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Jet Powered Parafoil for Airlaunch by Vincent Cate
A couple years back Pete Lynn (http://www.peterlynnkites.com/) posted about the idea of using a powered parafoil to airlaunch a rocket. It seems you can scale...
October 19th 03 02:48 AM
by Richard Alexander Go to last post
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sci.space.tech and sci.space.science Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by s.s.t moderator
This is the weekly Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) posting for sci.space.tech and sci.space.science . It is crossposted into sci.space.policy to explain...
October 19th 03 12:02 PM
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ISP of compressed air - Larry Niven idea by Gordon D. Pusch
John Stoffel writes: Over the weekend I was thinking about SSTO and such, and I remembered one of the ships that Larry Niven...
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October 20th 03 03:22 PM
by Charlie Go to last post
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China's launching lattitude by guy-jin
Once upon a time, a scientist came to our school and talked about a lot of things, one of them being the space program. He said that all the American space...
October 20th 03 10:05 PM
by Explorer8939 Go to last post
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Simulating Solar Sailing by Vincent Cate
I have added the ability to simulate solar sails to my simulator. A solar sail is an interesting way to reboost a hanging tether at GEO. If anyone can point...
October 21st 03 04:06 AM
by Vincent Cate Go to last post
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earth launched buried orion by Parallax
I know this isnt original so if you have any references to a study similar to it, please let me know. Dig a vertical hole several thousand feet deep in a high...
October 21st 03 09:10 PM
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calculating the distance of equal an opposite gravitational pull between the moon and earth by Jason
This problem has been annoying me for ages and I still haven't been able to work it out. I am using the formula for universal garvitaional force and I know it...
October 21st 03 10:37 PM
by Dr John Stockton Go to last post
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Dynamics of binary asteroids by Patrick Underwood
Today the news is that the rediscovered Hermes asteroid may be a binary of roughly equal masses. Makes me wonder if there is some way to exploit the energy of...
October 23rd 03 02:55 AM
by Henry Spencer Go to last post
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Gelling of Oxidizers by Bruno Berger
Hi Group quite a lot of effort has been made to gel liquid rocket fuels. On the oxidizer side I only know about gelling nitric acids. What has been used for...
October 23rd 03 07:10 AM
by Scott Lowther Go to last post
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A Space Elevator for Real? by Kip Ingram
I saw a report on space.com recently describing what appear to be real consideration of a space elevator, using carbon nanotube technology to get enough...
October 23rd 03 05:50 PM
by Gordon D. Pusch Go to last post
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JPL Researchers Unveil Superconductor-based Light Detector by Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109....
October 23rd 03 09:13 PM
by Ron Baalke Go to last post
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Chinese module at ISS? by Explorer8939
What are the requirements for a Chinese module, using APAS as a docking adaptor, to be connected to ISS? Presumably, this module would be allowed if the...
October 24th 03 02:47 AM
by Henry Spencer Go to last post
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How many people to launch a rocket? by MattWriter
I suppose this is harder to figure out the larger and more complex any launch campaign gets, but if you take one of the smaller LEO-capable boosters (Taurus,...
October 24th 03 04:01 AM
by MattWriter Go to last post
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Contour accident report? by Brian Gaff
I just read the pdf version which has the real interesting stuff taken out (Why for goodness sake?) and one gets the impression that once again, the main...
October 25th 03 03:28 AM
by Stephen & Diana Andrews Go to last post
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sci.space.tech and sci.space.science Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by s.s.t moderator
This is the weekly Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) posting for sci.space.tech and sci.space.science . It is crossposted into sci.space.policy to explain...
October 26th 03 01:02 PM
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Recycling electrical power on project dedalus? by Christopher
Over the weekend I was reading some sites associated with our British Interplanetary Societys Project Dedalus. It seems to be for the moment the only...
October 27th 03 11:28 PM
by Anthony Frost Go to last post
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Sobering Thot by Michael J Wise
There are precisely two nations on Earth right now that can put a man into space, at least on "Short Notice". And the United States of America is NOT one of...
October 28th 03 05:49 AM
by Michael J Wise Go to last post
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A small, polar-orbiting moon by Bill Bogen
I'd like input from all you orbital mechanics out there as to this concept's feasibility: What if sometime in prehistory, the Earth had captured a Near...
(Multi-page thread 1 2 3)
October 30th 03 02:11 PM
by Bill Bogen Go to last post
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Difference between american and russian launchrocket technology. by lapzilla
Hi! I have been following space related stuff since the 60's. It seems to me to look like russian spacelaunch vehicles accelerate faster than the big american...
October 30th 03 03:36 PM
by MattWriter Go to last post
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FWD: Here's an aerodynamic test you have to see... by OM
....Proof positive that some college students have way too much time on their hands: http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/lp/lasdiag/enterp.shtml OM -- "No *******...
October 30th 03 05:55 PM
by Neil Gerace Go to last post
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