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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.I don't agree with your assertions about how many people are needed to support societies at various levels of technology. It seems that...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Interstellar' fireballs likely came from within our solar system, study suggests.While the statistical argument does undermine the claim that the data show that the 2 fireballs originated from outside our solar...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Astronaut Suni Williams 'in good health' on the ISS, NASA says, refuting tabloid claims.This is one of the "tabloid" articles referenced in a dismissive manner by the article...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch.They have built a second tower. And I doubt they would have StarShip land directly above a SuperHeavy booster still on the pad from its...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.A few comments on ChrisA's post: 1. The birth rate in the "middle class" declines because the middle class tries to be self-sufficient...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.The declining birth rate is not a problem that can't be dealt with directly. And, anyway, it seems to be a result of socioeconomic...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Beppo go home?' An astronaut monkey steals hearts in tear-jerking SNL skit.And in the real world: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/monkeys-escape-alpha-genesis-research-facility-south-carolina-rcna179077 ...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch.I think the FAA already has approved the flight programs that have Ship come down in the Indian Ocean and SuperHeavy return to Boca...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Astronomers spot unusually synchronized star formation' in ancient galaxy for 1st time.You must have just joined us and missed the "X times the speed of sound" comparisons in some of the articles. What they do is divide...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.I am not so sure that I agree with the morality case made above. It really depends on how the spacecraft is designed. If it is just a...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Astronomers spot unusually synchronized star formation' in ancient galaxy for 1st time.That is just media mis-speak. What they mean is that it happened 57 million years ago, and we would have seen it happening 4 million...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches.There is also the issue of accessibility for maintenance and repair, If we are going to start using the Lagrange points for telescopes...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video).The article is pretty vague about how this is actually done. Basically, a rocket motor burn is done when the craft is at the high...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches.Agreed. But, building infrastructure on the far side of the Moon is going to take some time. I would not expect something better...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches.The FCC could only halt U.S. megaconstellations. So, we would still have constellations of satellites from other countries, including...
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