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Feb 8, 2012, 11:23 pm
XF-91 Thunderceptor, a photo by Kemon01 on Flickr.Via Wikipedia:
The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor was a mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft, developed by Republic Aviation. The aircraft would use a jet engine for most flight, and a cluster of four small rocket engines for added thrust du... Comment - Like
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Feb 8, 2012, 7:16 pm
Shark-eating shark snapped in Australia - Short Sharp Science Joyeux anniversaire, Jules Verne! - Smithsonian Libraries - Happy 189th!More on Armadillo STIG-A flight - RLV and Space Transport News - Mostly a pointer to Space.com's article. Don't think there is much there that I haven't already see... Comment - Like
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Feb 8, 2012, 1:40 pm
VC turns office into Apollo museum - CNET
VC (venture capitalist) and avid sport rocketeer Steve Jurvetson has the desire and means to fill his workspace with space artifacts. Follow the link above to see the photos or visit his Flickr album.
Here's the latest, "...the red hotline Gemini / Apol... Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2012, 4:10 pm
MIT`16 EA Tube Goes to Near Space - YouTube - A 16-year-old accepted into Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched her admissions letter 91,000 feet to the edge of space and videotaped its journey. The video's description gives all the tech details. You can find how other MIT acceptees ha... Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2012, 3:16 pm
X-1-3 Being Mated To EB-50A Superfortress, a photo by amphalon on Flickr.Click through for the history behind the photo. Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2012, 2:23 pm
This was sent to me by Brian via Twitter:
1954: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter makes 1st flight. 1st US jet in service to fly Mach 2.
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Feb 7, 2012, 1:17 am
Retro Mechanix features a 9-page summary of a ram-rocket study performed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics lab. They studied four configurations in three sizes. A diagram of the internal configuration of each design is included. Here's a diagram depicting the general external configuration,... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2012, 5:59 pm
Masten's Xaero extended hover test - RLV and Space Transport (video)X-1 pilots including Neil Armstrong - xplanesSuper Bowl 2012 Commercials: Watch All of Them Here - Mashable - At least 54 of them. I didn't see the ads for the movie Battleship or Audi's LED headlights (the Vampire ad) in there.... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2012, 3:52 pm
2011-06-10-NSL2011-0004.jpg, a photo by InDanaPt on Flickr.NSL 2011...A L850 to staging to three parallel H128s. Click through for more photos including the launch. Comment - Like
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Jan 28, 2012, 11:06 am
Can a lighter-than-air spacecraft enter orbit?, High Power Rocketry - Intriguing concept. JPA is more qualified than I on all all accounts, so I won't bother rambling about it. The website as an .pdf and animation describing the concept.NASA Wallops Flight Facility in 2011, RLV and Space Transp... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 9:10 pm
I was browsing the 'Coming Soon' section on the Estes website and ran across their new 29mm motor retainer. A pair will list for $8.99. I guess that will save you from cutting and grinding a pair from a 3/4" compression coupling ($3.67 at Home Depot). Actually, for a couple of extra bucks a rock... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 5:24 pm
Atlas 5 rockets smash into bridge - Space.com (Well, they were in a barge at the time.)Remembering the Apollo 1 Fire (Infographic) - Space.comRocket (and sci-fi) girls have invaded the rocketry forumsTank Girl on TRFDr. Amy Mainzer (and other female scientists) also on TRFHot Ladies of Sci-Fi on YOR... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 5:14 pm
Seems like this is becoming a regular feature for those things I found interesting....but not interesting enough to make a dedicated post.
Project High Jump Boosted Dart - High Power Rocketry (Discussion, photos, video...CATO.)Nuclear Katyusha Launching - Next Big Future (NBF reviews his proposal fo... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 11:42 am
Apollo One, AS-204, lost January 27, 1967
Lt. Col. Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, USAF
Lt. Col. Edward H. White II, USAF
Lt. Roger B. Chaffee, USN
Challenger, STS-51-L, lost January 28, 1986
Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Commander
Michael J. Smith, Pilot
Judith A. Resnik, Mission Specialist
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Jan 25, 2012, 11:42 pm
Over on TRF, Crazy Jim is describing how to build Wildman's minimum diameter Space Cowboy kit. This 54mm fiberglass kit features surface mounted, diamond airfoil fins. These fins are capable of handling any 54mm motor with no added fiberglass reinforcement. The kit reportedly will break Mach 2... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 6:58 pm
At the last build session, Warthog asked about the status of my F-104 Starfighter. I respond that it suffered some damage on the last flight and that some of the plastic joints needed to be re-glued. Today, I pulled it out to do the minor repairs. Well, it appears that I had already repaired i... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 3:12 pm
Starships Inc. status update - RLV and Space Transport (They plan to launch sub-orbital nanosats this year and orbital payloads within a year. I love F-104s. Update via NASA.)50-man Space Base Crew - Beyond Apollo (Another unrealized space station plan.)Rocketarium released four oddrocs - X-shaped V... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 9:55 pm
Delta-IV WSG-4 (8), a photo by Mike_Killian on Flickr.I referenced this photo when it was featured on Space.com. I love the composition. Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2011, 4:48 pm
R2K found this video on what may be the ultimate rocket camera payload. The ball is covered with cameras and generates a 360 x 360 degree view of the world. Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2011, 4:37 pm
Via TRF:
German model rocket distributor and manufacturer Robert Klima (Raketenmodellbau Klima GmbH) will offer 18mm, 24mm and 29mm in both 70mm and 95mm length. The propellant is termed "white powder" and is pressed like BP. One goal is to get full class impulse from the motors (i.e. the 'E' mo... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2011, 4:01 pm
Five inch target rocket , a photo by skyhawkpc on Flickr.Interesting rear view. I've asked the poster for its designation/name. Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 1:01 pm
My Jack-O-Lantern didn't turn out as well as planned. Probably due to lack of planning. So, I'll start with Space.com's gallery of spacey lanterns. Here's the STS-114 punkin carved by Liz Warren.
While talking about the ghost of the Space Shuttle, check out this video. Crank up your speakers... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 1:59 am
... ASU students didn't win. That would have been too easy. I hope they come back next year. I'm sure there will be a suitable drag race. Plus, 2nd of ten isn't too bad!
Finally, there was a nice recap of Troj's huge "insane rocket" and the ensuing CATO. (Nobody need point out that CATO'... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 11:22 pm
The following motor has been certified by NAR Standards & Testing for general use as a Model Rocket Motor effective September 29, 2011.
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Estes:
E12-0,4,6,8
24mm x 95mm
27.24 Newton-seconds Total Impulse
33.29 Newtons Peak Thrust
11.17 Newtons Average Thrust
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Oct 29, 2011, 12:05 am
After visiting Wallops, Brittany Barnes (Jr. L-1) wrote Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) in support of NASA's Commercial Crew initiative. The good Congressman wrote her back. Way to go Brittany! (via)Kpop rocket girl.Kari Byron and Katie Deutsch working on Discovery's LDRS-30 show (via Liberty Launch Syst... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2011, 10:46 pm
Clark Lindsey updates us on the status of robotic landers at the Marshall Space Flight Center:
The Robotic Lander Development Project at Marshall Spaceflight Center has been doing some Lunar Lander Challenge style test flights with their Mighty Eagle prototoype: NASA Robotic Lander Test Flight Nov. ... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2011, 8:53 pm
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To explain, I used the nose cone from El Tubo Loco for my Big Brute clone. The foam board fin can on the Carrot Top was looking ratty, so I remounted the carrot to fit the El Tubo Loco. I could rework the beat up fin can or I might keep it for some future flight around rocket eating trees. ... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2011, 2:18 pm
BayouRat's Tiki Hut, two flying(?) mannequins, Troj's CATO, a Coke recycling bin, a drag race, fire...this clip is the best yet. Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 1:23 am
Found via DRB's Feel Good Issue #4:
A Leduc 0.22-01, fitted with a Turbomeca Atar D.3 turbojet, 1956 - more history here)Later this morning, remembered why this looked so familiar. Model Minutes US, once owned by Nick of EMRR fame but now OOP, had Leduc 22 rocket kit. I had one but gave it to th... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 9:26 pm
Since I last posted about the Lytro "Light-Field" camera, the details of the product are out and they are taking advance orders for shipment early next year. The camera is a small rectangular aluminum prism, with an f/2 zoom lens and a 2" square touchscreen. The controls include a power button, shut... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 5:52 pm
An anonymous reader identified the 5-stage rocket in the video that I posted about earlier in the week:
This appears to be an Aerolab Jason Argo E-5 -- see http://www.rocketryonline.com/jimball/alway/eighteen/jason.jpg Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 3:12 pm
Space.com reports that NASA's Johnson Space Center received the 65-foot (20-meter) long orbiter access arm and its integrated "white room," an environmentally-controlled chamber. The components came from Shuttle Pad 39B and hosted more than 50 crews over two decades of operation. While not as ... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 12:41 pm
The DLR website provides us the latest update on ROentgen SATellite (ROSAT): Reentry is estimated to be between October 22nd and 23rd; 30 individual pieces weighing a total of 1.7 tons may survive to impact; the debris trail will extend some 80km along the track.
Remember, the 1:2000 odds of it h... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 11:59 am
This is both the title of a National Geographic Channel series and a rhetorical question about navigating their website. Surrounding the heated discussion about the Rocket City Rednecks, I forgot to look for the rocket episodes on the title show. Luckily, Clark Lindsey reminded me. Unluckily, ... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 8:54 pm
AeroTech Information Release
10/19/11
Another year has gone by, and the U.S. government still hasn’t done anythingmeaningful to help the average person or small business in this economy. SoAeroTech is again doing its part by offering its authorized dealers anddistributors significant incentives t... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 9:42 pm
A few days ago, season 2 of The Walking Dead kicked off. I am a big fan of this show. The scene where our favorite group of survivors hid under cars to avoid a herd of zombies was intense. There was also plenty of gross zombie head bashing. Just because I'm a fan, it doesn't mean I think the... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 10:28 am
Here's a link to a video on a NACA 5-stage rocket (embedding is disabled). It shows the rocket's assembly and the interesting 1950's era control room. It's also interesting that the top two stages appear to be cone stabilized using the transition to the next lower, and wider, stage. The view o... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 5:57 pm
Well, I just checked back in with the TRF threads (#1 and #2) about the Rocket City Rednecks and found that Dr. Travis Taylor, aka the Ringleader, has joined and is giving more info about the show. Well, and defending it too. The TRF posters have been pretty much united in their contempt for the... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2011, 8:59 pm
There are posts about this forthcoming kit both on TRF and YORF. It will debut at the iHobby show in Chicago in about a week. Specs: 29mm mount, F26 to G80 motors, 41.75" tall, 3" OD, 500g without paint or decal, nylon 'chute, blow molded NC, 2-part through-the-wall plastic fins with internal br... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2011, 6:26 pm
Just playing around with the HP tablet that my son bought when HP got out of the business. Having some data entry issues. Basic typing isn't too bad but editing is a pain and I haven't figured out spell check. Blogger kept giving me 404 errors when I tried to log in but then all of a sudden I was on... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 10:14 pm
In last month's Apogee newsletter, RockSim-meister Bruce Levison instructed us on ways we might simulate square rockets in RockSim. I this month's edition, #297, Bruce extends his work to other angular cross sections, from a triangle to a dodecagon. Past 12 sides, I suspect there isn't much need... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 10:35 pm
Matt "ManofSteele" Steele has been posting some updates on YORF. He had planned on an October 1st launch but reports he is behind because he was in Europe for business (my hear bleeds) and was set back by Darrell Mobley's passing (I have no idea why that delayed him). Here is the latest news:
I'm g... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 4:19 pm
Here's a photo of the Navy's new, 'UFO-like' X-47B UAV. Coming to an aircraft carrier near you in 2013. More info can be found here. Follow the post tag to see the music video. Since originally posting, I found a top view (below). Has wings, not quite UFO-shaped.
I'm sure you've heard the report... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 7:39 pm
A group of protesters, possibly affiliated with the Occupy DC movement, reportedly tried push past security with signs and other paraphernalia that isn't allowed inside. DC and Park Police were called and there may or may not have been macing of said protesters. The upshot is the museum was clos... Comment - Like
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