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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Post a Day
john hare In helping Jon complete the post a day for a month celebrating 10 years of selenian boondocks, I found I’m not very good at nonspontaneous writing. When I have an idea that I’m passionate about and I write … Continue reading
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The Best of Selenian Boondocks’ First 10 Years
June 16th this year was the 10 year anniversary of starting Selenian Boondocks. It’s been a great 10 years. We’ve had a lot of good contributors, including myself, Ken Murphy, Kirk Sorensen, and last but definitely not least, John Hare. … Continue reading
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Lap Construction
probationary second string substitute apprentice relief bloggers’ helper in training john hare Everybody that reads my posts knows that I think most people get way too complicated with launch assist platforms. In my post last week I suggested a really … Continue reading
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SpaceX Downselect by Senate?
Second string substitute apprentice relief blogger in training john hare The various antics of our elected officials in Washington tend to bring into question their motives and loyalties. The commercial crew  cuts by the house that were cut even further … Continue reading
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Custom LAP
Second string substitute apprentice relief blogger john hare. In my last post I described a new type of turbojet based on my cage jet of years ago. The engine I described has the capability of good thrust and good fuel … Continue reading
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Cage Truejet
Second string substitute  relief blogger john hare. Some years ago I did a few posts about an air turborocket with the bladeing based on the squirrel cage fan. October of 2008 if you’re interested.  Some varieties of the squirrel cage … Continue reading
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Goff Family Vacation 2015
We’re about to head out on a two week road-trip/vacation–the longest vacation we’ve done as a family since I started Altius in 2010. Here’s our planned route map: We’re talking about 3500 miles, not counting any driving around at our … Continue reading
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Boomerang Air-Launched TSTO RLV Concept Part III: Carrier Plane Support Subsystems
Before getting into my thoughts on potential options for the carrier plane itself, I wanted to mention a few nice-to-have options for the carrier plane itself. I don’t know that any of these is strictly required, but all potentially help: … Continue reading
Boomerang Air-Launched TSTO RLV Concept Part II: Carrier Plane Gamma Maneuver Safety Considerations
In this post I would like to discuss some of the key considerations and options governing the carrier plane for my Boomerang TSTO RLV concept. Specifically I’ll be covering considerations relating to safely supporting the Gamma Maneuver, and useful support … Continue reading
Bleg: Favorite Selenian Boondocks Articles/Series
I already did my “real” post for tonight, so I feel ok about posting something more “administrivia”. If you had to pick a few of your all-time favorite Selenian Boondocks posts or series, which would they be? What is your … Continue reading
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