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There are some nice looking rocket photo's including a large Wac Corporal and something that looks like a large cruise missile.

The first aero-car introduced in 1949 is for sale at about $1 million ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/world-flying-car-created-1949-sale-1-million-article-1.1375626

There is more here ...

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-nasa-asteroid-request-for-informaton-20130618,0,3393490.story
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Good Luck, Alex! You are already beyond me on fiber-glass and graphite stuff. I don't know if I will ever get into all that stuff.

It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart

I would be tempted to say keep trying to get back into engineering, especially if he really likes it. My career was rocky and so was the career of a good friend of mine. I was knocked out several...

Agree with

Foundation Trilogy
Childhood's End
Ring World (only the first one)
Mote in God's Eye

I think I'm partial to the Foundation Trilogy of all these. It could have a lot suspense...

NASA is the top choice for new grad's looking for an employer:

http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2013/06/among-engineers-nasa-is-still-the-cool-place-to-work/

The Paris Air Show begins

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/06/17/paris-air-show-monday-update/2429809/
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It looks like if you want to use the zebra decals for the retro-rocket pack, you need to look at the specific instructions in advance. Obviously, I did not do this. This is not a critical...

Obviously, the capsule and escape tower will need to be painted also.

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I made a glue-smugged goof on one of the clear plastic parts, but I was able to buy a replacement part for a small fee from the manufacture. Part of the capsule control panel is clear plastic, which...

I have started to assemble the Atomic City Mercury capsule. The plastic capsule parts come in 4 colors as follows: clear (for astronaut's visor, etc.), an off-white, black, and red. Basically, the...

Frank Zubrin, author of Case for Mars, also feels that the asteroid retrieval idea is bad. The Mars Society Announcement is listed below:

Mars Society Announcement



May 30, 2013

The drafted NASA authorization bill will nix asteroid rendezvous.

http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/35799draft-nasa-authorization-bill-nixes-asteroid-retrieval-mission#.Ub8oiZxv9U2

There is A-5 data in Peter Alway's "In the Shadow of the V-2" (15 Historical Rockets derived from or Resembling the V-2) by Saturn Press. The A-5 looked similar to the V-2, but it is quite a bit...

Great for forging streams on your mountain bike.

Rocket Reviews (formerly EMRR) has two reviews of this model. It seems everyone reports that the gliders are nose heavy. One of reviews reports gluing the elevons up and/or putting clay weight in...

Here is a helicopter bicycle. What will they think of next?

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/czechs-present-bicycle-can-fly

See the video here.
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The first moon rocket rocket from Wallops is scheduled for later this year.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/science/dp-nws-nasa-ladee-moon-20130613,0,1280903.story

Preliminary review of Dual Engine Centaur has been completed.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dual-engine-centaur-upper-stage-design-hits-major-milestone-387020/

Nice Survey, Luke! with a good summary of the GCR and solar radiation along with the mechanism of polymers for slowing down GCR.

The parasite gliders hang very loosely on the model. I should see how the model flies next week.


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Of course that parasite gliders are made of styrofoam. I'm a little surprised that the instructions don't call out specifically that the plastic cement should not be used on styrofoam. It tends to...

I was surprised to find a parachute already made in the kit complete with shroud lines. I don't think American labor would be economical for this part. The pre-fab chute does make building easier...

I got a free Shuttle Express from Estes after my E12's cato ruined one of my scratch-built rockets. I figure that the Shuttle Express will be good for school demo's. The instructions are simple...

Studies show that plastic radiation shields are better than aluminum.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-06/12/c_132448726.htm

Could the US work with China in Space ?

http://www.voanews.com/content/could-us-work-with-china-on-space-issues/1679451.html

Our European friends are competing with Boeing. Competition is tough ...
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I was thinking the same thing that Apogee did something like this, too. It might have been on the Aerobee-Hi staged rocket, but I don't think that it was used for staging. I think Apogee uses...