{"id":502,"date":"2024-06-21T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=502"},"modified":"2024-06-21T14:08:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T14:08:22","slug":"minute-036-a-river-of-hot-gas","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/podcast\/minute-036-a-river-of-hot-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Minute 036: A River of Hot Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GUEST: Young Rocketeer James Clinton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsaerospace.org\/\" style=\"color:#ffff00\">Link to Olympia Aerospace Club<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/rocket-corgis-team.jpg\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The montage continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quentin is still explaining how the nozzle directs a &#8220;river of hot gas that can reach the speed of sound when it hits the mouth of the nozzle!&#8221;<br><br>Mister Bolden and his assistant look at each other, not as enthused as Quentin.<br><br>&#8220;Hey, Quentin,&#8221; says Homer, calming Quentin down. <br><br>Homer turns to the men. &#8220;Sorry,&#8221; he says.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A rocket launches, then immediately explodes above the launch pad. 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