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Happy Birthday Saturn V, Still The Biggest Rocket of All [Retromodo]

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2008-11-09 13:00:00 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
...rocket engine: The Saturn V's ignition sequence has begun. Next, two outer engines are lit, followed 300 milliseconds later by the other two, ignited in pairs to avoid toppling the 364-foot rocket above. Nine seconds after all five engines go to full thrust, the first Saturn V rocket begins to lift from the launchpad, taking the unmanned...
 
Tags: rocket, engines, rocket engines, saturn, engine, rocket engine, rocket begins, space shuttle, space
 
 
 
 
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Retrospective: Rocket Jockey for the PC

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2008-08-25 00:59:59 by TideGear Adam Milecki in Retro Thing
...Rocket Jockey for the PC isn't very retro but the games setting, obscurity and cult following sure add volumes to it's retro "cred". I spent many hours, as a kid, playing this with friends. It's bizarre concept and amazing music made it the kind of game that seemed to fascinate even my parents I'll start by quoting the beginning of the...
 
Tags: rocket, rocket jockey, jockey, rocket science games, game, third-person action game, fantastic, fantastic rocket sled, yield fairly realistic
 
 
 
 
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Rocket Pen with Launch Pad

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2008-02-12 18:38:54 by jk in Gadgets Club
Rocket Pen with Launch Pad If youre under pressure at work, this rocket pen desktop toy could be just the item you need to bring a smile back to your weary face. Press the button on the launch control pad to release the rocket skywards, extra brownie points (whatever they are?!) if you manage to catch it on its descent. The rocket has rubber...
 
Tags: rocket, rocket skywards, launch pad, launch control pad, nasa style count, soft foam tip, technorati tags, check price, extra brownie
 
 
 
 
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Oh Hell Yes: The Personal Rocket-Copter

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2008-05-01 17:32:47 by Editor in Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
...Rocket Belt (Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana) comes the Libelula (named after a part of a woman's nether-region if I'm not mistaken) Rocket Helicopter. It's currently just conceptual, but they actually sold the Rocket Belts, so this may become a reality as well (oh hell yes, please). "By using tiny rocket motors at the tips of the rotor...
 
Tags: rocket, rocket-copter, tiny rocket motors, rocket belts, rocket helicopter, helicopter, fun, rocket belt, faulty fuel gauge
 
 
 
 
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King Of The Rocket Men Designs Personal Helicopter

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2008-05-02 05:29:26 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...Rocket Belts we brought you last year? Now the same company, Technologia Aeroespacial Mexicana (TAM) is planning a possibly even more dangerous personal flying machine: The Rocket Helicopter We don't know what's more scary: the rotor blades whirling inches above your head or the rockets stuck to the end of those blades to drive them. The...
 
Tags: rocket, pulse jet, single pulse jet, rocket belts, rocket helicopter, jet, tam, product page tam, rocket belt
 
 
 
 
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Rocket Racers: Like Crazier NASCAR In the Sky [Madness]

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2008-07-29 21:40:00 by Jesus Diaz in Gizmodo
...Rocket Racing League. Think NASCAR, but in the air, using planes powered by solid-state rockets flying simultaneously. The racers take off in pairs, separated by minutes, competing against the clock at the same time. That means that they will have to maneuver around the competition, following a 3D track projected in their head-up displays....
 
Tags: rocket, racers, league features, league, nascar, flight global, air venture, air, million racers
 
 
 
 
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NASA might bring plasma rocket to ISS for testing

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2008-08-08 15:07:00 by Paul Miller in Engadget
...rocket is about ready for testing, only problem is it requires the vacuum of space to do it in. NASA is now considering taking the rocket up to the International Space Station , clipping it on and firing her up -- perhaps even using it to reposition the station. Formerly of NASA, Franklin Chang Diaz left to form Ad Astra and perfect his...
 
Tags: rocket, plasma, vasimr plasma rocket, plasma rocket, international space station, space, nasa, space shuttle, space vehicles
 
 
 
 
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Retrospective: ChuChu Rocket! for Dreamcast and Gameboy Advance

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2008-10-14 09:02:59 by TideGear Adam Milecki in Retro Thing
...Rocket!, was another fantastic Dreamcast game that fascinated me with it's simple yet brilliant retro-style action/puzzle gameplay and smooth cartoony futuristic graphics. I still remember talking with friends at school about playing it online that night, something practically unheard of on consoles at the time. Blast off with me and escape...
 
Tags: dreamcast, online multi player, player, chuchu rocket, fantastic dreamcast game, multi player, rocket, fantastic, game
 
 
 
 
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DIY - How to Make Water Bottle Rocket Launcher!

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2008-10-19 00:29:41 by max in zedomax.com
...rocket launcher with use of regular sodas and PVC pipes from Home Depot. I really like this water bottle rocket launcher as it can be a great way for students to learn about science while keeping things safe 2-liter soda bottles turned water rockets are as shrieking good a time as a water park and a lot easier to build! They streak into the...
 
Tags: water, take-home science project, science project, water rockets, science, home science, diy, water park, water bottle rocket