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Mission Brief · Vol. 09

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Nine rocket simulators, hand-picked. From kitchen-table model rockets to full Apollo cockpits — the ones worth your time, ranked by an obsessive who has crashed thousands of virtual rockets so you don't have to.

Δv = Isp · g₀ · ln(m₀/m_f) Saturn V — 3,408,200 lb thrust Falcon 9 — 400+ successful landings Apogee classified OpenRocket v23.09 stable Kerbin escape velocity 3,432 m/s Δv = Isp · g₀ · ln(m₀/m_f) Saturn V — 3,408,200 lb thrust Falcon 9 — 400+ successful landings Apogee classified OpenRocket v23.09 stable Kerbin escape velocity 3,432 m/s

Mission Briefing

Real spaceflight news from around the world, refreshed daily. Updated — · Source: Spaceflight News API

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Upcoming Launches

Live countdowns to the next missions on the worldwide pad. Status, vehicle, mission, and orbit pulled from the public Launch Library 2 feed. Auto-refresh hourly · Source: The Space Devs

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Launch Statistics

How busy is the worldwide pad? A decade of orbital launch attempts, compiled from public launch logs. Approximate figures · 2016–2025 curated, current year live

The Δv Calculator

Tsiolkovsky's rocket equation, live. Drag the sliders and see how far your rocket could go.

The Arcade

Hand-built minigames on the house physics engine. No ads, no downloads — just Newton being difficult.

The Launch Manifest

Click any entry to open its full mission file. Filter by category, scan the specs, and dive in. No affiliate links, no sponsorships, no fluff.

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