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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
