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Re: Personal Orbital Insertion Vehicle
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lugnet.space
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Sun, 29 Sep 2002 05:31:24 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Brad Hamilton writes:
> As the vehicle reaches the upper atmosphere, the fuel in the first stage
> runs out and it is jettisoned. The two small cylinders on the top hold
> parachutes that are deployed during descent. Thus, the first stage can be
> recovered and reused for a future launch.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=249968
Brad, that's a cool rocket you have there. Are the two stages liquid fuel
or solid fuel? The rocket scientist in me has to know!
> Once orbit is reached, the second stage is detached and glides back to earth
> via an automated flight system. The final capsule continues on to perform
> satellite maintenance or to dock with the space station:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=250196
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> Once the mission is complete, the capsule glides back to earth.
And does the capsule have some sort of PSRE (Propulsion System/Rocket
Engine) to manuever in orbit? Maybe some sort of liquid fuel system?
Anyway, I think it's awesome to see a space MOC that uses good ol' rocket
power, and doesn't simply rely on a science-fiction-y propulsion system (not
that there's anything wrong with that) to get out of a gravity well.
And for anyone in the West that saw the rocket contrail from the Minuteman
III launch on 19 Sep--that was my missile!
Derek
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| (...) Thanks - I envisioned everything as being liquid-based. (...) There is a small rocket engine just for thrust. I suppose that there would have to be some sort of maneuvering rockets, but I was lazy. (...) Well, after this one turned out too (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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