Funkworks
Low Earth Orbit, obstructing Earth's view of Venus
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Having rediscovered this lately, after decades of it being off my mind, I decided it had to exist. I don't know if it will ever fly, but here goes.
Step 1- Designing the thing on Openrocket, roughly scaled to the figure: Done.
Step 2 - Sourcing the required parts and tools: Done.
Step 3 - Marking the balsa and cutting it. The shorter pieces are to extend the fins, because the planks I found were only 4 inches wide, but the fins need to be a bit longer:
Step 1- Designing the thing on Openrocket, roughly scaled to the figure: Done.
Step 2 - Sourcing the required parts and tools: Done.
Step 3 - Marking the balsa and cutting it. The shorter pieces are to extend the fins, because the planks I found were only 4 inches wide, but the fins need to be a bit longer: