Sandia and UNM collaborate to build more efficient rocket

Credit: Jennifer Plante/Sandia National Laboratories

Graham Monroe, left, and Sal Rodriguez display the dimpled rocket nose they built as part of a collaboration between Sandia and the University of New Mexico.

« Sandia and UNM collaborate to build more efficient rocket

Credit: Sal Rodriguez

The dimpled rocket created by Sal Rodriguez and Graham Monroe was tested in December of 2022.

« Sandia and UNM collaborate to build more efficient rocket

Credit: Sal Rodriguez

Computer simulation shows how dimples affect drag.

« Sandia and UNM collaborate to build more efficient rocket

Credit: Craig Fritz

Sal Rodriguez, right, looks on in amazement as technologist Robin Sharpe injects dye into the dimpled model they built, showing the way dimples increase heat transfer in water.

« Sandia and UNM collaborate to build more efficient rocket

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