May 22, 2001: Homemade Rocket - Brian Walker
May 22, 2001: Homemade Rocket - Brian Walker  
Podcast: The Art Bell Archive
Published On: Wed Nov 27 2024
Description: Art Bell interviews Brian Walker, a self-taught rocket scientist and toy inventor from Bend, Oregon, who is building a hydrogen peroxide-powered rocket in his backyard to launch himself 35 miles into space. Walker details his plan to ride Earth Star One on a 15-minute suborbital flight, accelerating to Mach 4 during a 90-second engine burn before coasting to the edge of space and parachuting back to a dry lake bed. Walker explains the engineering behind his project, including a pneumatic launch… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/may-22-2001-homemade-rocket-brian-walker/