[AR] Re: Congratulations to USC for Traveler IV launch
- From: Craig Fink <webegood@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 08:14:32 -0700
On Sat, May 25, 2019 at 2:51 PM Shepherd Kruse <shepherd.h.kruse@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I’m a student headed to the Air Force academy this Fall. I like the
thought process of going directly to liquids and spending all the time and
resources perfecting an engine. I’m hoping to get backed by the Astro
department and getting the rocketry program up and running again. I’ve done
a lot of work on my own, but as far as success goes, what would you advise
for me to focus on potentially leading a USAFA rocketry team?
You should work with LH2 as liquid of choice. It's probably the hardest to
work with, meaning that you will learn the most. It's also the only
reasonable choice for an air-breathing to orbit vehicle. For the USAFA
rocketry team, you might want to start with something simple like using LH2
as a mono-propellant to get experience working with the stuff. Something
like a blow down Water Rocket, then add heat. Keep working your way up the
available heat sources and one day you'll find that you have made it to
Orbit.
Just an opinion,
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Craig Fink
WeBeGood@xxxxxxxxx
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