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Ah wow I watched a bunch of his videos last summer but forgot to check up on his progress. Incredible! I wonder what scale you would need to get the rocket int
by mentos 8y ago
Ah wow I watched a bunch of his videos last summer but forgot to check up on his progress. Incredible!
I wonder what scale you would need to get the rocket into space/orbit? SpaceX should fund this guy to find out, could prove to be a valuable bootcamp for real SpaceX employees in the future?
- pjc50 8y agoSo far only one amateur team has done this: https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/10803/is-it-possible-to-reach-space-using-home-made-rocket https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/10803/is-it-possib...
- gibybo 8y ago>I wonder what scale you would need to get the rocket into space/orbit? There's a great "what if" xkcd about using solid fuel model rocket engines (the same type used in BPS.space's rockets) to get to space and orbit. https://what-if.xkcd.com/24/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/24/ The summary is that you may be able to use a stupendously large number of them to get to space, but orbit is physically impossible. You'll need a different propulsion method. The smallest rocket that has ever carried a payload to orbit is the SS-520. It's ~30 feet tall, ~2 feet in diameter and weighs ~5,700 pounds. It set the record in February 2018, so it's a pretty recent record.
- mentos 8y agoThat SS-520 looks like they just took a model rocket and scaled it up 30x, very cool.