Tito didn't build his own rocket. As Rocket Guy says "Everyone else has gone up in a rocket made by the US or Russia".
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Yes, he has thought about it. The design is in a state of continous improvement. It is not like the computer animation anymore. More about the animation below. From the publicity Rocket Guy has recieved many real rocket scientists have proposed changes. Rocket Guy doesn't want to give detailed information out because there are others planning similar ventures. He wants to keep his technology advantage.
The animation:
The computer animation was done about a year ago. The animation has not been redone to save money for the rocket. It was done by a 14 year old kid. It was inexpensive to have done and he did great work. The kid is now making big bucks.
I hate to get juvenile and flick some crap back but it seems to be needed here.
Since I originally wrote what was cut and pasted makes it a little different. It was late on Sunday night and I wanted people to have some facts so why re-invent the wheel?
I didn't put the link in because it was mentioned several times before.
I do have a link for el_guapo to help him believe about who is webmaster for the site.
This guy is for real. As a close friend of Rocket Guy and webmaster of his site I can tell you he does plan to do this flight. He would prefer to survive.
Before you judge get a few of the facts straight.
He is NOT going into space. Space starts at 58 miles up. The goal is to go straight up 30 miles. There are no plans for orbit just to set the altitude record for a private citizen. Orbit requires going at least 170 miles up and going 17,000 MPH around the earth. Lots of up and lots of sideways. Going up to a straight up to a stop and dropping back down is different.
The rocket will be fueled by 90 percent pure hydrogen peroxide. It reacts with a silver catalyst screen to produce thrust. This is the same thing the Bell jet belt used. Footage of the Bell jet belt was used in the TV series "Lost in Space" the TV series. This fuel only has about 1/3 the energy of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. That's why it usually isn't used for a rocket. Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are also very dangerous to deal with.
What about re-entry? Since he is going up and not sideways re-entry isn't as much of a problem as going 17,000 MPH and hitting the atmosphere at an angle. It's up, up, up to basically a stall and falling back down with parachutes to slow you down. He is going to have an option to eject and use a conventional backpack parachute.
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The link was mentioned several times before I posted. I was putting a snippet from the site out to get people interested.
Tito didn't build his own rocket. As Rocket Guy says "Everyone else has gone up in a rocket made by the US or Russia".
The animation:
The computer animation was done about a year ago. The animation has not been redone to save money for the rocket. It was done by a 14 year old kid. It was inexpensive to have done and he did great work. The kid is now making big bucks.
Since I originally wrote what was cut and pasted makes it a little different. It was late on Sunday night and I wanted people to have some facts so why re-invent the wheel?
I didn't put the link in because it was mentioned several times before.
I do have a link for el_guapo to help him believe about who is webmaster for the site.
http://www.rocketguy.com/el_guapo.html
Before you judge get a few of the facts straight.
He is NOT going into space. Space starts at 58 miles up. The goal is to go straight up 30 miles. There are no plans for orbit just to set the altitude record for a private citizen. Orbit requires going at least 170 miles up and going 17,000 MPH around the earth. Lots of up and lots of sideways. Going up to a straight up to a stop and dropping back down is different.
The rocket will be fueled by 90 percent pure hydrogen peroxide. It reacts with a silver catalyst screen to produce thrust. This is the same thing the Bell jet belt used. Footage of the Bell jet belt was used in the TV series "Lost in Space" the TV series. This fuel only has about 1/3 the energy of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. That's why it usually isn't used for a rocket. Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are also very dangerous to deal with.
What about re-entry? Since he is going up and not sideways re-entry isn't as much of a problem as going 17,000 MPH and hitting the atmosphere at an angle. It's up, up, up to basically a stall and falling back down with parachutes to slow you down. He is going to have an option to eject and use a conventional backpack parachute.