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Would Earth not be seen flashing from space like a lighthouse?
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Supersonic and hypersonic shockwave mitigation
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Federal lawsuit against Boeing regarding IP of Wilson Aerospace
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Can I build an SSTO spaceplane if I win the lottery?
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Books on the Thickness and Material of Space Suits
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NASA What is the propulsion method for the metallic orb?
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NASA Artemis 1 going to the Moon (launched Nov 16)
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Why is lift perpendicular to the wing?
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How to design an overexpanded nozzle
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JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) on it's way to Jupiter
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Article about JPL and Mars/Venus missions
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Rocket thrust equation in under-expanded nozzle
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Can Electromagnetic Fields Generate Net Thrust with a Metal Plate?
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How Can I Maximize My Radio's Power for Moonbounce Communication?
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If we have a non combustible power source
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Is the Dual-Stage 4 Grid Ion Drive the Key to Faster Space Travel?
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How to Approximate Aerodynamic Coefficients? (Lift/Drag)
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Ramjet artillery shell of a big size
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Ways to join thin components in a secure way and quick to unfasten
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Orbital debris removal concept -- Please poke holes in it...
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Airbus & CERN Partner to Promote Superconducting Tech for Clean Aviation
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Searching for information on the General Electric J31 engine
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Change of ellipse while accelerating the rocket
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Using Arduino to Obtain Absolute Orientation from a 6-Axis Gyro
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Why doesn't aircraft weight affect descent angle in a gliding flight
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Can the thrust of Ion Thruster be increased at the cost of speed?
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I may need 29 megawatts just to lift 180 kgs with ion thruster...
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Wait, what? Whose fighter jets are those?
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NASA What if NASA had rescued Columbia
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Does an airliner use elevator in a coordinated turn?
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What type of letters are used in aero-engineering when hand writing?
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NASA NASA - Bimodal NTP/NEP with a Wave Rotor Topping Cycle
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Is Rocket Lab's Neutron Rocket a True Competitor to SpaceX's Falcon 9?
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Power Tower in Space: Feasibility & Practicality
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Building a Flying Car from Frisbie Aerodynamic Principles
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Gust Load Factor & Wing Bending Explained
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Is Space Exploration an Ego Trip or a Scientific Investment?
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Induced drag of ground effect-vehicle
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Can a Wing Truly Feel the Effective Airflow?
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Plasma thruster - plasma instability in magnetic nozzle
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Does induced drag theory include the Lift = Weight condition?
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The choice of sweep angle (low speed) and its impact on C_L, C_D, C_M
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Ranking "by eye" bi-material cross sections for strength/stiffness
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Analyzing the Effects of Battery Position on ##C_m-\alpha## Graph
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Downwash reducing angle of attack of a wing?
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Rotating Detonation Engine, the future of aviation propulsion?
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Reusable boosters in moon missions
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NASA Inflatable heat shield a ‘huge success’, NASA says
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Compare aerodynmics of two cars
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Ideal car rear roofline angle and shape for low drag?
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Help with building a school rocket
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The Future of Rocket Propulsion, What To Do About Emissions
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SpaceX What's Next for SpaceX and Space Exploration in 2018?
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What makes Spin Launch a promising alternative to traditional rocket launches?
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Why Do Windward Tell Tales Stream Up in a Sail?
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A350 paint degradation problem is getting nasty
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What are the drawbacks to "annular wing"/"super circle" aircraft?
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High Altitude Platform: Power Requirements
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Subsonic airbreathing engines and inlet blade angle
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I just have a couple questions about parts on an F-16
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What is aerodynamics function of front active lip spoiler?
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Self-adjusting orbiting solar shield
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If the lightest metal around were iron, would aerospace even be possible?
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Why Not Titanium Alloy Rocket Engine Nozzles?
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Trying to calculate G-Forces in LUA
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Margaret Hamilton, Lead Programmer, Apollo Program's Guidance Computer
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Rocket possible collision with Moon
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Solar Sails -- What are the current limitations?
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[EZ] I could really use some help understanding the following symbols....
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Could cymatics keep Martian dust off solar panels?
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Any favorite books on propeller/impeller design?
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Chasing the Moon, PBS documentary
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Numerical Methods for Learning Orbital Mechanics
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Find the wingspan and sweep angle of a V-tail
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Requirements and systems engineering
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Boeing Starliner launches to space (but not ISS) (reached ISS in 2022)
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Bi-propellant Liquid Fuel Engine Pressures Before Thrust Chamber
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Electric fan to get ramjet airborne?
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Boeing China Eastern 737 Crash: What Caused the Unusual Cruise Phase Tragedy?
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Which fan placement offers the most airflow for cooling electronics?
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Researching Turboprops: Fuel Comparison of Hydrogen, Methanol, & Jet A1
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Calculate the total energy required to fly a drone on this flight plan
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Aerodynamics Monographs: Recent Advances in High Mach Subsonic Flight
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What is the deal with these crazy, stupid, and dangerous pilots?
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Astronauts landing on the planet Mars
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How difficult will it be to build a 'hybrid' Jet engine?
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Anyone interested in Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and how they work?
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The Traditional Bernoulli Eqn Derivation of Rocket Exhaust Velocity
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VTOL Jet Engine Aircraft and VTOL Jet Engine
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[Aerodynamics] Bernoulli's equation and Pressure Coefficient
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NASA Could Mars have supported life? NASA challenge wants your help
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New type of rocket propulsion design, and why it might not work?
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VTOL RC Airplane Tricopter COG, Liftoff Weight Calculations
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What are these loops on this jet's wing?
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Aerosol particles, how do I calculate this?
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How Does the OTPI Calculate the Exact Position of RF Emitters?
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Why do we need stators in compressors or turbines?
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Who is the professor behind the Landsat program?
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[Structural Dynamics] How to model a 3D wing as a 2D Wind Tunnel Model
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What is necessary for a hypothetical supersonic speed Radio Controlled Jet?
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