Building a space rocket from scratch - how hard can it be?

[Ayahuasca]

I mean, all you need is a long alloy tube, lots of firework gunpowder (none of that liquid-fuel complexity), a lightweight chair with a seatbelt, a simple gyroscope-based guidance system, a diving air-tank and regulator (for pilot breathing purposes), a nose-cone (probably off an old jet), and a large parachute for when you want to return. How hard can it be? Even the radio can be a standard VHF as it will operate in line of sight from the ground.

[EINSIGN]

why not start with a Jet Engine, you can get these in kits for around £1200.

[Ayahuasca]

Jets don't work so well in space.

[blue_eyed_4]

tell us how it works out

[svm]

Ayahuasca said:

Jets don't work so well in space.

People with diving tanks don't work to well in space..

Other than that, it seems pretty straight forward.

[R60EST]

Ayahuasca said:

I mean, all you need is a long alloy tube, lots of firework gunpowder (none of that liquid-fuel complexity), a lightweight chair with a seatbelt, a simple gyroscope-based guidance system, a diving air-tank and regulator (for pilot breathing purposes), a nose-cone (probably off an old jet), and a large parachute for when you want to return. How hard can it be? Even the radio can be a standard VHF as it will operate in line of sight from the ground.

It's not exactly rocket science is it , oh wait a minute , IT IS

[EINSIGN]

Ayahuasca said:

Jets don't work so well in space.

Agree but I am willing to bet ten whole English pounds that my jet engine will get closer to space than your dustbin full of fireworks with a plastic chair and “seat belt”, spirit level giro system and your kkk nose cone…

[Ayahuasca]

svm said:

Ayahuasca said:

Jets don't work so well in space.

People with diving tanks don't work to well in space..

Other than that, it seems pretty straight forward.

Houston, we may have a problem with the diving tank! Why wouldn't it work in space?

[svm]

Sorry, should have said "people with just diving tanks.."

Bit a work on the cloth kkk cone and I reckon your on to a winner.

When you launching?

Edited by svm on Tuesday 14th July 21:49

[Ayahuasca]

Looking for a pilot. I am more the mission control.

[EINSIGN]

Ayahuasca said:

Looking for a pilot. I am more the mission control.

[El Guapo]

Ruislip, we have a problem...

[evo4a]

I had a free afternoon last Saturday, managed a blast into space in a converted dustbin, fuelled by tennents extra.
The effects of space travel were quite dramatic, in fact I can remember very little about it, must have blacked out on re-entry, I came to in my space craft at about 3am, tennents extra fuel cans were everywhere.
To be honest space travel isn't all its cracked up to be, gives you a cracking sore head the next day and dehydrates you.

[svm]

Mission Control doesn't need to be so well engineered, as this project has already proven.



I'm busy tomorrow, else I'd have flown it. Sorry.

[Jem Thompson]

As they said on Flop Gear a while back; it is (relatively) easy to shoot a rocket up into space, yet much harder to make it come back in one piece.

[Olf]

3 cereal packets,10 yoghurt pots, 139 sweet wrappers and a roll of extra wide tin foil.

My mate Charlie says so.

[Eric Mc]

Sorry, but bthis is the wrong forum for rockets.

[ceebmoj]

Eric Mc said:

Sorry, but bthis is the wrong forum for rockets.

we have forum for rockets now, wheres that? ;-)

[eharding]

ceebmoj said:

Eric Mc said:

Sorry, but bthis is the wrong forum for rockets.

we have forum for rockets now, wheres that? ;-)

If you want to talk about lettice, select "Homes, Gardens and DIY"

If you want to talk about hypergolic fuels, select "Boats, Planes & Trains"

If you want to talk about abrupt negative feedback to an employee in a corporate environment, select "Business"

Edited by eharding on Wednesday 15th July 00:40

[patchst]

As above the problem isn't building a rocket it's making sure you get backdown with out either having a good sun tan or looking like a being splattered on the floor.

Edited by patchst on Wednesday 15th July 15:24