An Ex Rocket Man's Take On It
The ravings of a trained mind.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
A Question
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My wife found this, and it is just too good not to post! But it does raise some other serious questions, beyond just the one in the image...
Friday, August 21, 2026
Inlets Capable of Supersonic Flight Use
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This posting is a primer about supersonic-capable air inlets for people who know very little about them. I had intended to put t up in Sept...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
World’s Longest Stuff
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I found this image in someone’s post on LinkedIn. It is too funny (and too true) not to post here! Enjoy. ----- Search code: ...
Sunday, August 2, 2026
What Nozzle Designs to Use Where, and Why
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I see proponents of aerospike (altitude-compensating) nozzles claiming that the improved efficiencies seen vs altitude down in the atmospher...
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Kudos to SpaceX for Flight 13
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After a last-second automatic abort on the 16 th , and a bad weather delay Thursday, SpaceX was able to launch its Starship/Superheavy veh...
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Call to Action
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I received this image from HOTNIR, which is the Heart of Texas Network for Immigrant Rights, located in and around Waco, Texas. The imag...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Quick First-Cut at Orion Entries
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I cannot model skip trajectories or trajectories that change angle during entry. I can only model straight-in entries at constant angle bel...
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