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Anyone else seen this? Amateur rocket fired into space
Hi all Is this significant at all? So far only the BBC is reporting it (as far as I can see). Amateur rocket fired into space http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3724841.stm Quote from BBC website: " A 14-second burn allowed the rocket to reach an altitude of more than 100km - the official boundary of space - in about three minutes. It reportedly spent several minutes in space before beginning its descent. The rocket and the payload came down on separate parachutes. " Anyone? Regards Frank Scrooby |
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"Frank Scrooby" wrote:
Hi all Is this significant at all? Not really. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. |
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"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
... "Frank Scrooby" wrote: Hi all Is this significant at all? Not really. well, how many backyard rocket scientists have ever duplicated the feat? -- Terrell Miller "At one point we were this Progressive edgy group and we can't really equate that with Brother Bear so I don't know really." -Tony Banks |
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"Terrell Miller" wrote:
"Derek Lyons" wrote in message ... "Frank Scrooby" wrote: Hi all Is this significant at all? Not really. well, how many backyard rocket scientists have ever duplicated the feat? It doesn't matter how many have or haven't. One, ten, or ten thousand, it's still not significant. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. |
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Terrell Miller wrote:
"Derek Lyons" wrote in message ... "Frank Scrooby" wrote: Hi all Is this significant at all? Not really. well, how many backyard rocket scientists have ever duplicated the feat? Because a human has run a 4 minute mile, and it was an achievment, that does not mean we are well on the way to having one run a 10 second mile. |
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Anyone else seen this? Amateur rocket fired into space
This only shows that it is very possible the commercial space industry
is gaining on government funded space research. Look at the x-Prize. Phenomenal achievements here. True it is just one small feat but shows that anyone can reach for the stars. Terrell Miller wrote: "Derek Lyons" wrote in message ... "Frank Scrooby" wrote: Hi all Is this significant at all? Not really. well, how many backyard rocket scientists have ever duplicated the feat? |
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Nicholas Dinh wrote:
This only shows that it is very possible the commercial space industry is gaining on government funded space research. Maybe on your planet. On *this* planet (Earth) the commercial space industry has been building and flying high altitude sounding rockets for decades. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. |
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??? Who are you talking about? Loral, Lockheed, TRW, Boeing? They are
all working under government contracts. OK, to make you understand, we are not interested in government achievements. We all know what they are. But for a group of civilians to put a rocket into space, that is something. Can you do it Mr. High Almighty? Nick BTW - Go outside and waste some oxygen on yourself and come back to this alias when you can provide something intelligent and constructive. Derek Lyons wrote: Nicholas Dinh wrote: This only shows that it is very possible the commercial space industry is gaining on government funded space research. Maybe on your planet. On *this* planet (Earth) the commercial space industry has been building and flying high altitude sounding rockets for decades. D. |
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Is this significant at all?
Not really. well, how many backyard rocket scientists have ever duplicated the feat? This is significant. Theoretically its very easy to design and make a solid rocket engine in your grarage. It doesn't cost much either. But practically, it's another matter. Sure, the payload here achived less than ten percent of the energy needed for orbit. But with engine design and manufacturing techniques worked out, half of the difficulty of reaching orbit is overcome. Building on this for an amature satallite launch system now requires three more stages and better guidance. |
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Anyone else seen this? Amateur rocket fired into space
t sr wrote:
Is this significant at all? Not really. well, how many backyard rocket scientists have ever duplicated the feat? This is significant. Theoretically its very easy to design and make a solid rocket engine in your grarage. It doesn't cost much either. But practically, it's another matter. Sure, the payload here achived less than ten percent of the energy needed for orbit. But with engine design and manufacturing techniques worked out, half of the difficulty of reaching orbit is overcome. Under half of one percent of that needed. (currently designing regeneratively cooled bipropellant engines, and star-trackers for a 4-stage 1 kilo launcher to be built in the garage) Building on this for an amature satallite launch system now requires three more stages and better guidance. |
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