rocket

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    starship fire

    Does anyone know why the second stage of starship flight test 7 caught on fire? also 10 and 25 mintues after the booster landed it caught on fire does any one know why? apparently the second stage burned up over turks and caicos is this ture?
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    ng1 booster

    dose any one know why New glens booster did not land on the drone ship
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    fairing usage

    How many times has the fairings been used on thuraya 4-ngs before the launch today
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    Rocket Lab payload this week

    The RL media release says "The satellite will also provide a platform to test future space protection capabilities." - do we know what those (Top Secret) 'protection capabilities' are likely to be?
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    Lego SpaceX Falcon 9 Complete Set

    Hey all, Not sure if its allowed here, let me know if not, or just delete it, I guess its a little different to what is usually posted here. Me and my 4 and 5 year old boys share a love for Lego and space, we have taken a particular liking to watching all the SpaceX falcon 9 and Starship...
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    Beautiful rocket launches compilation

    Hello everyone ! Don’t hesitate to check out this video which is an inspiring compilation video about rockets and space ! What do you think of it ? View: https://youtu.be/qNq4hYIdZPk
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    I Saw the SpaceX Launch!

    SpaceX Launch from Isla Blanca It was amazing. I cried. The ground shook. People stared. What an amazing moment in my life.
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    New rocket engine to boost space flights

    Sup guys! So week ago I saw an article on bloomberg (more info here) which tells about new engine made by Firefly company. It represents a mix of Soviet and American technologies and could be a great competitor for Space X. So the question is - What are the chances that this company will boost...
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    Question Propulsion

    Hello, This is probably a very dumb question, however, i was wondering if an electric air compressor would work in space and if so would it be an effiecient way to propel a rocket (connecting it to solar panels) so it has somewhat a self sustainable propulsion method? Or if there is similar...
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    Question Using Side Thruster on a missile to create a angular acceleration

    Assume a rocket is standing on the ground with mass = 1000 kg, and near the top of rocket we apply a force of 100 N for say 1 sec,now assume that this is sufficient to tip rocket over/start tipping over. If the rocket is mid air and accelerating at 30 m/s^2, then likewise how much force would be...