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In the News (Wed 11 Nov 09)

  
 Rocket - Home
Rocket will prepare the ground for future knowledge management RTD activities in the upcoming Framework programme by investigating future research challenges and creating a Vision and outlining a Roadmap showing how to implement the proposed model with a minimum of risk or social fallout.
The second ROCKET workshop brought together European experts from industry and academia to present and discuss the consolidated project results in the state-of-the-art of Knowledge Management, E-Learning and roadmapping, as well as the initial findings of the users’ requirement analysis and the vision statement.
The Third and Final ROCKET Workshop took place within the Framework of ICE 2003 (the 9th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising), at the Dipoli Congress Centre, Otakaari 24, Espoo (Helsinki), Finland, on June 18th 2003.
rocket.vub.ac.be   (560 words)

  
 NASA Quest > Space Team Online
Rockets that do not have the hollow core must be ignited at the lower end of the propellants and burning proceeds gradually from one end of the rocket to the other.
As a basic principle of rocket flight, it can be said that for a rocket to leave the ground, the engine must produce a thrust that is greater than the total mass of the vehicle.
The fuel of a liquid-propellant rocket is usually kerosene or liquid hydrogen; the oxidizer is usually liquid oxygen.
quest.arc.nasa.gov /space/teachers/rockets/rocketry.html   (3796 words)

  
 booster rocket - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about booster rocket
First-stage rocket of a launching vehicle, or an additional rocket strapped to the main rocket to assist lift-off.
Test-firing the DM-2 (Demonstration Motor 2) for the solid rocket booster (SRB) used on the space shuttle.
After two minutes of flight, having accelerated the shuttle to 4,979 kph/3,094 mph, they separate and fall back to Earth for retrieval and re-use.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /booster+rocket   (171 words)

  
 Rocket Stability
Whenever the rocket is inclined to the flight path, a lift force is generated by the rocket body and fins, while the aerodynamic drag remains fairly constant for small inclinations.
On the coasting rocket case, the lift is directed towards the left, also the downwind side of the rocket.
In the center of the figure, the rocket is undisturbed and the axis is aligned with the flight direction.
exploration.grc.nasa.gov /education/rocket/rktstab.html   (660 words)

  
 IGN: Rocket: Robot on Wheels Review
The game features an off-the-wall combination of 1920s-like amusement park environments, delightfully rich, colorful textures (in some levels, and just the opposite in others) and simplistic polygon models.
While Rocket is capable of executing a number of different moves (and riding in vehicles), it should be noted that the action is not terribly fast paced.
Rocket, which the company describes as "Bugs Bunny meets Isaac Newton," is a game that teeters on the edge of the platform genre with some very recognizable, if not formulaic mechanics.
ign64.ign.com /articles/161/161736p1.html   (1798 words)

  
 Vanguard rocket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vanguard had no fins, and the first and second stages were controlled by gimballed nozzles.
The first stage was a General Electric y-405 solid-fueled engine (designated XLR50-GE-2 by the Navy), derived from the engine of the RTV-N-12a Viking.
The first two flights of the Vanguard program, designated Test Vehicle (TV)-0 and -1, were actually the last two remaining RTV-N-12a Viking rockets.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanguard_rocket   (1086 words)

  
 The Evolution of Rockets
The military's rockets were larger and more ambitious, and the A2 which flew in 1934 developed a thrust of 16000 newton.
The usual payload of the V-2 rocket was one ton (1000 kg), and with that a height of about 100 km was possible.
In the latter, the fuel gradually burned off (as it did in early gunpowder rockets), and the entire fuel container was under pressure, supplying hot gas directly to the De-Laval nozzle.
www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov /stargaze/Srockhis.htm   (1506 words)

  
 Rocket Principles
The thrust of a rocket can be modeled from a generalization of Newton's 2nd Law to include a variable mass:
Developing the expression for rocket thrust involves the application of conservation of momentum in an accelerating reference frame.
In free space this would lead to a rocket velocity
hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu /hbase/rocket.html   (253 words)

  
 ROCKET
With its dimension of (L x W x H): 41.5 cm x 27.5 cm x 6 cm, definitely Rocket will fit in any type of automobile and use very efficient space in its installation.
Rocket uses a low feedback principle because a car amplifier is designed to use a Class AB output.
Rocket is 5 channels amplifier in 1 casing.
www.rocket-audio.com /ROCKET.html   (903 words)

  
 RocketModeler II 2.1f beta
An Air rocket has a pump with a beginning and ending volume that can be used to compute the pressure in the rocket.
A Water rocket uses a standard 2-Liter plastic bottle for the body of the rocket.
The location and orientation of the rocket is displayed during flight, although the rocket is not drawn to scale with the grid and surroundings.
exploration.grc.nasa.gov /education/rocket/rktsim.html   (3097 words)

  
 Rocket Motion
Rockets are perfect for space travel because they carry their fuel and oxygen supply with them.
This equation says that the rocket changes momentum due to its loss in mass (which is just the mass of gas expelled) times its initial velocity plus the mass of the rocket times its change in velocity.
If we imagine that the rocket is in outer space, far from the earth, then there are no drag forces or gravity so there are no external forces on the rocket or the gases it expels.
dept.physics.upenn.edu /courses/gladney/mathphys/subsubsection3_1_3_3.html   (1170 words)

  
 National Association of Rocketry Model Rocket Safety Code
I will launch my rocket from a launch rod, tower, or rail that is pointed to within 30 degrees of the vertical to ensure that the rocket flies nearly straight up, and I will use a blast deflector to prevent the motor's exhaust from hitting the ground.
I will launch my rocket outdoors, in an open area at least as large as shown in the accompanying table, and in safe weather conditions with wind speeds no greater than 20 miles per hour.
If my rocket does not launch when I press the button of my electrical launch system, I will remove the launcher's safety interlock or disconnect its battery, and will wait 60 seconds after the last launch attempt before allowing anyone to approach the rocket.
www.nar.org /NARmrsc.html   (504 words)

  
 Space history: Aviation, rocketry and pre-manned spaceflight history.
By February of 1946 all the German rocket scientist were moved to White Sands, New Mexico and on April 16, 1945 the first of the captured V-2's was launched in the United States.
Designed and built by Goddard, this rocket, fueled by liquid oxygen and gasoline climbed 41 feet, traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds and landed in a cabbage patch.
It is the ancestor of practically every rocket flown in the world today and, in September of 1944, was launched against England toward London but came too late to affect the outcome of the war.
www.thespaceplace.com /history/rocket2.html   (2516 words)

  
 Fremont Chamber of Commerce
The Rocket languished in the back lots of Fremont until the summer of '93 when a team of ambitious Fremont business people undertook to erect the Rocket on the roof of the Bitter's building on the corner of Evanston and 36th.
The Rocket bears the Fremont crest and motto, "De Libertas Quirkas"—which means "Freedom to be Peculiar." Neon laser pods have been installed on each fin and on the nose.
In the spring of 1994 a new team was assembled headed up by Werner Von Hoge, the noted West Fremont rocket scientist, to rebuild the Rocket from top to bottom in time for the summer solstice and the Liberation of Fremont.
www.fremontseattle.com /myths/rockedit.htm   (320 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How Rocket Engines Work"
Rocket engines are, on the one hand, so simple that you can build and fly your own model rockets very inexpensively (see the links on the last page of the article for details).
On the other hand, rocket engines (and their fuel systems) are so complicated that only three countries have actually ever put people in orbit.
In this article, we will look at rocket engines to understand how they work, as well as to understand some of the complexity surrounding them.
science.howstuffworks.com /rocket.htm   (150 words)

  
 Call centre, multimedia contact centre and PBX systems from Rocket Ansa-Call
Rocket voice services leverage the strength and extensive reach of a global fibre-optic network, whilst providing considerable savings on call costs over traditional carriers.
Rockets extensive range of voice services has been specifically designed to meet the needs of any business, regardless of size, location, or level of technological development.
Rocket's range of network driven solutions, IVR, intelligent routing and non-geographic numbering plans are the best available.
www.rocketuk.com   (293 words)

  
 Win98 Launches and Crashes
The launch took the rocket to about 1200 feet in altitude, where a series of catastrophic failures caused the vehicle to begin to disintegrate.
Post-accident analysis indicated that the rocket's elastic shock cord, previously expected to be strong enough for flight on a "D" engine, had been weakened in the previous flights, and was no longer strong enough to withstand this much more powerful ejection charge.
When the shock cord broke during the ejection, the parachute and nose cone separated from the rocket body, near the apogee of the flight at 1200 feet.
www.svlug.org /events/crash98.shtml   (944 words)

  
 The Rocket
Hauling 13 tons of loaded wagons, the Rocket averaged over 12 mph.
The introduction of tubes into the boiler is one of the greatest improvements that has been made in the construction of locomotives, and was the cause of the superiority of the rocket engine to those that competed with it.
The modified Rocket worked on the Liverpool and Manchester line until the late 1830s.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /RArocket.htm   (849 words)

  
 Science NetLinks: Rocket Launch
When the rocket was designed, thought had to be given to how the model would be manufactured, operated, maintained, replaced, and disposed of and who would sell, operate, and take care of it.
Launch the rocket several times while having students pay attention to how you operate the launch, the flight of the rocket, and the condition of the rocket after each recovery.
Students may also want to test additional rockets and publish their own "Consumer Report" issue evaluating the rockets.
www.sciencenetlinks.com /Lessons.cfm?DocID=145   (1058 words)

  
 Rocket Man Blog
I started at TGV Rockets on March 29th, but my wife and three kids were still in Colorado waiting for our house to sell.
TGV Rockets is looking to hire two propulsion engineers, a structural engineer, a structural analyst, a systems engineer, a landing gear engineer and a mechanism engineer.
The launch vehicle weighed almost 527,000 lbs and on top of it, enclosed inside the payload fairing, was the Spacecraft.
www.rocketmanblog.com   (13132 words)

  
 John Kallend's rocket page
The rocket on the right is a scale model of an HV Arcas, being flown with a G64W motor at a CIA launch at Rantoul, Illinois.
On the left is a NCR Bomarc flown on an F62 motor at the Park Forest Rocket Launch.
The Me163 was the world's first and only rocket powered fighter (although the Ba 349 Natter "disposable" interceptor was also ready, in a manner of speaking, it never saw real service).
www.iit.edu /~kallend/rock.html   (327 words)

  
 BIT::: ROCKET
Rocket transmits a clear video stream to a local ground receiver; can be webcast live to web sites.
Launching live from street location, BIT rocket is able to reach a height of over 600ft before parachuting safely back to crowd.
Documenting actual crowd attendance, BIT rocket provides demonstrators with accurate participation figures; active strategic data [location and containment strategies of opposing forces]; and a family aero-portrait.
www.bureauit.org /rocket   (173 words)

  
 BROADHEADS Mechanical Broadheads, Bow Hunting and Archery Equipment from Rocket Aerohead
Rocket Aerohead Broadheads are not just the tip of your arrow; they offer superior penetration that will change preconceived notions about mechanical broadheads.
Rocket continues to dedicate resources to advance their broadhead technology year after year.
Rocket Aerohead Broadheads offer increased shooting accuracy and penetration using advanced broadhead design technology.
www.rocketaerohead.com   (335 words)

  
 Rocket Arena
Rocket Arena 4 Beta 2 for Quake 1.1 is now available!
Rocket Arena 3 1.7 is now available for download.
Rocket Arena 3 1.76 is now available for download.
rocketarena.planetquake.gamespy.com   (1571 words)

  
 Rocket Equations
For model rockets don't worry about it, for high-power flights that go to five or six thousand feet (or more), get a rough estimate by using these equations with an average air density, and cross-check using a simulation.
Area of the rocket: A = pi*r^2 = 3.14*(0.5*0.976/12*0.3048)^2 = 0.000483 m^2
My Java Rocket Simulator: a running simulator and the source code used to write it.
my.execpc.com /~culp/rockets/rckt_eqn.html   (2888 words)

  
 Rocket Thrust Equation
The amount of thrust produced by the rocket depends on the mass flow rate through the engine, the exit velocity of the exhaust, and the pressure at the nozzle exit.
Since the oxidizer is carried on board the rocket, rockets can generate thrust in a vacuum where there is no other source of oxygen.
You can explore the design and operation of a rocket nozzle with our interactive thrust simulator program which runs on your browser.
www.grc.nasa.gov /WWW/K-12/airplane/rockth.html   (400 words)

  
 Rocket Restaurant
Alternatively, contact Rocket for access to private parking in the evenings.
We would like to introduce you to Rocket Restaurant, a relaxed and stylish venue.
Rocket Restaurant is on the corner of Railway and Help Streets, on the first floor.
www.rocketrestaurant.com.au   (278 words)

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