Comments on: ROCKET CATCHER (Jan, 1953)

By: Jari

Jari — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:20:16 +0000

darren: #12 knocked to the sides by rockets wings? #13 I was going to write a longer answer, but have you ever seen this kind of contraption catching rockets anywhere in the world? That moots all of your questions, as it just doesn’t work.

By: darren

darren — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:26:59 +0000

The rocket actually doesn’t start to slow down until it reaches the second tube section (before that it’s just going down a pipe). I assume the rocket is coming in at approx 500km/h and has to stop in about 150 metres (max). Anyone know roughly what force that would be on the passengers?

Also what happens if the parachute gets caught on the end of the train? I assume it just gets ripped off.

By: darren

darren — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:19:20 +0000

In the main picture there are supports holding up each tube section. In the landed picture the supports are gone. Where did they go?

By: Don

Don — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:44:54 +0000

@Snark: YES!

By: Snark

Snark — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:45:11 +0000

“Its ridiculously impractical, unbelievably dangerous, and overtly sexual, all at the same time.”

Are we talking about the rocket catcher or the issue cover?

By: Jari

Jari — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:16:25 +0000

Toronto: I didn’t know Maxwell Smart was a NASA spokesperson

By: Noob

Noob — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:23:17 +0000

“Its ridiculously impractical, unbelievably dangerous, and overtly sexual, all at the same time.”
Just like sex.

By: carlm

carlm — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:55:54 +0000

Ole D.B. came up with this idea when his wife commented on his “coming too fast” problem.

By: John M. Hanna

John M. Hanna — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:21:12 +0000

Its ridiculously impractical, unbelievably dangerous, and overtly sexual, all at the same time.

By: Rick Auricchio

Rick Auricchio — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:19:57 +0000

Who’s gonna want to live in that house, knowing that a speeding rocket is flying that close?

By: Christoph Geisler

Christoph Geisler — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:04:23 +0000

Sorta like an inverted supergun? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergun

By: Naked Bunny with a Whip

Naked Bunny with a Whip — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:36:20 +0000

An excellent follow-up to “So You Want to Have a Love Affair?”

By: Toronto

Toronto — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:47:44 +0000

I can just imagine the headlines – “Returing Moon Rocket Crash Blamed on Sneezing Sheep.”

NASA’s motto “Missed it by that much.”

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:01:33 +0000

Patent here http://www.google.com/patents/.....dq=2592873