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Rocket car (2006-03-29)

Did the first car to break Mach do it in 1979? In a rocket car? Did Budweiser pay for it? Dont take this on face value, but it is an interesting story at least. http://www.bluebird-electric ... [Read More]

Rocket/jet car for breaking 1000mph (2009-07-31)

"RAF fighter pilot Andy Green intends to get behind the wheel of a car that is capable of reaching 1,000mph (1,609km/h). Powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine, the ... [Read More]

Make a rocket car (2011-05-26)

There are some potentially dangerous projects on this website, so be careful. Instructables.com [Read More]

Project Farside (2009-01-15)

These are four stage rockoons that were designed to test space at high altitudes approaching 4,000 miles. A rockoon is a rocket launched at altitude from a balloon, resulting very high altitudes. ... [Read More]

First light sail (solar sail) spacecraft: "Ikaros" (2010-04-27)

(Not in English.) (Short simulation of deployment process, without sound.) (Detailed simulation of deployment process, no sound.) "A rocket carrying the Ikaros -- an acronym for Interplanetary ... [Read More]

Proton-M rocket crashes in Russia (2013-07-02)

"Russia’s Proton-M rocket carrying three additional satellites for its Glonass global positioning and navigation network exploded shortly after launch early on Tuesday from the Baikonur space ... [Read More]