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The rockets developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the first satellites, the moon landing, missions to Mars....all made possible with computers. Except that back then the 'computers' were women. All the math involved for trajectories, launch weights, orbits or even the amount of exhaust velocity and thrust that a particular engine nozzle would generate were all figured out by these women; the rocket girls. Live and in real time, during those early missions and armed with pencils and graph paper, their brains did all the calculations.
(Picture from 1953) There were no computers for engineers to jump to for results back then, this group is responsible for all the hard work!
Anyone interested in space and NASA should go read this book:
(Picture from 1953) There were no computers for engineers to jump to for results back then, this group is responsible for all the hard work!
Anyone interested in space and NASA should go read this book:
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I spoke with the Pilot of this project Budnicks
Back in 1997ish?
Linear Aerospike engine (L.A.S.E.R)
His name was (is) Colonel Gustavson
Long retired now.
He told me he was flying "Chase" in that thing.....
BTW:
I posted a complete data file on this somewhere else on this thread....
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Lockheed-Martin "Skunk Works" space plane depiction, LM-Skunk works is nearby Edwards AFB, Palmdale CA
Been ther many times performing telemetry checks on F-22s
Big facility
We call it "Plant 42"
Plant 42 consists of:
Boeing Phantom works
Northrup test and research, Advanced Flying Research Facility
Lockheed-Martin Skunk works, Advanced Projects
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Edwards AFB, 01 August 2017 0620 Hrs PDT
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