But it is Rocket Science

Anna and Henna
But it is Rocket Science

Podcasts aren't Rocket Science, but this one is! Every episode tackles a new Aerospace topic ranging from engines, to space programs to how space impacts the human body. Aerospace Engineers, Henna and Anna, will find the inner Rocket Scientist in all of you! T - 3,2,1..... LIFTOFF!

  1. Episode 46 Hyperspeed: Not Your Average Mode of Space Travel!

    03/29/2022

    Episode 46 Hyperspeed: Not Your Average Mode of Space Travel!

    We throw around the term hyperspeed a lot in movies, shows, sci fi novels. What actually is it and where did it originate from?? Tune into this episode to learn all about it! We have Merch!! www.butitisrocketscience.com/shop Patreon: www.patreon.com/biirs Find us on social media! Instagram: butitisrocketscience Twitter: butitisRS Facebook: But it is Rocket Science New Design by Sarah Price Follow her on Instagram: sarahprice.art Henna's Sources: “1930s.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930s#Science_and_technology. ghola2010. “Dark Star Movie (1974) from John Carpenter.” YouTube, YouTube, 29 Apr. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocse-0bBfo8&t=963s&ab_channel=WhitemancameTookeverything. “Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.” Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, sfdictionary.com/. “Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Oct. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Dictionary_of_Science_Fiction. “Hyperspace.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperspace. “Pulp Magazine.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_magazine. Anna's Links: Alcubierre, Miguel. “The Warp Drive: Hyper-Fast Travel within General Relativity.” Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 11, no. 5, 1994, doi:10.1088/0264-9381/11/5/001. Beall, Abigail. “What Is Einstein's Theory of Relativity?” WIRED UK, WIRED UK, 28 Mar. 2017, www.wired.co.uk/article/einstein-theory-relativity. “The Casimir Effect: A Force from Nothing.” Physics World, 6 Feb. 2018, physicsworld.com/a/the-casimir-effect-a-force-from-nothing. “Energy Density of Some Combustibles (in MJ/Kg): The Geography of Transport Systems.” The Geography of Transport Systems | The Spatial Organization of Transportation and Mobility, 5 Oct. 2021, transportgeography.org/contents/chapter4/transportation-and-energy/combustibles-energy-content/. “Energy Density.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Feb. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density. “Exotic Matter.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic_matter. Lentz, Erik W. “Breaking the Warp Barrier: Hyper-Fast Solitons in Einstein–Maxwell-Plasma Theory.” Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 38, no. 7, 2021, p. 075015., doi:10.1088/1361-6382/abe692. “Warp Drives: Physicists Give Chances of Faster-than-Light Space Travel a Boost: Human World.” EarthSky, 15 May 2021, earthsky.org/space/warp-drive-chances-of-faster-than-light-space-travel/.

    37 min
  2. Episode 45 Airfoils: Airplanes are cool, right?! - BIIRS Season 4

    02/08/2022

    Episode 45 Airfoils: Airplanes are cool, right?! - BIIRS Season 4

    Airplanes are cool, right?! How much do you know about their wings? We're finally back from our winter break. Grab a warm beverage and hand out with us while we chat about airfoils! We have Merch!! https://www.butitisrocketscience.com/shop Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/biirs Find us on social media! Instagram: butitisrocketscience Twitter: butitisRS Facebook: But it is Rocket Science New Design by Sarah Price Follow her on Instagram: sarahprice.art Henna’s Sources: “Airfoil.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Jan. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfoil. Anderson, John David. Fundamentals of Aerodynamics. McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Darmofal, David. “Lecture Notes.” MIT OpenCourseWare, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-100-aerodynamics-fall-2005/lecture-notes/. “Inclination Effects on Lift.” NASA, NASA, https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/incline.html. Liebhaber, William. Airfoil Design, YouTube, 26 June 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fk2J5LtdSg. Books Mentioned: https://www.amazon.com/Hydrodynamics-Dover-Books-Physics-Horace/dp/0486602567 https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Aerofoil-Airscrew-Cambridge-Classics/dp/052127494X Anna’s Sources: “Airfoil.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Jan. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfoil. “Angle of Attack (AOA).” SKYbrary Aviation Safety, 6 Oct. 2021, skybrary.aero/articles/angle-attack-aoa. “Compressible Flow.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Sept. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressible_flow#cite_note-J.D._Anderson_2007-1. “Elements of the Wing Section Theory and of the Wing Theory - NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS).” NASA, NASA, ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930091257. “Hermann Glauert.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Jan. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Glauert. “History of Flight.” NASA, NASA, www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/historyofflight.html. History.com Editors. “World War I.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 29 Oct. 2009, www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history. “Inviscid Flow.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 June 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inviscid_flow. “Ludwig Prandtl.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Jan. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Prandtl. “Otto Lilienthal.” Lemelson, lemelson.mit.edu/resources/otto-lilienthal. “Prandtl Number.” Prandtl Number - an Overview | ScienceDirect Topics, www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/prandtl-number. “The Wright Brothers: The First Successful Airplane.” The Wright Brothers | The First Successful Airplane, airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/fly/1903/. Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    43 min
  3. Episode 41 Solar Storms: How Worried Should You Be?  - BIIRS Season 3

    09/27/2021

    Episode 41 Solar Storms: How Worried Should You Be? - BIIRS Season 3

    How worried should you be about a Solar Storm hitting Earth? What is a Solar Storm anyway? Tune in to our latest episode to find out! We have Merch!! https://www.butitisrocketscience.com/shop Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/biirs Find us on social media! Instagram: butitisrocketscience Twitter: butitisRS Facebook: But it is Rocket Science Anna's Sources: Gary, Prof. Dale E. “Astrophysics I: Lecture #23.” New Jersey Institute of Technology , web.njit.edu/~gary/320/Lecture23.html. “How Likely Is Another Carrington Event?: Earth.” EarthSky, 30 Sept. 2020, earthsky.org/space/how-likely-space-super-storms-solar-flares-carrington-event/. “Lead.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Sept. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead. Moriña, David, et al. “Probability Estimation of a Carrington-like Geomagnetic Storm.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 20 Feb. 2019, www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-38918-8. Newman, Lily Hay. “A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse'.” Wired, Conde Nast, 26 Aug. 2021, www.wired.com/story/solar-storm-internet-apocalypse-undersea-cables/. Riley, Pete. “On the Probability of Occurrence of Extreme Space Weather Events.” National Academies , 7 Oct. 2014, On the Probability of Occurrence of Extreme Space Weather Events. “Solar Storm.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Sept. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm. “Sunspots and Solar Flares.” NASA, NASA, 22 July 2021, spaceplace.nasa.gov/solar-activity. US Department of Commerce, NOAA. “The Sun and Sunspots.” National Weather Service, NOAA's National Weather Service, 7 Aug. 2020, www.weather.gov/fsd/sunspots. Ventana al Conocimiento (Knowledge Window) Scientific journalism Estimated reading time Time 3 to read, et al. “When Will the next Solar Superstorm Occur?” OpenMind, 18 Sept. 2019, www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/environment/when-will-the-next-solar-superstorm-occur/. Henna's Sources: “Carrington Event.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Sept. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event. Chapman, S. C., et al. “Using the Index over the Last 14 Solar Cycles to CHARACTERIZE EXTREME Geomagnetic Activity.” Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 47, no. 3, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019gl086524. Evan Gough, Universe Today. “Destructive Solar Storms Usually Hit Earth Every 25 Years or so, Say Scientists.” ScienceAlert, https://www.sciencealert.com/destructive-super-solar-storms-usually-hit-us-four-times-a-century. Geographics. The Carrington Event, Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgV1rwMY4yg&ab_channel=Geographics. “Geomagnetic Storm.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Sept. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_storm. Klein, Christopher. “A Perfect SOLAR Superstorm: The 1859 Carrington Event.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 14 Mar. 2012, https://www.history.com/news/a-perfect-solar-superstorm-the-1859-carrington-event. Solar Storms, Kurzgesagt, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHHSSJDJ4oo&ab_channel=Kurzgesagt%E2%80%93InaNutshell. Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    39 min
  4. Episode 40: Black Holes - Are they Actually Supermassive? - BIIRS Season 3

    09/07/2021

    Episode 40: Black Holes - Are they Actually Supermassive? - BIIRS Season 3

    Do you know what Black Holes actually are? Are we actually all holograms? Pour yourself a cup of coffee (or tea) and come hang out with your friendly neighborhood aerospace engineers to find out! We have Merch!! https://www.butitisrocketscience.com/shop Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/biirs Find us on social media! Instagram: butitisrocketscience Twitter: butitisRS Facebook: But it is Rocket Science Henna's Sources: Beall, Abigail. “Theory Claims to Offer the FIRST 'Evidence' Our Universe Is a Hologram.” WIRED UK, WIRED UK, 31 Jan. 2017, www.wired.co.uk/article/our-universe-is-a-hologram. Bouman, Katherine L. “Extreme Imaging via Physical Model Inversion: Seeing around Corners and Imaging Black Holes.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. Garner, Rob. “What Are Black Holes?” NASA, NASA, 15 Nov. 2017, www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/starsgalaxies/black_hole_description.html. “Gravitational Singularity.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 2 Aug. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_singularity. Information@eso.org. “Anatomy of a Black Hole.” Www.eso.org, www.eso.org/public/images/eso1907h/. Kurzgesagt. “Black Holes Explained – from Birth to Death.” YouTube, YouTube, 15 Dec. 2015, Schirber, Michael. “Eye-to-Eye with a Black Hole.” Space.com, Space, 11 July 2005, www.space.com/1297-eye-eye-black-hole.html. “Stars.” NASA, NASA, science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/how-do-stars-form-and-evolve. Sutter, Paul. “Can We Solve the Black Hole Information Paradox with 'Photon Spheres'?” Space.com, Space, 16 July 2021, www.space.com/black-hole-information-paradox-photon-spheres. “What Happens When Stars Produce Iron?” Futurism, Futurism, 14 July 2014, futurism.com/what-happens-when-stars-produce-iron. Anna's Sources: “18Th Century.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Sept. 2021, Beall, Abigail. “What Is Einstein's Theory of Relativity?” WIRED UK, WIRED UK, 28 Mar. 2017, www.wired.co.uk/article/einstein-theory-relativity. Bernstein, Jeremy. “The Reluctant Father of Black Holes.” Scientific American, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2007, www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-reluctant-father-of-black-holes-2007-04/. “Black Hole of Calcutta.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Sept. 2021, “Black Hole.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Sept. 2021, Colonial America (1492-1763), www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_subj.html. Einstein, Albert. “On a Stationary System with Spherical Symmetry Consisting of Many Gravitating Masses.” The Annals of Mathematics, vol. 40, no. 4, 1939, p. 922., doi:10.2307/1968902. “How Scientists Captured the First Image of a Black Hole - Teachable Moments.” NASA, NASA, 19 Apr. 2019, www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2019/4/19/how-scientists-captured-the-first-image-of-a-black-hole/. “J. Robert Oppenheimer.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Aug. 2021 “John Michell.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Aug. 2021, “John Michell: COUNTRY Parson DESCRIBED Black Holes IN 1783: Amnh.” American Museum of Natural History, www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/cosmic-horizons-book/john-michell-black-holes. Michael Lane Smith | Published Sep 10, et al. “The United States Was Called The United Colonies UNTIL Sept. 9, 1776.” Task & Purpose, 10 Sept. 2015, taskandpurpose.com/history/the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776/. Mills, Virginia. “Black Holes: Who Didn't See Them FIRST?: Royal Society.” Black Holes: Who Didn't See Them First? | Royal Society, 4 June 2019, royalsociety.org/blog/2019/06/black-holes/. “Planetary Motion: The History of an Idea That Launched the Scientific Revolution.” NASA, NASA, earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/OrbitsHistory. “Science and Technology.” On-Line: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, www.exnet.com/1996/02/20/science/science.html. Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    41 min
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Podcasts aren't Rocket Science, but this one is! Every episode tackles a new Aerospace topic ranging from engines, to space programs to how space impacts the human body. Aerospace Engineers, Henna and Anna, will find the inner Rocket Scientist in all of you! T - 3,2,1..... LIFTOFF!

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