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Space Stuff and Launch Info

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Kerbal Space Program Tutorial Series - Open Access to 1.7

  • collinsmark
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Can ionic thrusters be used as a secondary propulsion system for rockets?

  • x1892
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Escape velocity is a constraint due to limited fuel?

  • DaveC426913
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Cracks Found in Boeing 737s

  • Astronuc
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Why not use hydroxides as the ion source in ion thrusters

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Artemis 2 launch - humans return to the Moon after 54 years

  • mfb
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Nozzle Design Questions

  • Fredd3039
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Positive wing wash-in dynamic soaring one side

  • ds3227
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Effective Regulation Needed for Safety - Case of TWA Flight 514

  • Astronuc
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Can a flow created by a fan show an Edge effect when hitting a wall?

  • T C
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Will Copenhagen suborbitals succeed in putting someone in space?

  • mr3000
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Does the 50% lifetime rule for turbomachinery apply to rocket turbopumps?

  • RobertGC
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Countermeasures for hypersonic weapons

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Is the ephemeris data of satellites standardized as TLE files?

  • senmeis
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Problem with Bernoulli calculation

  • gen x
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NTSB report on crash of UPS Flight 2976 (MD-11F)

  • Astronuc
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NASA Currently trying to build a rocket to launch into space

  • Dr 118
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Introductory material on wind tunnel qualitative techniques

  • imavirgo
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Severe Turbulence for Delta Flight 56 (NTSB report)

  • Hornbein
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NASA ISS in Real Time website marks 25 years of continuous manned presence

  • Filip Larsen
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Aero/Hydro-dynamic Streamlining as a function of medium

  • DaveC426913
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SpaceX SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy: 120-meter stack tested

  • mfb
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Radiation Hard Electronic Design for LVO Long Mission

  • Arend
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Never think never for an improbable event

  • Astronuc
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Atmospheric reentry of a paper plane

  • Frabjous
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How do wind turbines do their thing?

  • DaveC426913
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Generating Artificial Gravity in Spaceships

  • willieoz75
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How do altimeters react in high acceleration flow?

  • user079622
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Why is an Attitude Indicator not Built Like a Ball Compass?

  • greypilgrim
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Why Do My Cl/Cd Derivations Differ from Phillips' Equations?

  • TonyEsposito
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Submarine noise level reduction, stealth question

  • FusionJim
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Simulation of reaction wheels in a spacecraft

  • tttttt
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NASA How low is Space Shuttle thermal protection's heat conductivity?

  • Timothy S.
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Blade root attachment design

  • Nutria360
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Rolls-Royce Trent-1000 Engine Issues - British Air cancels flights

  • Astronuc
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Does This Fidget Spinner Video Demonstrate the Magnus Effect?

  • mesa
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[Updated] How Did an F-35 Fighter Jet Go Missing While on Autopilot?

  • .Scott
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Why satellite needed to launched in prescribed height and orbit

  • dijinj
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Lidar and magnetism detection system

  • baronvonstiglminer
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Boom Supersonic

  • Flyboy
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Chinese Hypersonic Aircraft - Mach 6.56!?

  • Astronuc
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When does nuclear thermal propulsion outperform chemical propulsion?

  • mark_bose
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What are 1st stage and 2nd Stage engines of an airplane?

  • Jooyandeh
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Looking for books on aircraft engine maintenance

  • Timothy S.
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Heat transfer in wing by anti-ice system using hot air in piccolo tube

  • ApostoF
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How high can an airship rise?

  • askingask
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Best rocket-stopping method

  • Rocket Maker
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Ideas for high school wind tunnel?

  • mishima
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Boeing Starliner development and docking: culture and engineering

  • Tom.G
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Could a nuclear powered rocket be safely launched from Earth?

  • Nabir14
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Meaning of EPR in Radar detection

  • Jooyandeh
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Engine fire on Cathay Pacific CX383, Airbus A350, Rolls-Royce XWB-97

  • Astronuc
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Would a propeller plane be able to fly in Saturn's atmosphere?

  • GypsyOfTheSatOfLove
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Looking for AEDsys software (aircraft engine design)

  • bertbout
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Explosive Bolts for Aircraft Engines?

  • Martin-123
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Model Rocket Stabilization

  • Rocket Maker
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How does surface irregularity affect boundary layers?

  • underflow21
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NACA - The Wind and Beyond - History of Aerodynamics in America

  • Astronuc
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Direction of Plane Engine Rotation

  • Martin-123
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Thermal effects in aircraft engines - sudden/rapid cooling

  • Astronuc
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Rocket nozzle thermal protection

  • Jiec
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Calculating drag for high mach numbers

  • LT72884
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Advantages of contra-rotating versus fixed rotation for space stations

  • Miles Behind
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Aerodynamics: flow separation's effect on lift and drag

  • Vasco Mena de Olivei
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How to use formulas for a delta wing?

  • kevcrl
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Brayton cycle in helium atmosphere with existing gas turbines?

  • alexisgros
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Feasibility of nuclear detonation for deep planetary science on Mars

  • ElfredaCyania
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Wing Sails on modern ships

  • Astronuc
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Hypersonic Aircraft, DART AE 001

  • Astronuc
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Finding absolute flow angle in centrifugal compressor outlet

  • MysticDream
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SpaceX Bad News for SpaceX Starship -- Raptor Engine Exploded

  • Tom.G
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Shape and 2D Lift Relationship

  • thatjazzdude89
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I don't understand how to calculate the drag coefficient

  • vinceguar24
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About lift equation -- Trying to build a miniature helicopter

  • daraphy
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Drag Coefficient -- What is the constant K?

  • eliasss
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46 year old Voyager 1 once again sending real data

  • phinds
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How to find Malaysia flight MH370?

  • Field physics
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WSPR and GDTAAA software used to track MH370

  • .Scott
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Throttle stuck at 90% power during solo flight - forward slip landing

  • russ_watters
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Groundbreaking ‘blended-wing’ demonstrator plane cleared to fly

  • Astronuc
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Does a Rotating Wind Tunnel Impact Airflow on a Turning Vehicle?

  • user079622
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Can a parasail support its tow vehicle like a parachute sailer?

  • DaveC426913
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Methalox Rockets: First Attempts, Future Plans

  • .Scott
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Available Wind Energy Calculation

  • keith0101
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Artistically Ornated Atmosphere

  • .Scott
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Formation of a Starting Vortex for Symmetric Aerofoils (NACA 0015)

  • JackFyre
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Boeing How to Calculate Vector Forces from Wing Tilt on 757/767 Aircraft?

  • Bobthefreeradical
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NASA What's the Next Step for NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter After Mission Ends on Mars?

  • berkeman
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How Does Britain's New £140m 'DragonFire' Laser Transform Air Defense?

  • Tom.G
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Induced drag relation with speed

  • Owells
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Does a wing fly in its own downwash?

  • user079622
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