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Famous astronaut: - Aliens are visiting us?
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Wind turbine blade characteristics
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Multiphase CFD in Enclosed Space (no inlets/outlets)
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Understanding the Impact of ESD on Aircraft and Components: Expert Insights
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If mass is constant, will an astronaut weigh the same on Moon ?
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Could Plasma Be the Future of Re-Entry Heat Shield Technology?
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What Happens During Momentum Transfer in Aircraft Motion?
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What are the best wing designs for maximum efficiency in RC planes?
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How do i know there is always an aerodynamic center?
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I am interested in building a rocket with feedback control system
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SpaceX SpaceX's Falcon1 Rocket Achieves Orbit
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How Does Fuel/Air Ratio Affect Combustion Chamber Temperature in Turbojets?
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Calculating Stiffness of Aluminum Plate with Pressure Load
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Spacecraft discovers solar winds are weakening.
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Rocket Engine Combustion Chamber Equations
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NASA Nasa's new and improved ANTI-MATTER space ship
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Well my university doesnt have aerospace
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Aircraft Crash at London Airport: Ice in Fuel or Cop Out?
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Can Jet Engines Run Without Gasoline?
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Mechanical Engineer Research for Aerospace Postgraduate Degree
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What is the Best Software for Virtual Wind Tunnel and CFD Analysis?
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Confused with static pressure and total pressure and Bernoulli's eq
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Model Aerofoil Project: Testing Lift in High School Environment
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Is the Interceptor Base in Eastern Europe a Threat to Russian Security?
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Could a Magnetic Lift System Be the Future of Rocket Launches?
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Manned Mars mission to Mars before 2020?
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Light hovercraft powered by electric ducted fans
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Need ideas for school aero project please
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How do birds cause damage to jet engines?
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Adiabatic steady state flow in a nozzle
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Friction factor and Turbulent flow
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Aerodynamic Effects of Moving Trains
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What wind speeds to use in a scaled 1: 64 wind tunnel
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What is the Flow Rate of Water Through a Square Tube?
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Build an Autogyro: Get Plans & Instructions Here
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New Ideas for shelding:manned deep space Missions
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Can Tesla Turbines Compress Air?
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Is the Bernoulli's equation for airplane wings using metric units correct?
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Should we send interstellar probe to Alpha Centauri?
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Trying "Astronaut Food" - Have You?
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NASA NASA Scientists Make Magnetic Fields Visible, Beautiful
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How Does Iron Man's Suit Achieve Flight?
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What are the exhaust gas temperatures of the SSME rocket motor?
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Would this design work? (rocket)
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NASA A search for blackswift at NASA.gov turns up no results.
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Acceleration of voyager spacecraft
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Rocket Engine Thrust Formula Help
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NASA Crazy Rasberry ants head for NASA
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How do space shuttles generate electricity?
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What Innovations Are Shaping the Future of Space Probes?
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Aerospace vs mechanical engineering
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NASA How to colonize the Moon without busting NASA’s budget
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Why Doesn't the Space Shuttle Deploy Its Wings During Reentry?
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Shuttle Processing - great pics
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Torque on a Turbine, Air Breathing Rocket Engine
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Here's that Video of Space Shuttle Endeavour I promised
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Acceleration of space shuttle at liftoff
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Space Shuttle SRB Cutoff and separation
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Why do we have to observe ultraviolet radiation using rockets or satellites?
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Difference between aeronautical engineering and aerospace engineeering
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Why do plains, shuttles, & man made things that fly have 3 wings?
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What Shape Should a Lunar Shuttle Have?
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Virgin unveils spaceship designs
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Is the EIT Exam Crucial for a Career in Aerospace?
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What Does the String Test Reveal About Rocket Stability?
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Which graduate school should I go to for Aerospace Engineering?
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NASA NASA 2008 Regolith Excavation Challenge
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Aerospace Engineering Software: Demo & Free Options
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What Does a Rocket Push Against in Space?
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Can anti-hydrogen spacecraft explosions be safely contained?
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Model rocket How to achieve max. altitude? (w/out altering engine)
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NASA How Fast Can NASA Shuttles Really Travel in Space?
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NASA NASA Scientist Fired - Promises Disclosure
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Jobs in aerospace for EE majors
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Will the Space Shuttle Discovery launch this weekend for a 'pedestrian mission'?
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Expert Insights: Aerospace Engineering Interview
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How is a rocket's orientation determined during wind tunnel testing?
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Should We Return to the Moon with Apollo Technology?
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Answers to Basic Questions About Space Shuttle Oxygen and Launch
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Why Don't Space Shuttles Get Lost in Space?
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Are there jobs in aerospace engineering?
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Airframe dynamics of a model rocket roll control system?
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How Can I Design a Model Rocket System for My FYP?
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NASA Submit Proposal to NASA: Ideas, Advice & Direction
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Should NASA Repair the Damaged Tiles on the Space Shuttle Endeavour for Launch?
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What is the Next Generation Propulsion Technology at RRX Aerospace?
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NASA Boeing & NASA makes 'quiet' advances
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Space Shuttle Heat Transfer Question
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Rocket escaping Earth's atmosphere
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NASA NASA reports sabotage and drunk astronauts
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Small wind tunnel for a model rocket
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Question about Aerospace Engineering
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Why do you aerospace engineers have such a hard time making spacecraft?
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Are there Non-Defense Aerospace Job Opportunities for Aerospace Engineers?
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Offcentre thrust, spinning spaceship
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NASA Is NASA Chief Michael Griffin Right to Question the Urgency of Global Warming?
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What causes a shuttlecock to change direction mid-flight?
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NASA NASA to Miss Europa in 20 Years ?
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Want to Become an Astronaut? Here's How!
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How Can a High School Senior Prepare for a Career in Aerospace Engineering?
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