Category: spacecraft

Well that’s just downright embarrassing

December 4, 2023

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Crazy, Dumbassery, Gah, News, rockets, spacecraft, ಠ_ಠ

The Case of the Missing Vega AVUM Propellant Tanks Turns out two of the propellant tanks for the fourth stage of the final […]
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Starship: Take 2

November 18, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, history, News, photography, rockets, spacecraft

The second Starship/Superheavy launched today. Vastly more successful than the first flight, but both stages were still destroyed. This sort of thing would […]
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Enterprise found

November 4, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, blather, history, Hmm…, Models, Science Fiction, spacecraft

Several models of the Starship Enterprise were built for the original “Star Trek” series. The most famous is the 11-foot model which was […]
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Big BIG Enterprise

October 19, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Models, Science Fiction, spacecraft, youtube

1/25 scale USS Enterprise, with complete interior. I don’t know where in the hell he’s gonna put it, but I applaud the effort. […]
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August 2023 Rewards

September 1, 2023

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scottlowther

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Aircraft, Art, CAD Diagrams, Drawings, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, New Products, Patreon, projects, rockets, spacecraft

The rewards for August, 2023, have been released. They include: Document: Report No. ZD-013, “Preliminary Detail Specification for United States Navy Class VP […]
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Recent acquisitions

August 18, 2023

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scottlowther

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Aircraft, Art, Awesomeness, Drawings, eBay, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, News, Patreon, projects, rockets, spacecraft

Thanks to ebay and my fabulously lean bank account, I have recently procured a number of items of potential interest: “NASA Earth Orbital […]
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This trope should be retired

August 16, 2023

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Aircraft, Art, blather, history, Meh, Science Fiction, spacecraft, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

“Our heroes aircraft is falling from the sky! Will they pull out in time to avoid a firey crash and bring the episode, […]
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$200 a round rocketgun

August 15, 2023

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scottlowther

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Awesomeness, blather, history, Hmm…, rockets, spacecraft, Weapons, youtube

Here’s something you don’t see too often… someone firing *numerous* rounds from a Gyrojet. Each of these .45 caliber rounds are solid propellant […]
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KSC Master Plan

August 10, 2023

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Awesomeness, Books, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Patreon, rockets, spacecraft

Recently acquired at some cost, and finally fully scanned at some effort, is this 1965 “Master Plan” for Kennedy Space Center. It’s basically […]
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1/48 scale cutaway Saturn V

August 7, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, history, Models, rockets, spacecraft, youtube

14:25 into this video is an *astounding* scratchuilt Saturn V. Cutaways of not just all three stages, but also of the Command and […]
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