaust...
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Maglev assisted launch SSTO by
Christopher M. Jones
"Roger Stokes" wrote:
I have read ideas of air-launched rockets gaining about 300m/s, but how
about a rocket mounted on a maglev...
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Spotlight: Lending an Improved Ear by
Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features/dsn-090803.cfm
Spotlight: Lending an Improved Ear
Updated antenna will help out NASA during busiest of times
September...
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