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What is the tyranny of the fairing? The fairing refers to the nose cone or payload fairing of a rocket that protects the payload during launch. It is shaped like a cone due to aerodynamic considerations. The size and shape limitations of the fairing place constraints on the size of payloads that can be launched. This is referred to as the “tyranny of the fairing” – payloads have to be designed to fit within these restrictive fairing dimensions. https://lnkd.in/e6NG5USN

Interesting application of a parallel manipulator that can be called hexapod or based on the 6SPU configuration.

"Airlines are actively collaborating with manufacturers to test and implement the latest wingtip technologies, which have the potential to yield even greater fuel efficiency gains in the years ahead. "Airline fuel efficiency has improved by 39% per passenger-kilometer between 2005 and 2019, driven by the need to reduce costs and growing environmental concerns. NASA estimates that wingtips save aviation companies billions of dollars every year through improved fuel efficiency. Advanced winglet technologies, such as those developed by Tamarack, can provide further fuel savings of up to 33%." https://lnkd.in/gFraBBVT

ICYMI: Xometry built parts for Intuitive Machines' Odysseus — helping pave the way for the first successful American Moon landing in 50+ years! Learn more about how we worked with Intuitive Machines here: https://loom.ly/gnP8bYo

Stoke Space (YC W21) has successfully completed the first hotfire test for its new full-flow, staged-combustion (FFSC) rocket engine. During the test, the engine successfully ramped to its target starting power level, going from rest to producing the equivalent of 350,000 Hp in less than one second, before holding the power level and shutting down. The engine is designed to produce over 100,000 pounds of thrust at full power. The engine will power the first stage of Nova, the company’s fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle. Reaching this technical milestone represents a major leap forward for Stoke, as the company is on track to deliver the most robust, fully, and rapidly reusable medium-lift rocket in the world. The technology will enable Stoke’s reusable vehicle to perform missions to and from a wide variety of orbital destinations while still operating with the conservative margins needed for a long service life. Notably, Stoke’s team designed and manufactured this first-stage engine in just 18 months. The achievement follows Stoke’s successful vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) developmental test flight of its reusable second stage in September 2023. Over the remainder of 2024, Stoke expects to mature its engine and vehicle design while scaling operations for orbital launch. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g9buWvP5

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A swarm of 1024 interstellar probes flying through interstellar space in formation in a plane (hexagonal packing), encounter an object with considerable mass right in the centre of the swarm. How does this mysterious object X change the formation of the swarm via its gravitational attraction? See below for two superimposed scatter plots (before and after) for an answer.

Rocket engine explodes during test launch from new spaceport in Scotland

How we did it at Space-Plane.org Mach 11-18 must be in airbreathing rocket mode as per data in attached white-paper: https://lnkd.in/gD6hrSuc