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Astro/Space Frequently Seen Acronyms by
Mark Bradford
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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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Question about Centrifugal Gravity by
James W
So a lot of movies, TV shows, illustrations, etc., show spacecraft
generating "gravity" via rotating hull sections. In many cases, this
rotating section spins...
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"Orbital Mechanics for Dummies" by
JamesStep
Can anyone recommend introductory
books on the subject?
The book "To Rise from Earth: An Easy to Understand
Guide to Space Flight" by Wayne Lee (a mission...
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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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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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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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Shuttle Launch Checklist by
Joe Snodgrass
Where can I get a list of the Shuttle's system checklist that the crew
run down, on the radio, right before launch? TIA.
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December 1st 11 05:11 AM
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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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November 29th 03 07:39 PM
by ed kyle
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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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Small, cheap, reusable rocket launcher by
Andrew Nowicki
The rocket launchers are not economical because they
are not reusable. When they reenter the atmosphere,
their slender bodies soak up so much heat from...
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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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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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ROTON type engines and liquid monopropellants by
Earl_Colby_Pottinger
I was just thinking about monopropellants. Most have low ISPs compare
to bi-propelleants but can be very dense. ie Peroxide/Alcohol mixes
for example.
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figure eight, geo-synchronous orbit??? by
Roy Smith
The Sirius Satellite Radio (www.sirius.com) says:
"our three state-of-the-art satellites that rotate in figure eight,
geo-synchronous orbits around the...
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