Sounding Rockets explained

[@harryandruschak2843]

Thank you for this informative upload. I loved that video clip of our *SPHERICAL* Earth at 2:10

[@harryandruschak2843]

Bring them on! Cowards and bullies hiding under You Tube anonimity? Bring them on!

[@wesleyrodgers886]

My cat doesn't like turnips anymore.

[@droideka5641]

@@wesleyrodgers886 This is the funniest fucking thing I've read all day god bless you.

[@QuasariumX]

@@droideka56414 years later. Still funny as hell

[@rbbery]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@QuasariumX 4 days later. Still funny as hell

[@JanskiPolanski]

Did i miss the part where they explain why these are called sounding rocket?

[@SciNewsRo]

"Sounding rockets take their name from the nautical term "to sound," which means to take measurements." www.nasa.gov/missions/research/f_sounding.html

[@dinohazardalex1285]

So how much does it cost to launch one?

[@RME76048]

Depends. Ignoring the payload (which can be reusable) if the mission can use surplus military solid rocket boosters it is a lot cheaper than you might think, especially if the mission can be flown in a convenient place like White Sands, New Mexico.

[@rock3tcatU233]

About 350.000 dollars for a launch by a commercial provider such as UP Aerospace.

[@jmm1233]

my school used to do these , they where fun to make and launch

[@emtee40]

Literally have a Loki II PWN-8B in the corner of living room. Last launched in March 1967

[@RME76048]

A nice presentation. Sadly, few viewers and only 76 thumbs-up. My only real criticism is at 1:34 when the graphic shows a complete rocket (that looks like two stages of differing diameters) arcing over and re-entering the atmosphere. Not quite what happens.

[@ashangalhena2110]

Sounding rockets don't go straight up, they launch at an angle and have a parabolic trajectory. Also, the different stages of sounding rockets can often have different diameters as they are just solid boosters being stacked on top of one another. I think NASA just meant to show a simplification of what the rocket does.

[@Beujah]

VOSTFR please

[@indianrider702]

I am became isro scientist

[@reyz360]

k so?