Erin Schmidt
2014-10-19 04:17:45 UTC
Hi,
I'm resending this as a few people we're not subscribed to the airframe
list at the time I sent the original email out. Also if you want some light
reading to get you in the mood to think about liquid propulsion parametric
analysis and trade studies check these out:
Following our discussion about the fundamental physical limitations of
rockets this is a very accessible essay by NASA astronaut and Oregon native
son Don Pettit about 'the tyranny of the rocket equation':
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition30/tryanny.html
A brief short story about a particularly exciting choice of propellants for
a cold war project:
http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/07/a-tall-tail
Also if you have free time between now and Thursday take some time to try
messing around with rocket designs in open rocket using Nathan's python
script:
https://github.com/psas/liquid-engine-analysis/tree/master/delta-v-estimations
Ad astra,
Erin Schmidt
I'm resending this as a few people we're not subscribed to the airframe
list at the time I sent the original email out. Also if you want some light
reading to get you in the mood to think about liquid propulsion parametric
analysis and trade studies check these out:
Following our discussion about the fundamental physical limitations of
rockets this is a very accessible essay by NASA astronaut and Oregon native
son Don Pettit about 'the tyranny of the rocket equation':
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition30/tryanny.html
A brief short story about a particularly exciting choice of propellants for
a cold war project:
http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/07/a-tall-tail
Also if you have free time between now and Thursday take some time to try
messing around with rocket designs in open rocket using Nathan's python
script:
https://github.com/psas/liquid-engine-analysis/tree/master/delta-v-estimations
Ad astra,
Erin Schmidt
Hi,
NASA has a very accessible reader on the basics of rocket science. It is
aimed at highschoolers who've had basic calculus. If you give it a read
through you should end up with a completely solid footing on the
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/shortr.html
Ad astra,
Erin Schmidt
NASA has a very accessible reader on the basics of rocket science. It is
aimed at highschoolers who've had basic calculus. If you give it a read
through you should end up with a completely solid footing on the
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/shortr.html
Ad astra,
Erin Schmidt