The SORAC Project was initiated in 1995 as a Civil Experimental Aerospace endeavor. The first goal is to place a totally non-government funded vehicle into internationally recognized space, 62 ... [Read More]
The Courage is a very high performance (dart) hybrid N class rocket project by MB Rocketry that can probably break 30,000 feet. Check it out to see the whole building process and other projects.
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"This project & the bike started off being called "Maximum Impulse", however this changed when I was fortunate enough to secure Gillette as Title Sponsor. This World Land Speed Record ... [Read More]
This is a great project. The hybrid motor uses a solid fuel and a gaseous or liquid oxidizer. Here the fuel is a clear acrylic tube that lets you see inside the chamber. Note how bright it is: the ... [Read More]
Here are some additional materials that I recently found for Project Farside. This comes from the October 1957 Popular Science. The details here are great: note the remarkable little payload ... [Read More]
Rocket Lab , a New Zealand rocketry group, has launched a two stage sounding rocket that was expected to reach space. They claim that it did reach space, or strongly imply this (which the media ... [Read More]
(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]
Including that P to P flight from the ground this time, but more importantly what seems like a large hybrid from Jeff Jacob which may be an R motor? If so, a successful R hybrid launch is very ... [Read More]
Because I cannot be there in person, and would not have anything big enough to fly anyway, I have to live through youtube videos, and frequently rejected email requests for more information. Sigh. A ... [Read More]
This is a method of reducing volume and perhaps also improving mass fraction by altering the shape of solid motor casings and using parts of the case as the nozzle for the next stage. This design ... [Read More]
"This rocket will be a 6" diameter all aluminum rocket similar to the Defiance-H, only I'll use an all aluminum fin can as well as a more elaborate nose cone with telemetry and deployment from an ... [Read More]
"Not in bed with your wife, man..." "I'll take this over any woman!" In most situations, this would seem ridiculous. But an O hybrid, with a 30 second burn? I understand completely. Get some! [Read More]
http://hybridteam.wordpress.com/ Here are some of the projects from this "hybrid team." ____________________ "The LILE Program is the first project of Hybid Team and the aim was the launch of two ... [Read More]
After many years of struggling, this team has once again launched a giant R hybrid. It may not seem like much, but this is a HUGE rocket and it is 'bound to break at least 10 miles altitude. ... [Read More]
1.0 Introduction "For more than 20 years, an “Interstellar Precursor Mission” has been discussed as a high priority for our understanding (1) the interstellar medium and its implications ... [Read More]
The SORAC Project was initiated in 1995 as a Civil Experimental Aerospace endeavor. The first goal is to place a totally non-government funded vehicle into internationally recognized space, 62 ... [Read More]
