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Oberth was said to have reread "From the Earth to the Moon" so many times as a child that he knew it almost by heart.

"The Moon: A History for the Future" - Oliver Morton

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Oberth gave lectures on such possibilities. But, in his memoirs, Willy Ley, vice president of the VfR, recalled a conversation with the older man after a lecture in the late 1920s:

"Do you think, Herr Professor, that there will be a need for rockets carrying a load of mail over five hundred kilometers?"

Oberth looked at me with the smile which old-fashioned pedagogues reserve for people whom they call "my dear young friend" and said after a while: "There will be need for rockets which carry a thousand pounds of dynamite."

"The Moon: A History for the Future" - Oliver Morton

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„Es ist auf der Welt nichts unmöglich, man muss nur die Mittel entdecken, mit denen es sich durchführen lässt.“

Hermann Oberth

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Street market, Piața Hermann Oberth, Sighişoara, 1916. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

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Hermann Oberth (forefront) with officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Huntsville, Alabama in 1956. Left to right around Oberth: Ernst Stuhlinger (seated), Major General H. N. Toftoy, Commanding Officer responsible for "Project Paperclip", Wernher von Braun, Director, Development Operations Division, Robert Lusser, a Project Paperclip engineer.

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ChatGPT and the movie ‘Her’ are just the latest example of the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’

by Rizwan Virk, Faculty Associate and PhD Candidate in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology at Arizona State University

In May 2024, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked a firestorm by referencing the 2013 movie “Her” to highlight the novelty of the latest iteration of ChatGPT.

Within days, actor Scarlett Johansson, who played the voice of Samantha, the AI girlfriend of the protagonist in the movie “Her,” accused the company of improperly using her voice after she had spurned their offer to make her the voice of ChatGPT’s new virtual assistant. Johansson ended up suing OpenAI and has been invited to testify before Congress.

This tiff highlights a broader interchange between Hollywood and Silicon Valley that’s called the “sci-fi feedback loop.” The subject of my doctoral research, the sci-fi feedback loop explores how science fiction and technological innovation feed off each other. This dynamic is bidirectional and can sometimes play out over many decades, resulting in an ongoing loop.

Fiction sparks dreams of Moon travel

One of the most famous examples of this loop is Moon travel.

Jules Verne’s 1865 novel “From the Earth to the Moon” and the fiction of H.G. Wells inspired one of the first films to visualize such a journey, 1902’s “A Trip to the Moon.”

The fiction of Verne and Wells also influenced future rocket scientists such as Robert Goddard, Hermann Oberth and Oberth’s better-known protégé, Wernher von Braun. The innovations of these men – including the V-2 rocket built by von Braun during World War II – inspired works of science fiction, such as the 1950 film “Destination Moon,” which included a rocket that looked just like the V-2.

Films like “Destination Moon” would then go on to bolster public support for lavish government spending on the space program.

Creative symbiosis

The sci-fi feedback loop generally follows the same cycle.

First, the technological climate of a given era will shape that period’s science fiction. For example, the personal computing revolution of the 1970s and 1980s directly inspired the works of cyberpunk writers Neal Stephenson and William Gibson.

Then the sci-fi that emerges will go on to inspire real-world technological innovation. In his 1992 classic “Snow Crash,” Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” to describe a 3-D, video game-like world accessed through virtual reality goggles.

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and innovators have been trying to build a version of this metaverse ever since. The virtual world of the video game Second Life, released in 2003, took a stab at this: Players lived in virtual homes, went to virtual dance clubs and virtual concerts with virtual girlfriends and boyfriends, and were even paid virtual dollars for showing up at virtual jobs.

This technology seeded yet more fiction; in my research, I discovered that sci-fi novelist Ernest Cline had spent a lot of time playing Second Life, and it inspired the metaverse of his bestselling novel “Ready Player One.”

The cycle continued: Employees of Oculus VR – now known as Meta Reality Labs – were given copies of “Ready Player One” to read as they developed the company’s virtual reality headsets. When Facebook changed its name to Meta in 2021, it did so in the hopes of being at the forefront of building the metaverse, though the company’s grand ambitions have tempered somewhat.

Another sci-fi franchise that has its fingerprints all over this loop is “Star Trek,” which first aired in 1966, right in the middle of the space race.

Steve Perlman, the inventor of Apple’s QuickTime media format and player, said he was inspired by an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” in which Lt. Commander Data, an android, sifts through multiple streams of audio and video files. And Rob Haitani, the designer of the Palm Pilot’s operating system, has said that the bridge on the Enterprise influenced its interface.

In my research, I also discovered that the show’s Holodeck – a room that could simulate any environment – influenced both the name and the development of Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality glasses.

From ALICE to ‘Her’

Which brings us back to OpenAI and “Her.”

In the movie, the protagonist, Theodore, played by Joaquin Phoenix, acquires an AI assistant, “Samantha,” voiced by Johansson. He begins to develop feelings for Samantha – so much so that he starts to consider her his girlfriend.

ChatGPT-4o, the latest version of the generative AI software, seems to be able to cultivate a similar relationship between user and machine. Not only can ChatGPT-4o speak to you and “understand” you, but it can also do so sympathetically, as a romantic partner would.

There’s little doubt that the depiction of AI in “Her” influenced OpenAI’s developers. In addition to Altman’s tweet, the company’s promotional videos for ChatGPT-4o feature a chatbot speaking with a job candidate before his interview, propping him up and encouraging him – as, well, an AI girlfriend would. The AI featured in the clips, Ars Technica observed, was “disarmingly lifelike,” and willing “to laugh at your jokes and your dumb hat.”

But you might be surprised to learn that a previous generation of chatbots inspired Spike Jonze, the director and screenwriter of “Her,” to write the screenplay in the first place. Nearly a decade before the film’s release, Jonze had interacted with a version of the ALICE chatbot, which was one of the first chatbots to have a defined personality – in ALICE’s case, that of a young woman.

The ALICE chatbot won the Loebner Prize three times, which was awarded annually until 2019 to the AI software that came closest to passing the Turing Test, long seen as a threshold for determining whether artificial intelligence has become indistinguishable from human intelligence.

The sci-fi feedback loop has no expiration date. AI’s ability to form relationships with humans is a theme that continues to be explored in fiction and real life.

A few years after “Her,” “Blade Runner 2049” featured a virtual girlfriend, Joi, with a holographic body. Well before the latest drama with OpenAI, companies had started developing and pitching virtual girlfriends, a process that will no doubt continue. As science fiction writer and social media critic Cory Doctorow wrote in 2017, “Science fiction does something better than predict the future: It influences it.”

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The maneuver and effect are named after the person who first described them in 1927, Hermann Oberth, a Transylvanian Saxon physicist and a founder of modern rocketry.

People used to be from Transylvania!

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Solar power is a booming industry right now as we all strive to run our lives with minimum carbon footprint. Solar is a relatively easy way to get clean electricity but of course we are limited to the hours then Sun is above the horizon. Solar panels in space have been muted before but the costs and technology to transmit power to Earth is prohibitive. An alternative approach has been explored by a team of engineers who have been looking at the possibility of deploying giant reflectors into space. They are a familiar site on houses these days, panels of crystalline-silicon that convert light into electricity. Solar panels have to be positioned carefully to maximise incoming sunlight and thus maximise electricity generation. If a way could be found to increase the amount of time a solar panel was in sunlight then of course they would be more useful to us. In 1993, a 20metre Russian space mirror known as Znamya-2 was unfurled to demonstrate that sunlight could be reflected down to Earth.  The concept to use reflectors in space to prolong the time that solar panels are illuminated is a far simpler and cheaper solution to some sort of solar power station in space. Arguably one of the key times in the day when power is needed is at night so being able to extend the hours of sunlight seems like a great concept. It’s not a new idea though as Hermann Oberth suggested it back in 1929 when he visualised giant reflectors in space, reflecting light down to areas that need it.  A paper recently published explores the reality of the concept and shows how the vision of Oberth may now be achievable. It should be noted that the idea is designed to target sunlight onto solar farms rather than individual homes. The technology is now available and materials suitable to be able to create, launch and deploy large solar reflectors into space. Once deployed, an orbiting reflector could be angled to direct sunlight onto a solar farm as it passes over, extending the ‘day’ and increasing electricity generation. The reflectors which are proposed to be hexagonal with sides 250 metres long would likely be deployed into orbits at an altitude of about 900km. This would illuminate an area approximately 10km across and extend generation time by around 20 minutes either side of dusk and dawn.  Concerns that these would destroy the night are likely to be unfounded due to the planned approach to target solar farms away from inhabited areas.  The reflectors would not be visible ot the naked eye unless you happened to be standing near a solar farm at the time it was beign illuminated and astronomical observations protected by angling the reflectors when not in use.  It is likely to be some years before such a project became reality but it is nice to see engineers and scientists looking at ways to enhance the generatin of clean energy in a way that promotes protection of our planets natural resources but also limits negative impacts on human activity. Source : Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day The post Reflectors in Space Could Make Solar Power More Effective appeared first on Universe Today.

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Sci-Fi Saturday: Woman in the Moon

Week 5:

Film(s): Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond, Dir. Fritz Lang, 1929, Germany)

Viewing Format: Streaming - Kanopy via San Francisco Public Library

Date Watched: June 6, 2021

Rationale for Inclusion:

Including Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond, Dir. Fritz Lang, 1929, Germany) on this survey came down to two reasons: curiosity about Fritz Lang's sci-fi follow up to Metropolis (1927, Germany) and the film's reputation as an early cinematic work of "hard" or "serious" science fiction.

For those not familiar with the term, for something to qualify as "hard" science fiction, the technology and world building needs to be based on available scientific facts, and theoretically, realistically possible. Its counterpart, "soft" science fiction comes up with fantastic notions, technology and worlds without much attention given to how these things could be produced in the real world. Neither approach is necessarily a superior way to craft a good work of science fiction. Whether you draw blueprints, or "just make it up," both paths have inspired, or predicted, later technology.

Lang's Metropolis is undoubtedly soft science fiction; its set pieces being more artistic than scientific. Witnessing him take a more factual approach to science fiction, with a foundational figure in the field of rocketry and aeronautics, Hermann Oberth, acting as consultant was an intriguing premise. 

Reactions:

Despite knowing that Woman in the Moon was a work of science fiction created with input from a German rocket scientist, my partner and I were still not fully prepared for the way space travel in the film used realistic multi-stage rockets, and depicted methods for how the rocket's passengers would deal with takeoff and landing G-forces and zero gravity in between. Logically, we knew our Space Race history and should not have been surprised: the United States imported Nazi Rocket scientists to help build its space program for a reason (i.e. the V-2 rocket). Yet seeing what became common operational features on a fictional spaceship in 1929, 17 years before the first US V-2 tests, was a paradigm shift.

For this reason, the detail that most sticks in my mind about this film is that the spaceship had leather handles all over its walls, to help passengers navigate around the ship in zero gravity.

However, as much as Woman in the Moon correctly prefigured many details of crewed space travel, it still got some things wrong. When the crew of the Friede reaches the far side of the moon, they discover that it has a breathable atmosphere, as theorized by astronomer Peter Andreas Hansen, and subsequently explore the surface without environmental suits or even oxygen tanks.

As much as I appreciate the film citing its sources, they picked a source that would save on budget and elevate the theories of a German scientist. Perhaps it was a legitimate belief in Hansen's work, not convenience or patriotism, that led to this choice, but the facts remain that an astronomer from the Republic of Ragusa (present day Croatia), Roger Joseph Boscovich, had correctly theorized 85 years prior that the moon lacked a breathable atmosphere. 

Yet, I do not think the use of Hansen's theories over Boscovich's detracts from the hard scientific elements of the narrative that turned out to be correct. I think Lang, or screenwriter and author of the novel on which the film was based Thea von Harbou, just wanted serious sci-fi elements and its protagonists to have the ability to kiss on the moon without spacesuits getting in the way. Even the best intentions of hard sci-fi can be derailed by mainstream romance conventions.

In revisiting this film for this blog post, it's admittedly hard to recall the plot without details from films we later watched from the 1950s interceding. The core facets of Woman in the Moon--an experimental rocket ship, a love triangle, stowaways, loss of a necessary component that imperils the crew's ability to return home--would be remixed and reused in similar films about experimental space flights to Earth's moon or Mars, such as Rocketship X-M (Dir. Kurt Neumann, 1950, USA) and Conquest of Space (Dir. Byron Haskin, 1955, USA). Yet this confusion only reinforces the status of Woman in the Moon as essential sci-fi cinema viewing: it told a semi-realistic tale of experimental crewed spaceflight decades before it became a bona fide sci-fi film sub-genre.

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Und heute bei: "Mein Vater dropt Lore": Meine Uroma war mit der Frau von Hermann Oberth, dem Begründer der wissenschaftlichen Raketentechnik und Astronautik, in einer Clique und hat ihn sogar kennengelernt.

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Gerda Maurus in Woman in the Moon (Fritz Lang, 1929)

Cast: Willy Fritsch, Gerda Maurus, Klaus Pohl, Fritz Rasp, Gustl Gstettenbaur, Gustav von Wangenheim, Tilla Durieux, Margarete Kupfer, Alexa von Porembsky, Gerhard Dammann. Screenplay: Thea von Harbou. Cinematography: Curt Courant, Oskar Fischinger, Konstantin Irmen-Tschet, Otto Kanturek. Art direction: Emil Hasler, Otto Hunte, Karl Vollbrecht. 

Classic space-travel science fiction, Woman in the Moon was hugely influential on movies up until the time when human beings actually began to travel into space. You can find its traces in everything from the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials to Destination Moon (Irving Pichel, 1950) and Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox, 1956), and even into the space age in TV series like Lost in Space (1965-68) and the first Star Trek series (1965-69). None of this should be surprising: Willy Ley, a German rocket scientist who was a technical adviser on Fritz Lang's film, came to the United States in 1935 and became an ardent popularizer of space travel and consultant to many science fiction writers and film directors. Actual space travel made some of Woman in the Moon obsolete: the notion that the moon has a breathable atmosphere and a temperate climate, for example. But Lang and his wife, Thea von Harbou, also consulted with another rocket scientist, Hermann Oberth, while writing the screenplay, and got a few things exactly and presciently right, like multistage rocketry, the need for zero-gravity restraints, and the firing of retro-rockets to slow the descent of the ship to the moon's surface. But perhaps their most influential contribution is the suspenseful (and often hokey) melodrama of the plot. They invented the familiar clichés: the discredited scientist whose theories turn out to be right; corporate villainy and greed at odds with the idealism of the scientists; the romantic triangle heightened by the isolation of the spaceship; the unexpected but useful stowaway; the need to sacrifice a member of the crew to return to safety. Fortunately, Lang never lets things bog down in the nascent clichés, and he has a capable cast to work with. Willy Fritsch is Wolf Helius, an idealistic rocketeer who has planned the space flight with the help of the discredited professor, Georg Manfeldt (Klaus Pohl). Gustav von Wangenheim and Gerda Maurus are Helius's assistants, Hans Windegger and Friede Velten, who have just gotten engaged, to the dismay of Helius, who is in love with Friede. Fritz Rasp is the evil mastermind Walter Turner, who threatens to destroy the rocket unless Helius allows him to come along on the voyage to advance the interests of the greedy corporate types who want to get their hands on the gold deposits that Manfeldt has theorized are plentiful on the moon. (With his hair slicked back across one side of his forehead, Rasp has a surprising resemblance to Adolf Hitler in this movie.) And the stowaway is Gustav (Gustl Gstettenbaur), a boy obsessed with space travel who brings his collection of sci-fi pulp magazines along with him. Even today, Woman in the Moon is good, larky fun.

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We can prove this pretty easily. The commonly attributed "fathers of modern rocketry" were Robert Goddard, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Hermann Oberth, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, and Fritz Von Opal. These are just the guys we know of, who all had wildly different life circumstances, and all lived roughly in the same time period. Oberth died in 1989! These are the guys who managed to succeed in SPITE of their horrid conditions, the world wars, and disease. It's not numbers that make the geniuses, turns out it's just humans being geniuses when given resources.

And the New York Times called Goddard a lunatic, only retracting their statements on the eve of the Apollo 11 moon flight that landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon.

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Oberth Effect

Introduction The Oberth effect is a principle in astrodynamics and astronautics that states that the efficiency of a rocket’s propulsion system increases as the speed of the rocket increases. Named after the German scientist Hermann Oberth, who first described the effect, it is a fundamental principle used in mission planning and design for interplanetary travel. Basic Principle The Oberth…

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Introduction Model rocketry is an exciting hobby that has been around for decades. It is a great way for adults to explore the science of rocketry and aeronautics in a safe and fun way. Model rocketry involves the construction and launching of small rockets, typically powered by solid fuel motors. It is a great way to learn about the principles of rocketry, aerodynamics, and physics. Model rocketry is also a great way to explore the history of rocketry and space exploration. With the right knowledge and safety precautions, model rocketry can be a fun and rewarding hobby for adults. The History of Model Rocketry: How It All Began Model rocketry has been around for centuries, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that it became a popular hobby. The history of model rocketry began in the early 1900s when a German scientist named Hermann Oberth wrote a book called “The Rocket into Interplanetary Space”. This book inspired a young American named Robert Goddard to pursue his own experiments in rocketry. Goddard was the first to successfully launch a liquid-fueled rocket in 1926. His rocket flew for 2.5 seconds and reached an altitude of 41 feet. This was a major breakthrough in rocketry and it inspired others to pursue their own experiments. In the 1930s, a group of American rocket enthusiasts formed the American Rocket Society (ARS). This group was dedicated to the advancement of rocketry and they held regular meetings to discuss their experiments. They also published a magazine called “The Journal of the American Rocket Society” which was filled with articles about rocketry. In the 1950s, a group of model rocket enthusiasts formed the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). This group was dedicated to the promotion of model rocketry and they held regular meetings to discuss their experiments. They also published a magazine called “Sport Rocketry” which was filled with articles about model rocketry. In 1957, the first model rocket kit was released by the Estes Company. This kit included everything needed to build and launch a model rocket. This kit was a major breakthrough in model rocketry and it inspired others to pursue their own experiments. Since then, model rocketry has become a popular hobby around the world. Today, there are many different types of model rockets available and they come in all shapes and sizes. Model rocketry is a fun and exciting hobby that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. So, if you’re looking for a fun and exciting hobby, why not give model rocketry a try? Building Your Own Model Rocket: Tips and Tricks for Beginners Building your own model rocket is a fun and rewarding experience! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced rocketeer, there are some tips and tricks that can help you get the most out of your model rocket-building experience. First, make sure you have all the necessary supplies. You’ll need a rocket body, fins, a launch pad, a launch controller, and a motor. You’ll also need glue, sandpaper, and paint. Make sure you have all the supplies before you start building. Second, read the instructions carefully. Model rocket kits come with detailed instructions that will help you build your rocket correctly. Take your time and read through the instructions before you start building. Third, take your time. Building a model rocket is not a race. Take your time and make sure everything is done correctly. This will help ensure that your rocket is safe and will fly correctly. Fourth, test your rocket before you launch it. Make sure all the parts are secure and that the rocket is balanced. You can also test the motor to make sure it’s working properly. Finally, have fun! Building model rockets is a great way to spend time with friends and family. Enjoy the process and have fun! These are just a few tips and tricks for building your own model rocket. With a little patience and practice, you’ll be launching your own rockets in no time! Exploring the Science Behind Model Rocketry Welcome to

the exciting world of model rocketry! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced rocketeer, you’ll find that model rocketry is a fun and rewarding hobby. But what’s the science behind it? Let’s take a look! Model rocketry is based on the same principles of physics that govern the flight of full-sized rockets. The most important of these is Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that when a rocket is propelled forward by the force of its engine, an equal and opposite force is exerted on the rocket in the opposite direction. This is what causes the rocket to move forward. Another important principle is Bernoulli’s Principle, which states that as the speed of a fluid (such as air) increases, its pressure decreases. This is why a rocket’s fins help to stabilize its flight. As the air passes over the fins, it is forced to move faster over the top of the fin than the bottom. This creates a difference in pressure, which causes the rocket to be pushed in the direction of the lower pressure. Finally, the rocket’s engine is what provides the thrust that propels it forward. The engine works by burning a fuel, such as black powder, which creates hot gases that are expelled from the engine. These gases push against the air, creating a reaction that propels the rocket forward. So there you have it – the science behind model rocketry! With a little bit of knowledge and some practice, you’ll be launching your own rockets in no time. Have fun and happy flying! Model Rocketry as a Hobby: What You Need to Know Model rocketry is an exciting and rewarding hobby that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced rocketeer, there are plenty of opportunities to explore the world of model rocketry. Here’s what you need to know to get started. First, you’ll need to purchase a model rocket kit. These kits come in a variety of sizes and styles, so you’ll want to do some research to find the one that’s right for you. Make sure to read the instructions carefully and follow all safety precautions. Next, you’ll need to find a safe place to launch your rocket. You’ll want to make sure that the area is free of trees, power lines, and other obstacles. You’ll also need to check with your local fire department to make sure that you’re following all safety regulations. Once you’ve got your rocket and a safe place to launch it, you’ll need to assemble it. This can be a fun and rewarding experience, but it’s important to take your time and make sure that everything is done correctly. Finally, you’ll need to purchase the necessary supplies for launching your rocket. This includes a launch pad, launch controller, and recovery system. You’ll also need to purchase the appropriate fuel for your rocket. Model rocketry is a great hobby that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With the right supplies and safety precautions, you can have a blast launching your own rockets. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and start exploring the world of model rocketry! Model Rocketry Competitions: What to Expect and How to Prepare Are you interested in participating in a model rocketry competition? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Model rocketry competitions are a great way to test your skills and have some fun. In this article, we’ll discuss what to expect and how to prepare for a model rocketry competition. First, let’s talk about what to expect. Most model rocketry competitions involve launching a model rocket and seeing how far it can travel. The rocket must be built according to the rules of the competition, and the launch must be done safely. The rocket must also be able to reach a certain altitude and stay in the air for a certain amount of time. The winner is the person whose rocket travels the farthest. Now, let’s talk about how to prepare for a model rocketry competition. First, you’ll need to build a model rocket that meets the rules of the competition.

This means you’ll need to research the rules and make sure your rocket meets all of them. You’ll also need to make sure your rocket is safe to launch. Next, you’ll need to practice launching your rocket. This will help you get a feel for how your rocket will fly and how to adjust it for the best performance. You’ll also need to practice launching your rocket in different weather conditions, as this can affect how it flies. Finally, you’ll need to make sure you have all the necessary safety equipment. This includes a fire extinguisher, safety glasses, and a launch pad. You’ll also need to make sure you have a spotter to help you launch your rocket safely. Model rocketry competitions can be a lot of fun, and they’re a great way to test your skills. With the right preparation, you can be sure to have a successful launch and a great time. Good luck! Conclusion Model rocketry is an exciting and rewarding hobby for adults of all ages. It provides an opportunity to explore the science of rocketry, build and launch rockets, and have fun with friends and family. With the right safety precautions, model rocketry can be a safe and enjoyable activity for everyone. With the right guidance and resources, adults can learn the basics of model rocketry and have a great time launching their own rockets. If you have any questions or comments Please contact us on our contact page or via our Facebook page.

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Our educational system is like an automobile which has strong rear lights, brightly illuminating the past. But looking forward things are barely discernible.

Hermann Oberth