Monthly Archives: September 2017

Falcon Heavy Skepticism

The long anticipated Falcon Heavy should fly towards the end of this year. Many people seem to believe that this launcher is going to be the answer to the PorkLauncher, big private payloads, launch costs, reliability, and all the other … Continue reading

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Roton as Booster/LES/Shroud Recovery

This idea has been kicked around in pieces before, though I think this particular combination may be unique. Mount a Roton blade system on top of the shroud of a standard launch vehicle. Power it up before launch such that … Continue reading

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