http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2005/01/03/caveman-science-in-outer-space/ A community of Physics Phans! Fri, 16 May 2008 19:21:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2005/01/03/caveman-science-in-outer-space/#comment-3136 Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:05:53 +0000 http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2005/01/03/caveman-science-in-outer-space/#comment-3136 NASA uses and publishes public reports on all types of engines. Try http://jpl.nasa.gov. Ion drives and the like are great for specific applications, but not for lifting huge payloads into orbit, at least not yet. Rocket fuel is relatively cheap and fairly reliable. Economics (with a little bueracracy :) dictates our means of "getting there". NASA uses and publishes public reports on all types of engines. Try http://jpl.nasa.gov. Ion drives and the like are great for specific applications, but not for lifting huge payloads into orbit, at least not yet. Rocket fuel is relatively cheap and fairly reliable. Economics (with a little bueracracy dictates our means of “getting there”.

]]> http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2005/01/03/caveman-science-in-outer-space/#comment-993 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:14:57 +0000 http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2005/01/03/caveman-science-in-outer-space/#comment-993 I agree on caveman in Space. However, it's the way we get there that makes me very concerned. Rockets should be in museums not as the primary way we get there. We do have better ways of getting there, it is being kepted a close secret. I am tired of NASA supporting chemical companies. Rockets are very dangerous and expensive, and takes so much fuel to do the job. As a world, we can put together the necessary research to build cheap and safe way into orbit. The rest is down hill, to use a line from NASA scientist. In the mid 1960's, I submitted a working diagram of an electromagnetic impluse engine, NASA sent me a very nice letter stating that they had good electromagnetic impulse device and thanked me for my interest. So far, I have not scene any such device being used by NASA. Some food for thought. I agree on caveman in Space. However, it’s the way we get there that makes me very concerned. Rockets should be in museums not as the primary way we get there. We do have better ways of getting there, it is being kepted a close secret. I am tired of NASA supporting chemical companies. Rockets are very dangerous and expensive, and takes so much fuel to do the job. As a world, we can put together the necessary research to build cheap and safe way into orbit. The rest is down hill, to use a line from NASA scientist. In the mid 1960’s, I submitted a working diagram of an electromagnetic impluse engine, NASA sent me a very nice letter stating that they had good electromagnetic
impulse device and thanked me for my interest. So far, I have not scene any such device being used by NASA. Some food for thought.

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