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Article #464Re: Need a material for my space-rocket !
From: aSkeptic
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 14:59
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 14:59
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netspider4@lycos.com (Karl-Hugo Weesberg) wrote in message news:<7666ed5f.0410252359.e57a34c@posting.google.com>... > I want to send a rocket into outer space, but iron and copper seem to > be too heavy.What material should I use for my rocket? Do you have a miracle engine in the garage? Then the rocket ship part can be made of anything you want. Make it out of wood and wear a space suit. Do you want to return to earth? Then I'd use titanium framing. Does it need to be laser shielded? Then add a coating of pyrolitic graphite to the skin. If you have the miracle engine then you can do powered reentry, otherwise you're going to need an ablative heat shield. Don't make the same mistake nasa made with all those intricate tiles on the shuttle. Make it one big disposable thick disc of pyrolized phenolic resin...
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