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North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude
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When a nuclear armed government revolves exclusively around a single personality it's scary.
Oct 31, 2024
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Feedtube Rockets & Other Wacked Out Ideas
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A freefall rocket doesn't have to be cylindrical. In fact an approximate sphereoid woud have the most stable center of mass. Not sure...
Oct 31, 2024
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Feedtube Rockets & Other Wacked Out Ideas
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I would think launching with the Moon overhead would save some rocket fuel.
Oct 31, 2024
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Maybe it is the skyhook coasting/rolling in [possibly rocket asisted] at about geosynchronous speed & direction in a tangent of orbit...
Oct 31, 2024
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Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater
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Ceres is an alternative for water. I suppose which ever is a better orbitary link up..
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Maybe simpler, The skyhook orbits the moon in the same direction with the tail/cable out that leaves the skyhook behind unmoving in...
Oct 31, 2024
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A Moon's moon & skyhooks (cont ) It could be the skyhook was in an opposite orbit of the moon's moon, Slowing the cable end...
Oct 30, 2024
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A Moon's moon & skyhooks If one could put an object/moon in orbit around a planet then put an object in orbit around that moon in the...
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If One Put a Massive Asteroid in Geosynchronous Orbit of Earth at 100 Miles of Altitude Would that Change the Day Length?
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I hope it doesn't amount to replacing the ancient low altitude Moon. Although I do know where there's an available body....
Oct 29, 2024
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If One Put a Massive Asteroid in Geosynchronous Orbit of Earth at 100 Miles of Altitude Would that Change the Day Length?
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It might cause some geological stimulation as well. Initially it will create a gravity draw, whether that creates longer term...
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Initially one might let it rotate to find its gravitational 'sweet spot/position although that might be pre calculated. One doesn't...
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It has to be enough mass to achieve geosynchronity at that elevation. I'm not sure how much that is, but it's a tremendous amount to...
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Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater
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Freefall rocket fuel, Probably one of the first places to get looted for resources. Can one do electrolysis with salty water?
Oct 29, 2024
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If One Put a Massive Asteroid in Geosynchronous Orbit of Earth at 100 Miles of Altitude Would that Change the Day Length? It would...
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Maybe we could speed up the Earth's rotation. If a day was 90 minutes we could geosynch with the space station. If a day was 20 minutes...
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