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Airborne ABM system test (2010-02-12)

"For the first time the U.S. military has shot down a ballistic missile with an airbourne laser beam. The experiment, conducted off the California coast, was to demonstrate the future of defence ... [Read More]

Model rockets used to attract lightning (2010-09-20)

"The Betts lightning rocket patented in 2003 consists of a rocket launcher that is in communication with a detection device that measures the presence of electrostatic and ionic change in close ... [Read More]

Inventing death: Interview with a (maybe) CIA weapons designer (2010-09-23)

The following is a playboy article By Laurence Gonzilles. There are plenty of reasons to wonder if this information is factual, but it does contain a discussion of some relevant ballistics ... [Read More]

Jupiter C (Juno 1) reentry test (2011-06-01)

I suspect this was either Jupiter C RS-34 or RS-40, each the launch of a scale-model reentry vehicle to test this rocket as a ballistic missile. If correct, the launch date would be sometime in mid ... [Read More]

A Realistic Interstellar Explorer (2012-01-30)

1.0 Introduction "For more than 20 years, an “Interstellar Precursor Mission” has been discussed as a high priority for our understanding (1) the interstellar medium and its implications ... [Read More]

Cotronics epoxy and ceramic adhesives (2012-04-26)

As high-end hobby rockets begin to exceed mach 3, and in a few cases even probe the lower hypersonic regime, good conventional epoxies like aeropoxy may not be enough. For certain rocket ... [Read More]

Colorado > than NY? (2012-08-02)

Up-Ship.com  recently suggested as much.  Right after the latest of  several  mass shootings in CO.  Why does he say so?  Well because people in Colorado went out after ... [Read More]