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  1. Re:This is in the New York Post, people! by chorner · · Score: 1 · on To the Moon, Alice
    For a serious source, try the source.

    It looks like he's got something going on...or he likes building strange structures in the middle of nowhere.

  2. Rocket Photographs by searleb · · Score: 1 · on To the Moon, Alice

    Brian Walker's webpage (www.rocketguy.com) gives info about his rocket shows photographs. You can also see some of his other wacky inventions.

  3. Rocket Photographs by searleb · · Score: 1 · on To the Moon, Alice

    Brian Walker's webpage (www.rocketguy.com) gives info about his rocket shows photographs. You can also see some of his other wacky inventions.

  4. Rocket Photographs by searleb · · Score: 1 · on To the Moon, Alice

    Brian Walker's webpage (www.rocketguy.com) gives info about his rocket shows photographs. You can also see some of his other wacky inventions.

  5. Computer animation of the flight by Jeremi · · Score: 1 · on To the Moon, Alice
    Here is a slightly outdated MPEG computer rendering of the flight, stolen from his web site

    -Jeremy (playing the karma whore today)

  6. To the moon, Alice... But not yet. by outrage98 · · Score: 1 · on To the Moon, Alice
    From the Rocket Guy's website:

    Due to increased demands on Rocket Guy's time by the media the launch will be delayed until May 2002.
  7. He also has a site... by Racher · · Score: 1 · on To the Moon, Alice

    Rocketguy has a website. Complete with simulation vidoes, and pictures of where he is building his rocket and centrifuge.
    ...and I'm not sure we should trust this Kyle Sagan either.

  8. Re:If it is true, then.. by proxima · · Score: 2 · on To the Moon, Alice

    Nevermind. I stand corrected (even though nobody flamed me, yet). Rocketguy has a website. Time to browse.

  9. His website by abhinavnath · · Score: 1 · on To the Moon, Alice

    Check this out!

    rocketguy.com

  10. This is why government space programs suck... by darrick · · Score: 1 · on Politics Without Geopolitical Boundaries?

    This is another perfect example of why governments shouldn't be given the job of expanding humanity into space. I'd like to see more people actually trying to forge ahead into space, like Brian Walker, Rocketguy. Let the government do their little space station and satellite experiments while hundreds or thousands of individuals launch themselves towards the moon or the stars. Let Tito go. The Russians should tell the U.S. to shove it. If this was a commercial contract, and a supplier (as Russia is in this case) didn't follow through after being paid US$20 million, they'd be sued and any court on the planet would make them pay damages. If I were Tito, and they shafted me, even if they gave me my money back, I'd sue them over this just to prove a point.

  11. Re:Surprising amount of scientific ignorance here. by Schwarzchild · · Score: 1 · on Sub-Orbital Skydiving

    The guy with the homemade rocket is at www.rocketguy.com.

  12. www.rocketguy.com by pkj · · Score: 3 · on Inventor Building Rocket In Backyard
    Click here for more.

    This was in memepool several days ago.

    -p.

  13. Darwin vs Goddard by MousePotato · · Score: 1 · on Inventor Building Rocket In Backyard
    many people laughed at the inventions of Goddard (the father of modern rocketry in the US) and yet the Guggenheim family still funded his projects and research. Goddard had many catastrophic failures in the begining. I didn't see anything on Walkers website about testing the thing before launch so maybe Darwin will prevail. I did find this article where Walker states:
    "I've failed and failed and failed" Until six or seven years ago, Walker was destitute. "The one thing I've done more in life than anything is failed," he said. "I've failed and failed and failed and failed and failed and failed."
    Maybe he realizes Darwin and Goddard knew better...Seeing this type of attempt is both exhilerating (takes a lot of balls to strap yourself on top of that much h202 IMHO)and scary. I can't help wondering if there is someone out there who is going to look at this and try to build themself one of Bull's orbital guns. maybe this is just a suicide in the making. After all its better to burn out then fade away :)
  14. Hahahaha. What the...? by Seumas · · Score: 2 · on Inventor Building Rocket In Backyard
    He's going up in this thing?

    That looks like one of those eight inch long styrofoam airplane toys that you buy for a couple bucks at the toy store and launch with a plastic stick and rubberband.
    ---
    seumas.com

  15. Launch scheduled for April 2001. by jpatters · · Score: 1 · on Inventor Building Rocket In Backyard

    according to his website he is planning to launch in April 2001. Would that be April first?

  16. Re:You can find him... by babbage · · Score: 2 · on Inventor Building Rocket In Backyard
    Whoa! Did you see the pictures of the rocket? It looks like something that Marvin the Martian from the cartoons would be flying! I think this guy spent just a bit too much time reading Flash Gordon comics as a kid. I thought this sounded cool at first (and still do... sorta...), but now it looks more like some kind of bizarre high budget mid life crisis.

    Still and all, if it goes well it can only be a good thing overall. Has anyone heard anythign about the X-Prize recently? Last time I checked, they were trying to get funding to sponsor an award for the first craft that could bring a crew into space twice in like two weeks. It doesn't seem to be his goal, but this "Rocketguy" just might be on track to claim the prize if he so chose...



  17. Wotta hacker by D-Fens · · Score: 1 · on Inventor Building Rocket In Backyard

    This guy even invented something that was designated MP3!

  18. He has a web site with pictures! by GuNgA-DiN · · Score: 2 · on Inventor Building Rocket In Backyard

    http://www.rocketguy.com/rocket.html

  19. You can find him... by dmsmith · · Score: 5 · on Inventor Building Rocket In Backyard

    You can find more details this guy and his inventions at his website. He is apparently currently in Russia undergoing Cosmonaut training.
    There is no doubt that this guy has far too much time and money on his hands.

    -- David Smith
    C:\ is the root of all evil.