Take a look at these two images, both the tail end of the first stage of a really big rocket. One is from almost sixty years ago. The other is contemporary. Both have a lot of rocket engines designed to…
Month: June 2025
It’s Not Rocket Science
The basics of rocket science really are pretty simple. Send a lot of hot gas out one end of a rocket, and it will go in the opposite direction. You know what’s hard? Orbital mechanics, maneuvering a spacecraft to rendezvous…
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