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Probing center of mass during launch

It's easy to calculate the change in center of mass due to fuel consumption. But suppose you want to probe it experimentally (with whatever necessary calculations you might need to do on the measured ...
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Mass of New Shepard's Crew Capsule?

New Shepard's launch escape engine produces 310 kN (70,000 lbf for the metrically challenged). To accelerate away from a rocket booster moving at a max of 3 g, I'll assume the crew capsule should ...
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Moment of inertia data for rocket stage?

I'm modeling a rocket launch and would like to compare my calculated moments of inertia to actual real-world data from other rockets. Any rocket would do, though those similar in size to Falcon 9 ...
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