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How can a sounding rocket accurately take the temperature of the atmosphere while flying through it at high speed?

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Why do deep space probes have to be sterilized?

asked Aug 7, 2015 at 16:10

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How does Venus' thick atmosphere survive against the solar wind?

asked Feb 1, 2016 at 10:29

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What is so hard about making a throttleable large rocket engine?

asked Jul 24, 2015 at 21:13

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How big a weight problem is ice sticking to a rocket?

asked Jul 20, 2015 at 22:41

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For a typical Shuttle mission, how much solid fuel is leftover at SRB separation?

asked Aug 30, 2015 at 1:18

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Is LMP-103S truly a viable replacement for Hydrazine?

asked Jun 7, 2015 at 4:28

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Did we know the gas planets were truly gaseous before Pioneer 10?

asked May 27, 2015 at 2:49

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What solid fuel was used in the Katyushas rocket artillery of WW2?

asked Nov 16, 2016 at 15:59

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Why does the Soyuz spacecraft's parachute have so many lines?

asked May 29, 2015 at 1:05

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Why do pressure-fed systems have to be pressurized with helium or nitrogen?

asked Jun 3, 2015 at 2:55

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Was there ever a non-sterilized probe sent to a celestial body?

asked Aug 9, 2015 at 2:12

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How were the Space Shuttle missions named?

asked Jan 3, 2016 at 13:59

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A cryo tank within another cryo tank...is it a sound engineering concept?

asked Jul 20, 2015 at 7:28

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How is blow-back prevented in monopropellant chemical rockets?

asked Jun 5, 2015 at 18:24

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Was Hipparcos Satellite really necessary? Can't Hubble do everything that Hipparcos did?

asked Jun 12, 2015 at 1:21

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What is the correct thrust curve for a solid rocket with a simple circular hole, and why?

asked Aug 29, 2016 at 6:25

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How are spacecraft engineered to prevent overheating?

asked Sep 10, 2016 at 20:49

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In Apollo hardware, why were sump tanks needed?

asked Aug 24, 2022 at 14:08

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What are the energy-to-mass ratios of some fuels/oxidizers, when including the oxidizer?

asked May 14, 2018 at 4:08

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Why is space junk so persistent in LEO?

asked Jun 14, 2015 at 1:42

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What were the highest quality photos and knowledge of Uranus and Neptune before Voyager?

asked Jul 19, 2015 at 1:07

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How much power does the Voyager radio dish draw?

asked Jul 18, 2015 at 3:06

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Which is overall more expensive to operate for a final rocket stage? LH2/LOX or hypergolics like UDMH/N2O4?

asked Jul 18, 2015 at 21:04

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What exactly does it mean to human-rate a rocket? As opposed to the escape system?

asked Jul 23, 2015 at 5:03

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What was the first large rocket to use APCP solid fuel?

asked Aug 30, 2015 at 22:52

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Are cold gas thrusters viable for model rockets?

asked Apr 28, 2016 at 23:43

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What does "self-pressurizing" mean in regards to propellant tanks?

asked May 29, 2015 at 21:53

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What is the flyaway cost of a Soyuz and Proton Rocket?

asked May 28, 2015 at 21:53

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How does a radiator work fast enough on a space craft?

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41 Questions

How can a sounding rocket accurately take the temperature of the atmosphere while flying through it at high speed?

Why do deep space probes have to be sterilized?

How does Venus' thick atmosphere survive against the solar wind?

What is so hard about making a throttleable large rocket engine?

How big a weight problem is ice sticking to a rocket?

For a typical Shuttle mission, how much solid fuel is leftover at SRB separation?

Is LMP-103S truly a viable replacement for Hydrazine?

Did we know the gas planets were truly gaseous before Pioneer 10?

What solid fuel was used in the Katyushas rocket artillery of WW2?

Why does the Soyuz spacecraft's parachute have so many lines?

Why do pressure-fed systems have to be pressurized with helium or nitrogen?

Was there ever a non-sterilized probe sent to a celestial body?

How were the Space Shuttle missions named?

A cryo tank within another cryo tank...is it a sound engineering concept?

How is blow-back prevented in monopropellant chemical rockets?

Was Hipparcos Satellite really necessary? Can't Hubble do everything that Hipparcos did?

What is the correct thrust curve for a solid rocket with a simple circular hole, and why?

How are spacecraft engineered to prevent overheating?

In Apollo hardware, why were sump tanks needed?

What are the energy-to-mass ratios of some fuels/oxidizers, when including the oxidizer?

Why is space junk so persistent in LEO?

What were the highest quality photos and knowledge of Uranus and Neptune before Voyager?

How much power does the Voyager radio dish draw?

Which is overall more expensive to operate for a final rocket stage? LH2/LOX or hypergolics like UDMH/N2O4?

What exactly does it mean to human-rate a rocket? As opposed to the escape system?

What was the first large rocket to use APCP solid fuel?

Are cold gas thrusters viable for model rockets?

What does "self-pressurizing" mean in regards to propellant tanks?

What is the flyaway cost of a Soyuz and Proton Rocket?

How does a radiator work fast enough on a space craft?