Continuing the SR-1 Project [Video]
SR-1 Flight 2 was a routine mission to continue gaining telemetry for our space program. I've recorded this flight so it's available for a watch below (warning for audio loudness!): After this there was a third flight of the SR-1, designated SR-1b. In order to get maximum value out of the SR-1 before we move on to other programs, I decided to take advantage of existing production lines by effectively sticking a SR-1 rocket on top of the existing one, creating a three-stage rocket: This worked well and reached a height of 240km for almost no extra expense. Such is the value of having multiple stages taking advantage of already tooled parts, especially when the final stage has less gravity to fight due to our altitude. This makes it sound like we've solved rocketry; just slap more rockets on top of each other! But eventually we'll run against the fundamental nature of rocketry governed by the tyranny of the rocket equation, which can be summed up as: " But to get tha...