It's not every day I read a comment to a serious affront to the open source movement, ie "reality", where the comment mentions a fictional organization from a comic book house, ie "not reality in a way shape or form". Then again, I guess that's why I read/.
Did anyone really read the article and Beal's site?
This engine is going to be used for the second stage. I would say that 810K lbs. of thrust is very good for a private launch firm.
Their first stage engine is targeted to produce 4.1 million lbs. of thrust. It will be interesting to see how those tests go.
They look to be targeting LEO/GEO satellite orbits instead of something as ambitious as interplanetary exploration.
On a side note, I've some experience with hydrogen peroxide. As an undergrad (I have a BS in aero engineering from Purdue) I worked with some grad students on a project of theirs. They were doing some testing with a H2O2/styrofoam and H2O2/polyethylene engines. It was awesome to say the least. Peroxide is a very safe propellant, we were using it for over a year and still have all our fingers, eyes, and toes.:-)
One of the guys happened to work at Beal for a bit as their chief propulsion dude. He has since left and is working elsewhere.
A method for naming and interacting intelligently with other self-aware biological entities. A server, hereafter referred to as Mother, creates a client app, hereafter referred to as Baby. The Mother then designates the Baby with a unique identification marker (UID). The Mother can consult with other servers, also known as Father, Friends, or Family, as to an appropiate UID. The Baby also has the option of transferring their old UID for a new UID. Note: A collection of servers operating in a master slave configuration or load balancing manner, hereafter known as The Government, can choose to give a supplemental UID to the Baby. This UID given by The Government may be permanently affixed to the Baby at The Government's discretion.
Note: The Baby may change into a server given the proper hardware.
Does this mean I can patent the naming of children?
Moving the mass horizontally is one thing, getting to start going up is another. Yes, achieving escape velocity at 100 feet above sea level will do it, I don't think the pilots or hapless bystanders would enjoy it too much.
The energy consumption will go up immensely when vertical motion is applied. Any help in getting the beastie moving is good. But as has been mentioned most aren't practical for human travel.
Even non-human/biological payloads would have to be designed to withstand 10's even 1000's of G's of acceleration.
One launch concept sort of alluded to is the Ram Accelerator. A big tube is filled with combustible gases. Then a projectile is launched at sonic velocities. The compression waves coming off of the projectile ignite the gases and further accelerate the body. The side effect is the several 100's/1000's of G's of acceleration on the body.
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It's not every day I read a comment to a serious affront to the open source movement, ie "reality", where the comment mentions a fictional organization from a comic book house, ie "not reality in a way shape or form". Then again, I guess that's why I read /.
Did anyone really read the article and Beal's site?
:-)
This engine is going to be used for the second stage. I would say that 810K lbs. of thrust is very good for a private launch firm.
Their first stage engine is targeted to produce 4.1 million lbs. of thrust. It will be interesting to see how those tests go.
They look to be targeting LEO/GEO satellite orbits instead of something as ambitious as interplanetary exploration.
On a side note, I've some experience with hydrogen peroxide. As an undergrad (I have a BS in aero engineering from Purdue) I worked with some grad students on a project of theirs. They were doing some testing with a H2O2/styrofoam and H2O2/polyethylene engines. It was awesome to say the least. Peroxide is a very safe propellant, we were using it for over a year and still have all our fingers, eyes, and toes.
One of the guys happened to work at Beal for a bit as their chief propulsion dude. He has since left and is working elsewhere.
Abstract:
A method for naming and interacting intelligently with other self-aware biological entities. A server, hereafter referred to as Mother, creates a client app, hereafter referred to as Baby. The Mother then designates the Baby with a unique identification marker (UID). The Mother can consult with other servers, also known as Father, Friends, or Family, as to an appropiate UID. The Baby also has the option of transferring their old UID for a new UID. Note: A collection of servers operating in a master slave configuration or load balancing manner, hereafter known as The Government, can choose to give a supplemental UID to the Baby. This UID given by The Government may be permanently affixed to the Baby at The Government's discretion.
Note: The Baby may change into a server given the proper hardware.
Does this mean I can patent the naming of children?
Scheme everyday...
Moving the mass horizontally is one thing, getting to start going up is another. Yes, achieving escape velocity at 100 feet above sea level will do it, I don't think the pilots or hapless bystanders would enjoy it too much.
The energy consumption will go up immensely when vertical motion is applied. Any help in getting the beastie moving is good. But as has been mentioned most aren't practical for human travel.
Even non-human/biological payloads would have to be designed to withstand 10's even 1000's of G's of acceleration.
One launch concept sort of alluded to is the Ram Accelerator. A big tube is filled with combustible gases. Then a projectile is launched at sonic velocities. The compression waves coming off of the projectile ignite the gases and further accelerate the body. The side effect is the several 100's/1000's of G's of acceleration on the body.