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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship.It isn't about who got the basic idea first, it is about who is currently making the best improvements. Same thinking about going to...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time.Not quite so easy to explain, but the speed is faster, where the boost occurred. I did not look up the actual parameters of the boost...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet sets new speed record during 7th test flight.The problem with this article is that it's headline turns out to be totally hype. The "speed record" is nothing more that the highest...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Asteroid that hit Earth hours after being detected was 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024.Hoping this system does better with bigger "asteroids". Those 1 meter in diameter don't seem to be a threat. And, of course, there a...
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UUnclear Engineer reacted to The True Nolan's post in the thread World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test with
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The Ranger 4 spacecraft became the first US craft to impact on another celestial body, the Moon, on April 26, 1962, and it was made... -
UUnclear Engineer reacted to Pogo's post in the thread 4 years after the giant Arecibo Observatory collapsed, we finally know what happened with Like.
Typical of our infrastructure maintenance, build it, don’t maintain it enough, then scratch our heads when it falls. Like many bridges...
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UUnclear Engineer replied to the thread Satellites can now spot plastic trash on Earth's beaches from space (photo).We are using scans of all sorts to identify all sorts of things. For example, see...
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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.Your last post is a mix of misinterpretations of human behaviors and fantastical speculations about the future of technology and...
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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.So, you have some evidence that 200,000 years ago, "cave men" knew how to smelt ores into metals and how to work them into tools, but...
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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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