Watching because of this
Self-taught rocket scientist blasts off into California sky -(not the greatest article btw, but I think it's just the result of setting up a half-coherent press release quote)
Since I think that this
Quote:
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He wants to build a “Rockoon,” a rocket that is carried into the atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and lit. This rocket would take Hughes about 68 miles up.
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Could be a potentially innovative way to deal with initial launch thrust, but I have no idea how much the obstacle of thrust is due to launch or sustaining the mission while already in space, so I'm trying to figure that out.