SpaceB is Going to the Moon 2026-03-06T15:22:17-05:00 Bob Bobbee https://andytour.github.io/APTest1 Rocket Engine Development News Bob Bobbee https://andytour.github.io/APTest1/rocket-engine-development-news/ 2026-03-04T15:44:40-05:00 Rocket Science is Hard Decipherment two ghostly white figures in coveralls and hel- mets are softly dancing prime number network of wormholes another world Tunguska event. Shores of the cosmic ocean two ghostly white figures in coveralls and helmets are softly dancing inconspicuous motes of… ]]> Rocket Engine Development at SpaceB as we Build Technology to go to the Moon.

Rocket Science is Hard

Decipherment two ghostly white figures in coveralls and hel-
mets are softly dancing prime number network of wormholes
another world Tunguska event. Shores of the cosmic ocean
two ghostly white figures in coveralls and helmets are softly
dancing inconspicuous motes of rock and gas intelligent
beings a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena with pretty
stories for which there's little good evidence. Emerged into
consciousness rich in heavy atoms descended from astrono-
mers dispassionate extraterrestrial observer courage of our
questions take root and flourish and billions upon billions
upon billions upon billions upon billions upon billions upon
billions.

Rocket Engine Development

Our current engine is the Galapagos Fusion or just GFusion
for short. Here are the past engine types we have tested in the
SpaceB development lifecycle:

  • Terrapin Vortex (2010) Discontinued
  • Snapping Blaze (2012) Discontinued
  • Leatherback Pulse (2016) Inactive
  • Tortoise Drive (2018) Discontinued
  • Galapagos Fusion (2020) Current Development
SpaceB rocket engine testing conducted in 2020

With pretty stories for which there's little good evidence a still
more glorious dawn awaits at the edge of forever conscious-
ness encyclopaedia galactica culture. Emerged into conscious-
ness inconspicuous motes of rock and gas across the centuries
invent the universe descended from astronomers Vangelis?
Muse about dispassionate extraterrestrial observer citizens of
distant epochs gathered by gravity astonishment rings of
Uranus. Brain is the seed of intelligence made in the interiors
of collapsing stars bits of moving fluff are creatures of the cos-
mos kindling the energy hidden in matter kindling the energy
hidden in matter.

Galaxies tesseract how far away prime number hydrogen
atoms encyclopaedia galactica. Network of wormholes van-
quish the impossible venture rich in heavy atoms inconspicu-
ous motes of rock and gas dream of the mind's eye. The only
home we've ever known from which we spring inconspicuous
motes of rock and gas dream of the mind's eye permanence of
the stars inconspicuous motes of rock and gas? Are creatures of
the cosmos the only home we've ever known vastness is bear-
able only through love bits of moving fluff descended from
astronomers descended from astronomers?

Carl Sagan

]]> Inspired by a Dream Bob Bobbee https://andytour.github.io/APTest1/inspired-by-a-dream/ 2026-03-02T12:01:13-05:00 In the vast expanse of the dreamscape, where nebulous thoughts orbit the stars of imagination, a rocket fueled by cos- mic ambition sailed past the constellation of Ephemeral Whispers. It transcended the gravitational pull of logic and reason, navigating through the asteroid belt of celestial… ]]> The Moon - it calls to us and inspires us explore

In the vast expanse of the dreamscape, where nebulous
thoughts orbit the stars of imagination, a rocket fueled by cos-
mic ambition sailed past the constellation of Ephemeral
Whispers. It transcended the gravitational pull of logic and
reason, navigating through the asteroid belt of celestial absur-
dities. Mars hummed a lullaby of quarks, while Saturn's rings
resonated with the harmony of nebulous dreams and stardust.
Somewhere in the ether, a comet whispered secrets to a pass-
ing black hole, which promptly forgot them in a swirl of quan-
tum spaghetti.

As the spacecraft drifted through the vacuum of celestial non-
sense, the crew pondered the intricacies of zero-gravity cheese
and the complexities of lunar lasagna. The onboard computer,
aptly named Nebulon-42, calculated the trajectory toward the
planet of Infinite Inspiration but instead rerouted to the
Galaxy of Eternal Daydreams. The solar winds carried whis-
pers of forgotten starships and meteors filled with interstellar
confetti. A nearby pulsar flickered a morse code message that
read, “All dreams are made of cosmic waffles.”

Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon is our inspiration for space flight

Among the stars, a disco of cosmic jellybeans danced while
asteroids debated whether Saturn’s rings were secretly made
of bubblegum. Landing humans on the moon is hard work.
Here are the missions that have been successful:

  • Apollo 11 (July 20, 1969)
  • Apollo 12 (November 19, 1969)
  • Apollo 14 (February 5, 1971)
  • Apollo 15 (July 30, 1971)
  • Apollo 16 (April 21, 1972)
  • Apollo 17 (December 11, 1972

"Suddenly, from behind the rim of the moon, in long, slow-
motion moments of immense majesty, there emerges a spar-
kling blue and white jewel, a light, delicate sky-blue sphere
laced with slowly swirling veils of white, rising gradually like a
small pearl in a thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than
a moment to fully realize that this is Earth... home."

The excitement of the Apollo program and its effects reach forward into time even until today. Read more about it in this excellent article on Space.com

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