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Rocket Dungeon Posts
Concept Ships (update) (2009-02-12)
Check out the ConceptShips - An online animates spaceship and experimental aircraft art magazine . There is also a companion forum . I was going to swipe a sample image, but I couldn't decide on ... [Read More]
The future of solid propellant oxidizers - ice (?) (2009-08-21)That's right, plain old water ice. Via PRNewswire (my highlights, photo credit: Dr. Steven F. Son, Purdue University): WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and the Air Force Office ... [Read More]
A compendium of rocket eye candy (2009-11-20)Clark Lindsey provides links to two posts on the Daily Kos - Part 1 includes photos and videos of operational rockets and part 2 is dedicated to experimental vehicles. The split is not 100% ... [Read More]
Retro rocket science resources (2009-12-07)R2K features the book Retro Rockets - Experimental Rockets 1926-1941 , a Dr. Robert Goddard patent, and a " quick history of the early rocketeers ." [Read More]
A new edition of Experimental Composite Propellant is on the way (2009-12-18)Dr. Terry 'Pr'fesser' McCreary has just announced his plans to publish the 2nd edition of his acclaimed book, Experimental Composite Propellant . The 1st edition is regarded as one of the best ... [Read More]
Review: Lindberg 1:48 XFY-1 "Pogo" (PMC) (2010-12-29)Convair's XFY-1 "Pogo" was an experimental tail-sitting VTOL aircraft from the 1950s. It actually flew but never made it into production. I had a model of it as a little kid and always liked its ... [Read More]
Review: Standard Cray-ARM (2011-01-03)This is a review of my first Crayon rocket. I decided not to go with the typical clear fins and instead went for a 'goony' version of the Standard Missile. This one used an original 'Ralphco' brand ... [Read More]
Rocket Videos: Tape v. DVD (2011-01-26)This post describes the Point 39 Productions LDRS XIX (on VHS tape) and the ROCKETS Magazine/Liberty Launch Systems Red Glare IV (on DVD) videos. Point 39 Productions - LDRS XIX Ever since ... [Read More]
Links and nuttin' but links (2011-06-04)In no particular order: Here's a Flickr album on the flight of the the Copenhagen Suborbitals' HEAT 1X-Tycho Brahe flight: - Mission 2011 . And more HEAT 1X-Tycho Brahe videos, via Clark ... [Read More]
Jeff Taylor and Curt Newport to try for 100K' and the Carmack Prize (2011-07-31)Ben Brockert, of Armadillo Aerospace, provided an update on the Carmack Prize, including the rules, the background, and information about the only announced launch attempt. Jeff Taylor and ... [Read More]
CalTech Target Rocket (2011-11-03)I previously posted a photo of the business end of this rocket. The poster didn't have many details and said it was known as the CT target rocket . Tonight, I decided to look further and found both ... [Read More]
Experimental Beriev Ekranoplan (2012-01-31)Experimental Beriev Ekranoplan , a photo by amphalon on Flickr. [Read More]
Feed reader stars, tweets and other interesting links (2012-02-24)The World’s Largest Museum to 3D Print Copies of Priceless Artifacts (video) - Mashable - The Smithsonan is embarking on a project to digitize some 137 million artifacts. That should ... [Read More]
Links roundup (2012-04-10)New name, same conglomeration of links from social and anti-social media: Briefs: Laser com demo on Loral sat - RLV and Space Transport - Clark posts about SS/L teaming with GSFC on a laser ... [Read More]
Links roundup (2012-07-10)I don't have a link yet but will be looking for a blog post, or three, about Ken's latest adjustable pitch-wing monocopter, which he calls the Wig-Wag. Look out for it over on ZZaks' Lab . The ... [Read More]
More low tech rocketry in the Dungeon (2012-09-11)I managed to score a paper rocket experimenter's pack from Mike Bauer. This includes 3 air rockets to experiment with altitude and 8 to experiments with stability. The altitude pack are ... [Read More]
Launch Report 2012-14 (2012-09-12)Location: My 'hood Weather: mid-70's, wind 0+ mph, clear Total flights: Today - (10); YTD - 80 Total motors: Today - -; YTD - 95 Motors by class YTD: (Air -22); MicroHybrid -1; MMX -6; A -6; B -5; C ... [Read More]
Launch Report 2013-6 (2013-08-19)I grabbed some Mike Bauer air stomp rockets and my PVC launcher to entertain my grand-rocketeer. He helped launch a few then decided he'd visit my neighbor instead. His sister took over and ... [Read More]
New hypersonic space plane and precision munitions proficiency (2013-09-18)I found both these items vis the Unwanted Blog. First up is an artist's concept of DARPA's Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program . They have issued an RFI for a hypersonic 'airplane like' vehicle ... [Read More]
Retro-amateur rocketry abroad (2013-11-13)Earlier today, Flickr user Morbius19 , sent me a couple of links regarding the Manchester Interplanetary Society's rocketry activities circa the 1930's. The main site, Harry Turner's Footnotes to ... [Read More]
