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801 |
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805 |
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Privately-built ion thrusters? by
Neil Halelamien
How difficult is it for a non-government group to build an effective
ion thruster? The only ones that I'm aware of have been built by NASA
or the ESA.
I'm...
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More details from Blue Origin by
Neil Halelamien
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8197350/#050613a
http://www.vanhornadvocate.com/ (middle of page)
http://www.blueorigin.com/web_description.htm
A quote from the...
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What is the name? by
[email protected]
I remember seeing on TV a black and white clip of a scientist making
this small wood frame float using some kind of ion propulsion. But
that was when I was a...
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Rocket efficiency by
Niall Oswald
wrote in message
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I wonder if someone on this list can help me with something that's
confusing...
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Flammability of moondust by
Nick Fisher
I note from the BBC News site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3429857.stm today that "moondust
is composed of 40 per cent oxygen". Also that ""One of the...
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Terminal Velocity by
Niobium
We all know the NASA method of re-entry Big shower of sparks and that's the scientists on the ground.
However, given a vehicle of 40,000 LB or ...
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CATS Balloon Stalk by
[email protected]
Another wild idea.
We do not yet have the materials availible to build a space elevator,
but with todays materials we could build a test case that would...
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