Rocket Country Date Propellant Stages Purpose Note Kavoshgar Iran 4 Feb 08 Liquid 1 unknown successful Safir Iran 17 Aug 08 liquid 2 satellite launch failed during 2nd stage Sajil Iran 13 Nov 08 Solid 1 or 2 Solid propel. develop. successful Kavosh Iran 26 Nov 08 Solid 1 Study stage separation successful Safir-2 Iran …
Morning Joe
by | 2009-05-19 | 6 Comments
Joe Cirincione has a blog, which is good. He also tweets which is great. I am addicted to his morning news summary, Morning Joe.
Kissinger on Offense/Defense Mix
by | 2009-05-17 | 8 Comments
Another entry from Michael Krepon’s shoebox, this one from Henry Kissinger — in his days as an academic — on the right mix of offensive and defensive strategic forces: The tensions between strategic offenses and defenses has been a constant thread in the history and arms control negotiations. In the late 1950s crude strategic missile …
DPRK: Why did the 2006 launch fail?
by | 2009-05-15 | 3 Comments
click on the image for a larger version The reconstructed flight path angle and the fitted pitch program are shown as a function of time after launch. The flight path angle is found using the fitted trajectory to provide a smooth curve. The start and stop of the fitted trajectory are marked with a square …
