Rody Oldenhuis

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I am a space Engineer, physicist, linux loving, academic, pragmatic, anti-bureaucrat baboon.


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How does a car turn without any skidding?
8
Why is Titan able to maintain an atmosphere, and not Luna?
5
What causes an aircraft to roll when rudder is applied
5
What is the apparent diameter of the sun as seen from earth?
5
How empty of fuel are spacecraft booster rockets typically?
4
Spaceships travelling through space and debris
4
How much thrust would be needed to turn a hobbyist satellite into a deep space probe?
4
How do NASA's Curiosity determine the elemental composition of Mars using spectrometer?
4
How close does a meteorite have to be in order to be heard by the human ear?
4
“Relativistic Baseball”
3
How to determine Center of Gravity?
3
Energy in orbit of satellites around the earth lost?
3
What is geostationary orbit radius?
3
Water from Icebergs
3
Is a monochromatic, or non-monochromatic light visible at greater distance?
3
Does launching a rocket in lower density air require more or less fuel?
3
How to send a spacecraft to the moon without any acceleration
3
Free fall of two spheres made of same materials, different masses, with air resistance
3
When was the earliest understanding that the stars were similar to the Sun?
3
Will Pluto be in the ecliptic plane when New Horizons passes by? Was this deliberate?
2
Orbital mechanics and rocketry: Is it ever a good idea to intentionally lower periapsis?
2
What is the color of a mirror?
2
Coordinate transformation from earth to solar
2
How will you measure speed in km/hr in space?
1
Can raw fissile/fusile minerals be triggered by seismic activity?
1
How to compute the speed necessary for an airplane to fly?
1
Are there devices which convert thermal energy to electric energy?
0
How to learn celestial mechanics?
0
Why the breath sometimes warm and sometimes cold? (2 different explanations!)
0
How much force is required to propel a bicycle?