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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

A place where time is stopping it's heartbeat

In our travels throughout time, we understand that there are places we want to see them for their cosmopolitan and often luxurious air to many known targets worth visiting. But there are places where you go rather to feel the spirit , which you choose because you want more than anything to feel like you're on vacation, you leave all your worries at home and that time flows slowly with locals.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

An alternative approach to space exploration?

As engineers, we need to avoid getting stuck in the same old mindsets and attempting to solve problems in the same way over and over. Sometimes we need to toss out the old way of doing things and take a fresh approach.
Consider the approach that some of the commercial (privately held) space research companies are taking in doing projects, and compare that to NASA's traditional approach. Rather than lift the whole launch vehicle vertically using powerful rocket engines (high stress over a short time frame), they are using a high-altitude aircraft to lift the launch vehicle to 40,000 to 50,000 feet over a longer period of time -- a kinder, gentler approach.
Aircraft are a more mature technology, and statistically more reliable, more environmentally friendly, and less expensive to operate than rocket boosters.