Recent content by SpacePope

Hi Awsdeferhunji, So much to think about. Are we here, are we there. Can we be in two places at the same time? In temporal space, the top of my head is in different spaces than the bottom of my feet, yet I exist. My heart is strung along a timeline of spacetime to the metronome of a distant...

Hi Dar, You asking me? Oh yeah AMA. I don't know. But, when we do, it will be the MOST significant discovery in the history of humankind. It is so big, that every nation on Earth will want to have credit for that discovery. However, while many people like the mathematical formula that "we...

Hi Allan, I KNOW RIGHT??? I want it as soon as I saw 2001 when I was a kid. The real answer is because of the size and resources to build it. The current ISS is made of modules that were flown up by Space Shuttles and some rockets. There are about 15 interconnected modules. We need more...

Hi Sudsybaby, Oh yeah this is going to hurt. Our brains have a hard time with these questions because we are used to our little planet with a bright blue sky and clouds drifting to and fro. However, space is a vastly different place. The answer is... hold on... YOU. You are the center of...

Hi Stan!!! Nice idea. [People take note... writing a paper is how you present ideas if you want me to read it.] My comment is concerning the wobble of off-center gravity exerted by the rotating structure. What if someone had three cups of coffee more than the other. Or in the graphic, one is...

Hi Jaydeep (again) [the most powerful source of any kind of energy] <--- that was for drama right? :) I hear you. Well, there are cases where we need robots to do things that humans can't. Go into lethal environments is one of many places. Robots can also assist mobility-restricted humans...

Hi Ian, Guess what... we are doing that! We are going to build a spacecraft station that will be assembled in orbit (wait for it........) around the MOON! This station to be called 'Gateway' will serve as a logistics base and gas station for reusable moon landers in our new push to not just...

Hi Jaydeep, Well I think you are talking about how heavy metals are made in Suns and Stars. It's not light that does it but insane crushing pressures of gravity in those stars. The bigger the star, the more exotic metals come from it when it explodes. Our sun is not that good at making...

Hi Zurupeto, I'm not sure, but three doors down my hallway is a friend that would know. Watch this space, I'll ask. -Charles White

Hi Mrhelton, Well the big boss says so... so... uh... hmmm... he's wrong. (Let's see if my integrity saves my job hahaha). Here is why... ever play a game called 'which one of these is not like the others'? I have and this is exactly what the debate is about. Which one is not like the...

Hi Khaotician, Simple question... nope! Simple answer... nope! So first off there are some temporal assumptions in the structure of your question. Some of those things have not happened yet. Some capabilities don't exist yet. I'm not worried about [over schedule] because it has to be done...

Hi Riblais, Hmmmm... I don't know. However, I'm going to have to 'phone a friend' on this one. Watch this space. -Charles White

Hi Khaotician, Can I be the benevolent ruler?? Sign me up. -Charles White

Hi Batmanbob, YES! We are presently using Ion engines (thrusters) on spacecraft. JPL Ion Thrusters: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OFgJwdZxRc NASA Ion Thruster Research: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/fs21grc.html Also... just an educational note... you used the word...

Hi Mikebux, What is this?? I do not know about these leaflet landers but it does sound interesting. We are trying to microsize our spacecraft communications into smaller packages so this would be something in the future maybe!? I'll have to keep my ear open on this topic. Thank you...