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Thrust Vectored Rockets: How To Stick The Landing

Thrust Vectored Rockets: How To Stick The Landing

Persistence pays off! It took Joe Barnard seven years to get the landing gear on his thrust vectored model rockets just right, but he finally has cause to celebrate.

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Maker Spotlight: Davide Nejoumi

Maker Spotlight: Davide Nejoumi

Twenty-three year old Davide Nejoumi from Rome, the founder of satrtup Delta Space Leonis, is gearing up to go into orbit with Elon Musk.

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Why It’s So Hard to Land a Rocket on Its Tail

Why It’s So Hard to Land a Rocket on Its Tail

On Monday history was made. For the first time ever a rocket stage that delivered a payload to orbit turned around and returned, landing safely on its tail.

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Falcon 9 Failure Is Second Setback for Unlucky Student Space Scientists

Falcon 9 Failure Is Second Setback for Unlucky Student Space Scientists

While the loss of yesterday’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket may cause major headaches for NASA, the Dragon also carried other payloads built by numerous high school and middle school students.

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