tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post6361570101103757774..comments2024-03-28T23:08:14.827-07:00Comments on Unreasonable Rocket: 3 Months to go and beyond.Paul Breedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11024641086551653462noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-35192479062685430992009-07-24T12:51:54.465-07:002009-07-24T12:51:54.465-07:00Light the candle.
You've done a lot of great ...Light the candle.<br /><br />You've done a lot of great work, we're all pulling for you!Jessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-5569436600210887782009-07-21T22:41:07.341-07:002009-07-21T22:41:07.341-07:00Buy an RV you can work in at the beach with WiFi. ...Buy an RV you can work in at the beach with WiFi. Have that beer as you unlax, the wife and kids (?) can then appreciate your husbandly dadsmanship as you work while they play and you can play a little because all work and no play makes Paul a dull boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-91507071045832068612009-07-21T21:42:40.577-07:002009-07-21T21:42:40.577-07:00Collaboration is the key to future competition. If...Collaboration is the key to future competition. If everyone tries to make his own rocket, no-one will achieve much, but if the rocket nuts work together on a commonly agreed project, they can create a business space that may be large enough for the individuals to compete for parts of it. There are people who will build a space hotel if there is a decent rocket and capsule to take tourists up. A safe orbital rocket takes a lot of smart people who work well together.Stevo Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389076113693006596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-77829447926953240932009-07-21T14:58:34.709-07:002009-07-21T14:58:34.709-07:00This soft landing kit seems to be a good idea -- d...This soft landing kit seems to be a good idea -- dropping things from a plane without parachute seems to be a thing with some good application. But it's a side step from the path to space.<br /><br />Other idea might be just making rockets themselves for sale -- this is John Carmacks idea in fact, but maybe you could compete with somewhat lower price (Armadillo's price is AFAIR half a megabuck)Sebastiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-54815988496512366872009-07-21T10:47:24.763-07:002009-07-21T10:47:24.763-07:00All the commercial ones get all their money from s...All the commercial ones get all their money from something other than a space program: dot coms, inheritances, real estate. They don't get anywhere close on launch fees. Today's Twitter Tiddy Bear is tomorrow's space program.heroineworshipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441970270714146188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-25516008792287280072009-07-21T09:36:43.606-07:002009-07-21T09:36:43.606-07:00There's no reason why you can't continue t...There's no reason why you can't continue to build rockets, and yet take a rest on the beach with a beer every now and then.<br /><br />Your rockets aren't rated for 100% duty cycle and neither are most people. Plan a couple weeks' getaway and you'll avoid burnout.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786203986603413918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-13828434064858943232009-07-21T07:37:16.604-07:002009-07-21T07:37:16.604-07:00One thing that you could do with your technology w...One thing that you could do with your technology would be a "soft landing kit".<br /><br />The idea is to have a way to soft-land an object with known mass and moments of inertia by attaching a completely self-contained propulsion system with a mass of maybe <0.1 of the object itself. <br /><br />The problem is hard from a control systems point of view, and it requires very reliable engines. But it does not demand incredibly high isp or impossible mass fractions.<br /><br />The obvious space application would be to soft-land empty rocket stages such as the falcon 1 first stage. <br /><br />But the USAF might be interested in this as well for precision air dropping of cargo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-4623903228051446712009-07-21T07:04:26.560-07:002009-07-21T07:04:26.560-07:00keep rockin' it, brotherkeep rockin' it, brotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-46038489529893517252009-07-21T05:43:41.201-07:002009-07-21T05:43:41.201-07:00Thank you for the update. I can see your best chan...Thank you for the update. I can see your best chance is the 90 second attempt where you may be competing with Masten. I would be surprised if the second level 2 prise was taken this year - again it would be yourself or Masten though both of you have new craft to build/perfect. In this case you appear to be ahead (though using an unproven [possibly under performing] new engine). Maybe a LOX/Alcohol engine would be better (and easier to get the required performance). <br /><br />As far as your future goals - I say 'Yaaahoooo'. I am biased as I have learned a great deal and have been inspired by your efforts. It would be great to see you keep moving forward with new goals. Having said that I can perfectly understand your wife's position.<br /><br />Making a business out of this effort has to be a harder prospect. Business talent you have so I would not be surprised if you find that you can make it work. I personally believe its up to unreasonable people like yourself to get through to the next step. Fingers crossed you find the strength and finances to continue.Davidnoreply@blogger.com