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Could We Monitor Weather on All Planets with Current Space Budget?
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LOW"Maximizing Lift with Hydrofoil Simulation Calculator | Accuracy Verified
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Do surfaces ahead of propellers decrease thrust?
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SpaceX Supersonic electric propulsion systems for airliners
  • Xforce
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Project Orion-Like Space Vehicle
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A Flying Hoverboard that I want to replicate
  • kpuding
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SpaceX Starship (/Super Heavy) testing: Mk1 stacked, 20 km flight this year
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Can Particle Beams Effectively Vaporize Dangerous Asteroids?
  • GTOM
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Fusion aerospace propulsion systems for the near future
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Aeroplane wing structure -- airflow question
  • Frigus
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Which of these methods of propulsion is “best” for future spaceflight?
  • Maximum7
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Can Ion Thrusters with Continuous Iron Expulsion Power Interplanetary Probes?
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Weird nuclear propulsion concept
  • hagopbul
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NASA NASA's Mars 2020 Rover: Discovery of Life on Mars Sparks Fear and Controversy
  • new6ton
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NASA Which of these methods is the best bet for space propulsion?
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Could an Electrostatic Lift Vehicle Transfer the Earth's Atmosphere to the Moon?
  • x_engineer
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Are CRTs Suitable for Use in Ion Thrusters?
  • RamSkull
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SpaceX More details about next-gen 18m SpaceX launch vehicle
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Is black-hole propulsion really feasible?
  • swampwiz
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The 5 closest potentially habitable exoplanets
  • alberto91
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What factors affect a golf ball's drag and lift besides spin and speed?
  • Boyi
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Why Is Space Travel More Complex Than It Seems?
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Braking spacecraft in a snow-filled tank?
  • trurle
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Boeing How Does the Boeing 777 Main Gear Oleo Strut Work and How Is EPR Calculated?
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How Should We Prepare for Potential Asteroid Collisions?
  • dsaun777
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Analysis of Hubbed Axial Flow Fan
  • aeronautical
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Choice of computing platform for guidance system
  • eichfeld
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Is My Calculation of Rocket Exhaust Velocity Using N2H4 and Aerozine 50 Correct?
  • .:Endeavour:.
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Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Power Estimation
  • Thusithatck
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Difference between gyroscope angular displacement and Euler angles
  • ZekDe
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What are the likely first forms of relativistic spacecraft propulsion?
  • greswd
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Yaw, pitch and roll vs. azimuth and elevation
  • senmeis
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Power required to compress air in a gas turbine
  • Jeremy Ardley
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Two basic questions about satellite communication
  • senmeis
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Aspect ratio used in induced drag and lift calculations
  • MaxKang
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Application point of the lift force and pitching moment
  • fog37
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SpaceX Anomaly during Crew Dragon test
  • mfb
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Air Cannon Air Speed Calculations
  • BriggsFz
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Kerbal Space Program - Rocket Design Basics
  • collinsmark
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SpaceX Starlink launch - first 60 satellites
  • mfb
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Ka vs. Ku communication satellites
  • senmeis
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NASA Is a VTOL Electric Aircraft Feasible for Titan Exploration?
  • mfb
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Are orbital sun shades to reverse climate change realistic?
  • arusse02
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Ideas about centrifugal space colony habitats on high-gravity planets
  • greswd
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Could beta(-) emitters be used to build a compact light-space-drive?
  • consuli
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Hypothetical Movement of Unidentified Aircraft
  • nytmr24
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Remarkable New Marine Propulsion Systems
  • anorlunda
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NASA NASA aluminum fraud scheme probe
  • nsaspook
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Why couldn't the space shuttle slow down in space?
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Could wing height position (through changing pitch) affect propeller airflow?
  • WrathofAtlantis
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Satellite internet constellations
  • mfb
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Boeing What's happening to Boeing's production?
  • Roberto Teso
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6th International Academy of Astronautic Conference, Livestreamed
  • gleem
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Aerospace Engineering: Predicting Airfoil Drag in 2D Potential Flow
  • lordvon
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NASA NASA Captures First Air-to-Air Images of Supersonic Shockwave
  • Spinnor
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Rocket debris thrown into Space
  • happyhacker
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AN Standard 37 degree taper fitting
  • Edward Camic
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Simple lift/drag measurements in a wind tunnel
  • 09matthew
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NASA Today is NASA's Day of Rememberance
  • BillTre
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Would an astronaut be able to get back to the space station?
  • Doug Gantt
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Secondary Mirror in Solar Concentrator Dish Designs
  • vladpaln
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Engine Type/Configuration and Aircraft Performance
  • Delta Force
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Airplane Landing Questions -- How can the pilot see the ground?
  • seazal
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How many O-rings would a mechanical engineer use here?
  • Roy S Ramirez
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How Many Sensors Does a Typical Rocket Have?
  • senmeis
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Naval Engineering 19-20c: Fun with numbers
  • diogenesNY
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Recharge satellite batteries utilizing a ground-based laser?
  • Scott Ryals
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Shape-changing dirigible electrical generation/transmission
  • Donald Yanzick
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Using Aircraft & Balloons to Deliver 'Sunscreen' to Upper Atmosphere?
  • Spinnor
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How is fuel pumped in fighter aircrafts? (F-16 etc.)
  • mastermechanic
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Creating Reaction Mass with Electron-Positron Pair Production for Rocket Thrust
  • metastable
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Boeing Lion Air 737 Crash Investigation: Focus on AOA & Airspeed Indicators
  • russ_watters
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How does ion aircraft propulsion work?
  • artis
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NASA NASA asteroid collision warning?
  • jim mcnamara
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Airfoil drag prediction in incompressible and inviscid flow
  • lordvon
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NASA NASA's spacewalks, on the ISS, Jan 6 and Jan 13
  • Stavros Kiri
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Why are rockets tethered before takeoff
  • Sami1999
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Ferris wheel Business process reengineering
  • prashantakerkar
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Inertial loads -- Sources of information needed
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Central "through" crack with a concentrated load
  • kajalschopra
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How to Calculate the Speed of a Sprocket?
  • Ballena Joseph
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NASA NASA Challenge - CO2 Conversion
  • Tom.G
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How much air flow is required for lifting a wing?
  • bob012345
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Are astronauts allowed to have tattoos on their body?
  • quantknight
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NASA NASA Parker Solar spacecraft question
  • Andreza Carvalho
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Exact constraint in practice -- Pinned joint with 2 DOF
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Injector pressure drop in a liquid rocket engine
  • Roy S Ramirez
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Pressure drop necessary to have desired gas flow rate
  • Manganese
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Can a Vertical Lift Engine Hover With 30 Pounds?
  • bob012345
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NASA Contoversy about NASA's Asteroid Tracking
  • BillTre
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Ek vs engine power in cars and space
  • vysqn
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Is it possible to be both an astronaut and astrophysicist?
  • riley4190
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Steering rockets in space by shifting CM
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Can Centripetal Force Help Recover Energy in Space Travel?
  • Jerry Walz
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NASA Ars Technica: Pew research indicates other NASA priorities
  • jim mcnamara
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NASA Calculating Super Accurate Ephemerides: NASA's Method
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Why variable geometry nozzles are not used on rocket engines
  • granzer
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Is the world really better off without hydrogen airships?
  • Evanish
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Minimum length of the Pitot tube?
  • Borek
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What is the combustion efficiency of liquid fuel rockets?
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