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September 24, 2026 at 7:33 AM
What I remember is that it had a complete Surveyor lander on a mock lunar surface inside, complete with an ejected solid fuel retrorocket lying nearby (the only time I ever saw one). I don't remember a CSM at all.
Well, that, and the monorail running through the Bucky Dome. That was way cool.
Well, that, and the monorail running through the Bucky Dome. That was way cool.
August 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
What I remember is that it had a complete Surveyor lander on a mock lunar surface inside, complete with an ejected solid fuel retrorocket lying nearby (the only time I ever saw one). I don't remember a CSM at all.
Well, that, and the monorail running through the Bucky Dome. That was way cool.
Well, that, and the monorail running through the Bucky Dome. That was way cool.
How's this for improvement? Compare my awkward 2011 attempt to draw a rocket fitting the concept of a "Retrorocket" (looking less like a rocket ship and more like a poorly-rendered jet fighter) and my recent attempt "Retro Rocket 2026".
The difference is like night and day!
The difference is like night and day!
August 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
How's this for improvement? Compare my awkward 2011 attempt to draw a rocket fitting the concept of a "Retrorocket" (looking less like a rocket ship and more like a poorly-rendered jet fighter) and my recent attempt "Retro Rocket 2026".
The difference is like night and day!
The difference is like night and day!
someone finally dug into technic beat and unearthed the marchen maze track that got cut after loketests when arika learned it wasnt actually a namco game youtu.be/KW4iGOpS1As
Technic Beat テクニクビート PS2 Märchen Maze メルヘンメイズ test play
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July 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
someone finally dug into technic beat and unearthed the marchen maze track that got cut after loketests when arika learned it wasnt actually a namco game youtu.be/KW4iGOpS1As
#OTD in 1967, Surveyor IV lunar lander was launched. After a flawless flight, radio signals ceased during the terminal-descent phase after main retrorocket ignition, 2.5 min before planned touchdown, on July 17. Contact with the spacecraft was never reestablished, and the mission was unsuccessful.
July 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
#OTD in 1967, Surveyor IV lunar lander was launched. After a flawless flight, radio signals ceased during the terminal-descent phase after main retrorocket ignition, 2.5 min before planned touchdown, on July 17. Contact with the spacecraft was never reestablished, and the mission was unsuccessful.
Pumpkin Spice Retrorocket
July 13, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Pumpkin Spice Retrorocket
I mean come on, I have too many giant fingers to work on stuff this microscopic.
May 21, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I mean come on, I have too many giant fingers to work on stuff this microscopic.
Our next GLXP team is Italia, an Italian team led by Amalia Ercoli-Finzi (Politecnico di Milano). Its spacecraft (both lander and rover) would be called Ascensio Machinae Ad Lunam Italica Arte (AMALIA), and might include one large rover or many small rovers […]
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May 11, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Our next GLXP team is Italia, an Italian team led by Amalia Ercoli-Finzi (Politecnico di Milano). Its spacecraft (both lander and rover) would be called Ascensio Machinae Ad Lunam Italica Arte (AMALIA), and might include one large rover or many small rovers […]
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'And all the science, I don't understand.
It's just my job 5 days a week
A rocket man
A rocket man'
#AIArt
#RetroSciFi
#RetroRocket
It's just my job 5 days a week
A rocket man
A rocket man'
#AIArt
#RetroSciFi
#RetroRocket
May 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
'And all the science, I don't understand.
It's just my job 5 days a week
A rocket man
A rocket man'
#AIArt
#RetroSciFi
#RetroRocket
It's just my job 5 days a week
A rocket man
A rocket man'
#AIArt
#RetroSciFi
#RetroRocket
Love friends of the library book sales! I always find great scifi books.
But lately I also check the vintage kid's books. Today's was the best haul yet! Cool retro space books!
#retrorocket #rocketship #spaceart #midcentury #vintagebook
But lately I also check the vintage kid's books. Today's was the best haul yet! Cool retro space books!
#retrorocket #rocketship #spaceart #midcentury #vintagebook
May 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Love friends of the library book sales! I always find great scifi books.
But lately I also check the vintage kid's books. Today's was the best haul yet! Cool retro space books!
#retrorocket #rocketship #spaceart #midcentury #vintagebook
But lately I also check the vintage kid's books. Today's was the best haul yet! Cool retro space books!
#retrorocket #rocketship #spaceart #midcentury #vintagebook
I’ve got a big giant complicated one to do soon that I’m working on but tonight I did a smallish one that I repainted (redrew the graphics for) because I didn’t wanna do Friendship 7. Every fucking modeler does Friendship 7. There were lots of capsules, pick a lesser known one ffs
April 29, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I’ve got a big giant complicated one to do soon that I’m working on but tonight I did a smallish one that I repainted (redrew the graphics for) because I didn’t wanna do Friendship 7. Every fucking modeler does Friendship 7. There were lots of capsules, pick a lesser known one ffs
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the first time I landed on the Mun, I had a critical brain failure and instead of firing a retrorocket I deployed a parachute
I need to see Musk experiencing this kind of lesson in humility
I need to see Musk experiencing this kind of lesson in humility
March 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
the first time I landed on the Mun, I had a critical brain failure and instead of firing a retrorocket I deployed a parachute
I need to see Musk experiencing this kind of lesson in humility
I need to see Musk experiencing this kind of lesson in humility
A 3D printer-friendly recreation of of the Centuri PNC-89, the knockoff of the old MPC/AVI Mercury/Moon-Go space capsule with added on retrorocket pack improved by adding vent holes through the pretend nozzles of the main retros, and friend....
March 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
A 3D printer-friendly recreation of of the Centuri PNC-89, the knockoff of the old MPC/AVI Mercury/Moon-Go space capsule with added on retrorocket pack improved by adding vent holes through the pretend nozzles of the main retros, and friend....
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Retro future energy 🚀
Steampunk inspired rocket design for those who like their style bold, creative, and a little different.
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Retro future energy 🚀
Steampunk inspired rocket design for those who like their style bold, creative, and a little different.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Retro future energy 🚀
Steampunk inspired rocket design for those who like their style bold, creative, and a little different.
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Retro future energy 🚀
Steampunk inspired rocket design for those who like their style bold, creative, and a little different.
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I always wonder why they called it a retrorocket rather than a separation or ejection motor. It's an odd use of 'retrorocket', which normally is used for motors that slow something down.
Unless the motor was mounted to the 3rd stage... Which does and doesn't make any sense.
Unless the motor was mounted to the 3rd stage... Which does and doesn't make any sense.
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I always wonder why they called it a retrorocket rather than a separation or ejection motor. It's an odd use of 'retrorocket', which normally is used for motors that slow something down.
Unless the motor was mounted to the 3rd stage... Which does and doesn't make any sense.
Unless the motor was mounted to the 3rd stage... Which does and doesn't make any sense.
Here is how the Department of Defense described this very serious nuclear weapons accident in its 1981 public report, “Narrative Summaries of Accidents Involving U.S. Nuclear Weapons, 1950-1980”: unredacted.com/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here is how the Department of Defense described this very serious nuclear weapons accident in its 1981 public report, “Narrative Summaries of Accidents Involving U.S. Nuclear Weapons, 1950-1980”: unredacted.com/wp-content/u...
A report for the Atomic Energy Commission faulted the Air Force for not involving the AEC in the warhead’s removal, noting “… an improper recovery procedure could have had serious consequences … [and] perhaps have placed the nuclear system in a more critical state.” nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/294...
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A report for the Atomic Energy Commission faulted the Air Force for not involving the AEC in the warhead’s removal, noting “… an improper recovery procedure could have had serious consequences … [and] perhaps have placed the nuclear system in a more critical state.” nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/294...
A USAF investigation found “personnel error” was the primary cause of the accident (poorly-insulated or exposed wiring in the retrorocket was also a factor). Damage to the nosecone, missile, and silo was assessed at $234,349 (~ $2 million today). bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/rapidcityjou...
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A USAF investigation found “personnel error” was the primary cause of the accident (poorly-insulated or exposed wiring in the retrorocket was also a factor). Damage to the nosecone, missile, and silo was assessed at $234,349 (~ $2 million today). bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/rapidcityjou...
This Broken Arrow at Ellsworth Air Force Base happened because an airman used a screwdriver instead of an insulated fuse puller while working on the security alarm control box, creating a short circuit that caused a retrorocket to fire.
For more, see this excellent 2017 Rapid City Journal article.
For more, see this excellent 2017 Rapid City Journal article.
Fifty-three year old nuclear missile accident revealed
Bob Hicks was spending a cold December night in his barracks 53 years ago at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City when the phone rang.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This Broken Arrow at Ellsworth Air Force Base happened because an airman used a screwdriver instead of an insulated fuse puller while working on the security alarm control box, creating a short circuit that caused a retrorocket to fire.
For more, see this excellent 2017 Rapid City Journal article.
For more, see this excellent 2017 Rapid City Journal article.
