In this video we go through the process of machining a cold gas thruster for our reaction control system (RCS) demonstrator. Mostly a manual lathe operation, apart from the last step which is made on a mill. Similar nozzles, with a much bigger expansion ratio will stabilize and orientate our homemade space capsule and volunteer astronaut in space, once the Spica space capsule separates from the main rocket booster.
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Why Our Space Capsule Is So Shockingly Small — And Why We Can’t Make It Bigger?!
Every time we publish a drawing or picture of the Copenhagen Suborbitals capsule, someone inevitably asks — sometimes kindly, sometimes anxiously, and sometimes with the same wary tone used by people recalling a long‑haul Ryanair Read more…
