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Amateurs to Make a Stab at Space With Rocket
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| 18 Jun 02
| Tariq Malik
Posted on 06/18/2002 10:29:52 AM PDT by RightWhale
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The time limit for the prize has expired, but they continue the project. This might not be manned spaceflight with the X-Prize, and amateur satellites have been put into orbit already on commercial rockets, but just realizing that amateurs can also build and launch their own space rockets without the big corporations and government agencies is somehow encouraging.
To: RightWhale
I used to love these things.
To: martin_fierro
Real rocket amateurs don't use Estes motors.
To: RightWhale
Eh. Color me an amateur amateur, then.
To: martin_fierro
Man, I always wanted one of those things as a kid, but never got one. My dad nixed the idea when I inadvertently included the words "warhead" and "delivery vehicle" in my request for one :-)
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posted on
06/18/2002 11:25:13 AM PDT
by
egarvue
To: RightWhale
Hey! It's a good way to get started.
You just insulted my 3-year-old son...
(photo of csxt 2000 attempt:)
To: john in missouri
That flag is toast.
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posted on
06/18/2002 11:31:31 AM PDT
by
VaBthang4
To: egarvue
Man, I always wanted one of those things as a kid, but never got one. My dad nixed the idea when I inadvertently included the words "warhead" and "delivery vehicle" in my request for one :-) LOL!!
There was a big ol' Estes that carried an egg:
To: VaBthang4
Perhaps. But what a way to go!
P.S. Go amatuer rocketeers! Someday someone is going to figure out a "Model T" design that's cheap, reliable and effective, and that's going to make it a lot cheaper to put private satellites into orbit. Maybe that will start the second wave of the "Space Age".
To: egarvue
Here it is: The
Estes Omloid:
To: john in missouri
3-year-old Obviously he needs access to the kitchen and the oven. The saltpetre needs to be dry, dry, dry. But not too hot. On the other hand the missus wants a new stove anyway. That's amateur rocketeering until you are banned to the shed AWAY from the house and you can finally become a serious amateur.
To: RightWhale;all
Why girls and model rocketry don't mix:
To: RightWhale
Obviously he needs access to the kitchen and the oven. The saltpetre needs to be dry, dry, dry. But not too hot. On the other hand the missus wants a new stove anyway. That's amateur rocketeering until you are banned to the shed AWAY from the house and you can finally become a serious amateur.Where do we get the saltpetre? And what else do you mix with it?
To: RightWhale
How can anyone miss hitting a butt that big?
To: john in missouri
Check at your local drugstore. But we probably shouldn't be giving out recipes for rocket fuel here on FR.
To: RightWhale
Oops, I thought you were making a Roger Clemens/Mike Estes crack.
How ironic that a rocket engine is named Estes.
To: RightWhale
but just realizing that amateurs can also build and launch their own space rockets without the big corporations and government agencies is somehow encouraging. And, a good argument for ABM systems.
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posted on
06/18/2002 12:18:39 PM PDT
by
Dead Dog
To: Diddle E. Squat
See, I am glad I didn't think of a snappy yet publishable riposte right away. :)
To: john in missouri
Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!
Really john, it's not that hard to find, my children think dad is a blast! ahem! figurativly speaking of course...
To: RightWhale
Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!
Amatures all have to start somewhere!
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