if only there were some sort of explosive device that could withstand the g forces similar to devices like this. trying to think of one is like taking a shot in the dark. this problem, shell be a tough one to crack. blast it all to hell.
oh no! not a fixed azimuth! thats just terrible! cause, as we all know, the ideal orbit to launch into is changing all the time. and its impossible to use thrusters to change orbit. really. no. honest. also, you know what your talking about.
"Also with respect to maintenance and reliability, that means it has to be operational about half the time or better" its not a chemical rocket. theres no turbo pumps to break down. in fact, im pretty sure theres no moving parts at all. so maintainence isint a problem. for comparison, ion engines run for years continously with no problem.
your so wrong. safely deorbiting something is a hell of a lot less expensive than getting something into orbit. all you need is a heat shield, some small thrusters, and a parachute. and if the cargo is raw materials, maybe not even the parachute.
really, im not surprised apple is doing this sort of thing. their hardware may be good, but their totalitarian control over the software environment ruins it. it lost them the personal computer market, and it seems they havent learned that lesson.
i read somewhere that magenetic monopoles can be used to convert protons directly into energy, as per e = mc^2. can anyone clarify what this new discovery means for this concept. it would be the ultimate energy source, i would presume.
what we need, is a huge ass railgun that shoots telephone pole shaped slugs, filled with water, oxygen, or whatever raw materials are needed, up to a space station in geostationary orbit. a space station with a cnc machine, and some manufacturing capability, so you can create new parts for said space station.
i cant really say im suprised at apples attitude. this same sort of control freak mentality over the hardware and the software is what made them lose out to ibm/msdos back in the day.
imho, elon musk is doing what billionaires should be doing. taking risks that their fortune enables only them to make, with companies like tesla motors, and spacex.
"People will learn to entertain themselves and each other in a direct live and localised context", "a solar zero-footprint house will be useful". making plays, singing, playing instruments, the death of tv, growing your own veges. dude. stop being such a damn hippy. i can smell the alfalfa from here.
how feasible would it be to have a hose attached to a rocket, that sends up fuel, or oxidiser to the rocket for the first few kms of its launch, then detaches.
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"NASA has not demonstrated that it can build or purchase a rocket safer than the Shuttle" um. saturn V much?
if only there were some sort of explosive device that could withstand the g forces similar to devices like this. trying to think of one is like taking a shot in the dark. this problem, shell be a tough one to crack. blast it all to hell.
oh no! not a fixed azimuth! thats just terrible! cause, as we all know, the ideal orbit to launch into is changing all the time. and its impossible to use thrusters to change orbit. really. no. honest. also, you know what your talking about.
if you could point to the evidence of the nuclear and biological weapons programs, thatd be just great. and no. aluminium tubes dont count.
"Also with respect to maintenance and reliability, that means it has to be operational about half the time or better" its not a chemical rocket. theres no turbo pumps to break down. in fact, im pretty sure theres no moving parts at all. so maintainence isint a problem. for comparison, ion engines run for years continously with no problem.
hey dont forget nuclear reactors.
your so wrong. safely deorbiting something is a hell of a lot less expensive than getting something into orbit. all you need is a heat shield, some small thrusters, and a parachute. and if the cargo is raw materials, maybe not even the parachute.
really, im not surprised apple is doing this sort of thing. their hardware may be good, but their totalitarian control over the software environment ruins it. it lost them the personal computer market, and it seems they havent learned that lesson.
i read somewhere that magenetic monopoles can be used to convert protons directly into energy, as per e = mc^2. can anyone clarify what this new discovery means for this concept. it would be the ultimate energy source, i would presume.
what we need, is a huge ass railgun that shoots telephone pole shaped slugs, filled with water, oxygen, or whatever raw materials are needed, up to a space station in geostationary orbit. a space station with a cnc machine, and some manufacturing capability, so you can create new parts for said space station.
i cant really say im suprised at apples attitude. this same sort of control freak mentality over the hardware and the software is what made them lose out to ibm/msdos back in the day.
"Criminalizes Blasphemy." yeah dude. this is a atheist plot alright. you just hit it right on the head.
um, thats only 9 answers there. your missing a vagina.
so are they gonna reuse the first stage? did they put a parachute on it this time, unlike last time?
unions arent a industry.
they could use that big temple in salt lake city. its already used for repression and evil, so itd be ideal.
imho, elon musk is doing what billionaires should be doing. taking risks that their fortune enables only them to make, with companies like tesla motors, and spacex.
so whats the resolution on this thing gonna be compared to hubble, regardless of the wavelength.
"People will learn to entertain themselves and each other in a direct live and localised context", "a solar zero-footprint house will be useful". making plays, singing, playing instruments, the death of tv, growing your own veges. dude. stop being such a damn hippy. i can smell the alfalfa from here.
dude. this *is* germany. there kinda big on scapegoats over there.
well, the US pretty much has the most advanced military tech. china dosent really have much in terms of advanced tech worth stealing.
google should offer the guy put out by this a job making a pub on the google campus.
its not so much that mormons hate fun. its that they try and stop other people having fun.
how feasible would it be to have a hose attached to a rocket, that sends up fuel, or oxidiser to the rocket for the first few kms of its launch, then detaches.
that joke was funnier when dr cox said it on scrubs.