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Questions regarding the boosters or thrusters used to propel man-made objects. For rockets firing opposite the primaries, see [retrorockets]. See wiki for other related tags.
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What are these things fired away from a ballistic missile at launch?
If you use the YouTube commands for single framing ( , and .) you can clearly see the rocket retaining rings around the body which are ejected outwards by pyrotechnics as it leaves the launch/storage …
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Why do the Russians use these fence-like interstage fairings?
It's all to do with ullage in the fuel tanks. Newton's laws of motion mean that when a rocket is no longer firing and no force is being applied, the rocket receives no acceleration. It continues at it …
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Could the Bloodhound Rocket Car be launched into orbit?
The Bloodhound SSC (Supersonic Car) currently being constructed to break the 1000 mph barrier is powered by a Hybrid Rocket (Solid fuel + HTP) and a Rolls-Royce EJ2000 Jet Engine:
Considering the e …
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Falcon 9 landing on drone ship 15/06/2016
The craft experienced a RUD, which is Elon Musk's technical term for a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. It thus became a pile of spacecraft parts on the deck of the landing craft, and also burnt quite a …
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