WATCH THIS SPACE:
FASTER AND CHEAPER TO LAUNCH THANKS TO KIWI KNOW-HOW
The potential to make it easier, faster
and cheaper to launch a rocket -
with wide-ranging benefits for
other technology – is here
thanks to new research
from the University
of Canterbury.
The new flight strategy not only has
the potential to make launching
rockets into orbit cheaper and more
efficient, but improving everyday
technology like mobile phones and
global positioning systems (GPS).
A major challenge of launching
rockets is fuel movement within
the tanks affecting the trajectory of
rockets through resonance. Heavy
mechanical rings inside fuel tanks,
called baffles, are the favoured
solution to dampen the slosh
of fuel and its effects on flight
trajectory.
University of Canterbury doctoral
student Philipp Sueltrop, pictured,
in Electrical and Electronic
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