[AR] Re: Regarding Univerity solid rockets for cube-sat launch to orbit

  • From: J Farmer <jfarmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 13:16:05 -0500

On 3/3/2018 7:05 AM, Darren Longhorn wrote:



On 3 Mar 2018 07:14, "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:rgregoryclark@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

<Snip>

     And this company has shown rocket stability using engine
    gimbaling is possible even with small solid rockets:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9UqXtIlHfzU
    <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9UqXtIlHfzU>


Well, sure, because the motors in questions are small enough to gimbal the entire thing. I can't see that scaling very well.

These may actually be a Henry type question(s)...

Was all directional control during a Shuttle launch done via it's engines and none via the SRBs?

Have there been working launch vehicles with solid motors that didn't use some sort of aerodynamic control?

John

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