Rafael Quintero
Rockets, engines and how the hardware works
Rafael Quintero covers the hardware: rockets, engines and spacecraft, and what happens inside them from ignition to orbit. His pieces break launches into clear sequences, explain ideas such as staging, Max Q and reusability in plain words, and use the numbers the agencies and companies publish. When a test flight or launch goes wrong, he reports what the operator and any investigation found, keeps the two apart, and ends with what changed for the next flight.
Writes about
- Launch vehicles
- Rocket engines
- Reusable boosters
- Launch failures
- Test flights
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