Decades ago I saw two men climbing out of a hole in the ground just outside the perimeter of the former RAF Manston. I had always wondered what they were doing there, and last February I took a walk along the now abandoned road in that area to investigate. I found a derelict ROC ObservationContinue reading “Former Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Observation Post (bunker) at RAF Manston…”
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A mathematical model of the launch of Apollo 11 to Earth-parking-orbit…
I’ve always been interested in the technology of spaceflight, and particularly the 1960s solutions to the problem using the Saturn-V launcher. I think it is the complexity of the machine, combined with its extraordinary thrust and the drama of being the first to take humans to the Moon that is so captivating. I was notContinue reading “A mathematical model of the launch of Apollo 11 to Earth-parking-orbit…”
Lee J. Russell, Author 