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SpaceX Did SpaceX's Attempt to Reland Their Rocket on a Floating Platform Fail?

Doug Huffman
Jan 10, 2015 · Replies 7 · Jan 10, 2015

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NASA NASA - water on Mars, sediment pictures

Borek
Dec 8, 2014 · Replies 6 · Jan 5, 2015

Replies: 6

Have you seen this astronaut's view of spacecraft re-entry?

Andy Resnick
Jan 2, 2015 · Replies 1 · Jan 2, 2015

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Air turbine? to increase air speed/compress air

profinger
Dec 19, 2014 · Replies 11 · Dec 30, 2014

Replies: 11

NASA NASA proposes "Cloud City" above Venus

Hercuflea
Dec 22, 2014 · Replies 10 · Dec 25, 2014

Replies: 10

Open Source Spaceframe recumbent bike build

Tom Clane
Dec 18, 2014 · Replies 5 · Dec 18, 2014

Replies: 5

Measuring impact force on rubber spacers

Hank P
Dec 15, 2014 · Replies 4 · Dec 16, 2014

Replies: 4

How spacecrafts are reusable for new missions also?

Ganesh Ujwal
Dec 13, 2014 · Replies 1 · Dec 13, 2014

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Are there any drawbacks or potential dangers using touchpads on spacecraft?

Ganesh Ujwal
Dec 12, 2014 · Replies 3 · Dec 12, 2014

Replies: 3

Orion's EFT-1 Flight: HRSI Tiles or White Surface?

MattRob
Dec 7, 2014 · Replies 13 · Dec 10, 2014

Replies: 13

Build a Cubesat: Need Mathematician, Physicist, Engineer

king yasin ally
Dec 8, 2014 · Replies 3 · Dec 9, 2014

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Why did the Apollo spacecraft go into Earth orbit first?

mrspeedybob
Dec 1, 2014 · Replies 6 · Dec 2, 2014

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Calculating Tapered Wing Aircraft

ChimM
Nov 2, 2014 · Replies 1 · Nov 7, 2014

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What are the main areas of physics and mathematics for aerospace engineer?

wltm
Nov 6, 2014 · Replies 1 · Nov 6, 2014

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Calculate thrust of a rocket in order to approach and keep a position is space ?

pixartist
Nov 4, 2014 · Replies 4 · Nov 6, 2014

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How Can V-Tail Design Improve Stability and Control in Aileron-Less UAVs?

Freddy Diaz
Oct 29, 2014 · Replies 12 · Nov 5, 2014

Replies: 12

Collision of rectangles with a masses (2d space)

bazelboday
Oct 28, 2014 · Replies 1 · Nov 2, 2014

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Which CAD Software is Most Widely Used in Aerospace Engineering?

Monsterboy
Aug 12, 2013 · Replies 6 · Nov 1, 2014

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Vibrational/Acoustic Loading Spacecraft

Milan Baars
Sep 29, 2014 · Replies 2 · Nov 1, 2014

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How Is Delta V Loss Calculated for Spacecraft?

Bluelogic32
Oct 26, 2014 · Replies 1 · Oct 31, 2014

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How to determine what electric motor to use. Need guidance please.

SilentIdea
Oct 31, 2014 · Replies 2 · Oct 31, 2014

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The Role of Nonlinear Hydrodynamics in Ship Leaning & Capsizing

wssrwsmt
Oct 25, 2014 · Replies 4 · Oct 26, 2014

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Inertial navigation over a very small range

PerryGT
Oct 21, 2014 · Replies 17 · Oct 22, 2014

Replies: 17

Flying Disk: Can Today's Tech Make it Fly?

OutOfTheBox
Sep 14, 2014 · Replies 11 · Oct 21, 2014

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Pressure Difference measurement using Pressure Sensors / Transducers

MajSid
Aug 25, 2014 · Replies 5 · Oct 15, 2014

Replies: 5

Are you familiar with rocket mass heater design?

enosis_
Oct 9, 2014 · Replies 4 · Oct 9, 2014

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NASA NASA to announce private space shuttle deal

Greg Bernhardt
Sep 16, 2014 · Replies 3 · Sep 22, 2014

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Can Magnetic Hoops Create a Space Elevator to Geo Orbit?

OSalcido
Sep 21, 2014 · Replies 1 · Sep 21, 2014

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White gaseous substance released from rockets before liftoff

beamthegreat
Sep 12, 2014 · Replies 3 · Sep 13, 2014

Replies: 3

Kerbal Space Program - Returning to Earth From Duna

collinsmark
Sep 7, 2014 · Replies 1 · Sep 7, 2014

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Kerbal Space Program - Duna Flight Math

collinsmark
Sep 4, 2014 · Replies 1 · Sep 5, 2014

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Identify this aerospace astronomical navigational device?

jbensink
Mar 25, 2014 · Replies 7 · Sep 5, 2014

Replies: 7

How Does a Human Centrifuge Simulate Gravity for Astronauts?

Jimmy87
Sep 4, 2014 · Replies 8 · Sep 4, 2014

Replies: 8

Making the body of a RC helicopter from balsa wood

Austine-J5
Aug 17, 2014 · Replies 3 · Sep 1, 2014

Replies: 3

Astronaut in Space With a Spinning Gyroscope

aeroseek
Aug 26, 2014 · Replies 43 · Sep 1, 2014

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Kerbal Space Program - Orbiting Duna

collinsmark
Aug 9, 2014 · Replies 12 · Aug 11, 2014

Replies: 12

Kerbal Space Program - Duna Rocket Launch

collinsmark
Aug 8, 2014 · Replies 3 · Aug 9, 2014

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Can a Wearable Thrust Propulsion System Revolutionize Road Downhilling?

Topbowman
Aug 8, 2014 · Replies 1 · Aug 8, 2014

Replies: 1

Kerbal Space Program - Launch for Duna

collinsmark
Jul 27, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jul 27, 2014

Replies: 1

How Can CFD Predict Airflow and Object Trajectories Around Vehicles?

spiderB
Jul 13, 2014 · Replies 2 · Jul 16, 2014

Replies: 2

Cfd - familiar with ANSYS Fluent or CFX?

DinjiP
Mar 7, 2014 · Replies 2 · Jun 29, 2014

Replies: 2

Kerbal Space Program - Landing Back on Earth

collinsmark
Jun 24, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jun 24, 2014

Replies: 1

Recreating a sonic boom in a controlled stationary environment

Ziygo
Jun 24, 2014 · Replies 2 · Jun 24, 2014

Replies: 2

Boeing Boeing 777 Crash Lands in San Francisco

lisab
Jul 6, 2013 · Replies 59 · Jun 24, 2014

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Replies: 59

Hypothetical Interstellar Spacecraft

cjackson
Jun 21, 2014 · Replies 14 · Jun 24, 2014

Replies: 14

Novel Flying Device: Balloon Copter

Buckleymanor
May 30, 2014 · Replies 7 · Jun 23, 2014

Replies: 7

Power Needed to Keep 1000kg Object in Air

anubodh
Jun 9, 2014 · Replies 10 · Jun 22, 2014

Replies: 10

Kerbal Space Program - Efficient Launch into Orbit

collinsmark
Jun 1, 2014 · Replies 5 · Jun 4, 2014

Replies: 5

How Do I Make a Grossly Overexpanded Rocket Nozzle Exhaust Jet Stable?

nitronewt
May 19, 2014 · Replies 7 · May 22, 2014

Replies: 7

Paper Rocket Parachute Deployment

Boxlife27
May 20, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 20, 2014

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Working in Aerospace in Australia

happyslapper
May 17, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 17, 2014

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Variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket(VASIMR)

Monsterboy
Apr 5, 2014 · Replies 6 · May 12, 2014

Replies: 6

Maximizing Rocket Efficiency: Utilizing Air for First Stage Fuel Oxidization

aaditya
Apr 20, 2014 · Replies 5 · May 9, 2014

Replies: 5

Explaining How Astronauts in Low Earth Orbit Stay Cool

CitronBleu
May 5, 2014 · Replies 12 · May 6, 2014

Replies: 12

Inefficiency from redirected thrust?

_greg
May 3, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 3, 2014

Replies: 1

Why Are Quadcopters Considered Inherently Unstable?

ankyda
Apr 29, 2014 · Replies 6 · May 2, 2014

Replies: 6

Power output of an anchored propeller

Leon (AW)
Apr 17, 2014 · Replies 10 · Apr 24, 2014

Replies: 10

Would it be possible? - A fifth mode of transport

Jackthedon
Oct 13, 2013 · Replies 20 · Apr 24, 2014

Replies: 20

How far could we detect a rocket in space?

GTOM
Jan 17, 2014 · Replies 7 · Apr 23, 2014

Replies: 7

Thrust produced by a steam rocket

Teslageddon
Mar 29, 2014 · Replies 19 · Apr 2, 2014

Replies: 19

Jump Pack Tech Calculation issues

MadnessIndy
Mar 26, 2014 · Replies 14 · Mar 31, 2014

Replies: 14

NASA Why Is NASA's SOFIA Aircraft in New Zealand?

davenn
Jul 20, 2013 · Replies 10 · Mar 23, 2014

Replies: 10

Designing Ailerons for School Project Wing

pegus
Feb 11, 2014 · Replies 2 · Feb 15, 2014

Replies: 2

Making an aerofoil with a cantilever

Dingomack
Jan 30, 2014 · Replies 4 · Feb 9, 2014

Replies: 4

Rectangular vs Tapered vs Elliptical Wing planform

pegus
Feb 5, 2014 · Replies 3 · Feb 5, 2014

Replies: 3

Two basic types of horizontal stabilizer systems

Warren Hubbard
Feb 4, 2014 · Replies 4 · Feb 4, 2014

Replies: 4

NASA Is Mars Home to a Fungus and the Center of a NASA Lawsuit?!

Mordred
Feb 3, 2014 · Replies 2 · Feb 4, 2014

Replies: 2

Turbine engine burner can hole size

iwant2beoz
Jan 23, 2014 · Replies 5 · Jan 27, 2014

Replies: 5

I, Robot (the book) Solar Energy Gathering anyone?

Emp-Naval
Jan 17, 2014 · Replies 6 · Jan 18, 2014

Replies: 6

Astronaut Chris Hadfield interview

Solon
Jan 14, 2014 · Replies 4 · Jan 18, 2014

Replies: 4

Can You Verify My Equations for Rocket Flight?

strive
Jan 13, 2014 · Replies 4 · Jan 15, 2014

Replies: 4

V-22 Osprey stabilization during takeoff.

Jarfi
Jan 2, 2014 · Replies 11 · Jan 7, 2014

Replies: 11

Can Space X Integrate Autorotation in Reusable Rockets?

Abstractness
Dec 24, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 25, 2013

Replies: 1

What is the optimal blade angle for a turbine engine?

iwant2beoz
Dec 20, 2013 · Replies 25 · Dec 24, 2013

Replies: 25

WW2 Airplane Submarine: Can it Really Run Underwater?

mrspeedybob
Dec 21, 2013 · Replies 5 · Dec 21, 2013

Replies: 5

Some numbers with wind turbines

jostpuur
Dec 19, 2013 · Replies 2 · Dec 20, 2013

Replies: 2

Aerospace Engineer interview for PLTW

poestudent
Dec 16, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 17, 2013

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Could Kepler 22b Support Life and How Would We Get There?

tinypositrons
Dec 10, 2013 · Replies 2 · Dec 10, 2013

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NASA NASA planetary science budget woes

D H
Dec 9, 2013 · Replies 7 · Dec 9, 2013

Replies: 7

Books on Spacecraft Control and Navigation

tmay42
Dec 5, 2013 · Replies 3 · Dec 6, 2013

Replies: 3

NASA NASA planning to develop warpdrive?

AdrianHudson
Dec 3, 2013 · Replies 12 · Dec 3, 2013

Replies: 12

Is a Flying Skateboard Possible with Current Technology?

GreyBubbleGum
Feb 27, 2012 · Replies 5 · Nov 29, 2013

Replies: 5

Copenhagen Suborbitals open source space travel

harkkam
Nov 23, 2013 · Replies 1 · Nov 23, 2013

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Getting to space without rockets

Mfo
Nov 18, 2013 · Replies 5 · Nov 22, 2013

Replies: 5

Idea for getting into space cheaply

prankster
Nov 17, 2009 · Replies 19 · Nov 21, 2013

Replies: 19

Magnetic spaceship launcher for antarctic mountain idea

pixelpuffin
Nov 13, 2013 · Replies 1 · Nov 13, 2013

Replies: 1

Most promising form of space propulsion?

merovingian12
Nov 11, 2013 · Replies 4 · Nov 12, 2013

Replies: 4

Alcubierre Drive antimatter requirements

Dummienoob
Nov 9, 2013 · Replies 5 · Nov 9, 2013

Replies: 5

Futuristic propulsion of spacecraft

GTOM
May 9, 2012 · Replies 36 · Nov 4, 2013

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SpaceX Orbital's Cygnus: SpaceX has a competitor

D H
Sep 20, 2013 · Replies 15 · Oct 24, 2013

Replies: 15

What Is Apsidal Precession and Its Impact on Rocket Science?

Payam30
Oct 16, 2013 · Replies 5 · Oct 16, 2013

Replies: 5

What Are the duties of an Aerospace Engineer in Practical Life (Job)?

arsi_315
Oct 12, 2013 · Replies 2 · Oct 13, 2013

Replies: 2

Rigid, Hydrogen Based, Moored Balloon

GTeclips
Oct 9, 2013 · Replies 3 · Oct 9, 2013

Replies: 3

Aerospace Engineering Contest Site

AeroSigma
Sep 30, 2013 · Replies 2 · Oct 1, 2013

Replies: 2

Miniature Airships: Companies & Custom Orders

Jake110
Sep 17, 2013 · Replies 4 · Oct 1, 2013

Replies: 4

Questions about the ASME Student Design Competition 2014.

SugarBombs
Sep 27, 2013 · Replies 3 · Sep 28, 2013

Replies: 3

What sort of degree is best for working on propulsion systems?

QuantumPadawan
Sep 21, 2013 · Replies 3 · Sep 24, 2013

Replies: 3

How Can I Calculate Pulse Jet Engine Dimensions Using Air as Oxidizer?

gary350
Jun 20, 2009 · Replies 4 · Sep 19, 2013

Replies: 4

Is it possible to work in the aerospace department without studying ae

ABD EL HAMEED
Sep 16, 2013 · Replies 6 · Sep 18, 2013

Replies: 6

NASA SLS NASA 18 Billion for first two launches

edpell
Aug 26, 2013 · Replies 6 · Aug 26, 2013

Replies: 6

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Aerospace and Interstellar Engineering

Aerospace and Interstellar Engineering encompass the exploration and application of engineering principles in the realms of aviation and space, reaching from our atmosphere to the distant cosmos.

Aerospace engineering involves designing and developing aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles, with a focus on aerodynamics, propulsion, and materials. It plays a pivotal role in advancing aviation technology and space exploration. On the other hand, Interstellar Engineering delves into the challenges and possibilities of space travel beyond our solar system.

While still largely theoretical, interstellar engineering explores concepts like advanced propulsion systems, space habitats, and technologies that could potentially enable human exploration and settlement in other star systems. Both disciplines push the boundaries of human exploration, from the skies above Earth to the vast reaches of interstellar space.

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