Science for people who never knew it could be interesting
From rocketry past to rocketry (near-) future — here’s a little “teaser” video from the Rocket Racing League:
Essentially, these folks will be racing rocket-powered aircraft NASCAR style; the first exhibition race is coming up on the 1st and 2nd of August at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (billed as the largest air show in the world).
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Philds wrote,
I looks realy cool. I hope it will get some exposure over here in Europe so I can check it out.
Link | July 26th, 2008 at 07:15 EDT
Sorting Out Science » Blog Archive » Casual Friday — Rocket Racing demonstration flight wrote,
[...] Sam Wise OK, so the “race” promised in last week’s video didn’t materialize — one of the contestants didn’t get safety certified in time. [...]
Link | August 1st, 2008 at 11:54 EDT