Right money. Where is that coming from? I see a lot of discussion about the neat stuff you can do, but not a lot of people talking about how to get the funding to do the neat stuff...
The first helo in that line was the H-34 "Sea Horse". Then along came the CH-53 "Sea Stallion" - and the upgraded version of the CH-53 is the "Super Sea Stallion". It all sorta makes sense. Horse, Stallion, Super Stallion.
Sure it's not, but the devil is in the details. In this case, the end goal is a gizmo that can go _up_ for at least seven days continous running, through a variety of environments, and drag along enough mass to make a profit.
Thank you your massive overdoes of attention. As of right now the server seems to have melted into a puddle of slag in the data center. Our provider is, I'm sure, overjoyed at the attention. Nothing like being/.d to make a night more enjoyable.
Not that I'm complaining, exactly. But damn, could you guys have been a little more gentle?
I don't know why the OP was modded 'troll' but.. while collision with junk is a problem it's not a problem that can't be finessed.
* you can maneuver out of the way - impart a wiggle in the ribbon and it shimmies out of the way. In extreme cases move the base station - you'll note that the scheme calls for a mobile sea based anchor.
* There are several regions where collisions with 'junk' are more probable than others. One idea is to change the geometry of the ribbon so it can handle damage better in those regions.
Or you could, you know, read the FAQ on the liftport web site. Once it becomes un/.ed.
Everyone's gotta be from somewhere. Bremerton is in the Seattle area, handy to Southern California and there is a ton o' aerospace industry in the area. Boeing? Bezos' space venture?
Crimininy man, Starbucks is from Seattle - can't stray far from the source of all that is coffee goodness.
Built today? If you can run out and build a gizmo that can reliably run 23,000 + km.. straight up.. through atmosphere AND vacuum... Liftport will pay handsomely for your mechanical genius.
See M. Laine at the Bremerton office and bring a blueprint.
It's not all about 'just' having a ribbon that is strong enough - we've got to have climbers that can make the journey as well. This is one of those small steps.
It's also going to require a very unique set of individuals who can stay confined with others and not go completely nuts.
Kinda like the crews on US Navy submarines...
But, for now, with our current level of technology, it is a non-starter.
Don't blink or you'll miss the technology that will make a space elevator a starter. UT-Rice, a group in Kentucky, are working on methods for constructing a CNT ribbon with the requisite strength/weight.
We don't need to devour an asteroid to make the CNT.
Theoretically, having a single space elevator might drop the price for lifting material to geosync to under a thousand dollars a kilogram. That's still a big improvement over tens of thousands, but it doesn't mean you'll be sending up your kids' science projects anytime soon
Nah. The first thing we'll do is use the first space elevator to build more space elevators. And rotating tethers. Etc.
Our company is bringing in new printers into the office, and I noticed that the on-screen instructions state, 'Do not pull pages until after the printer has finished its job'. I thought this would be a redundant instruction (kinda like, 'Don't run with scissors')
You'd think so. Years back I supported a group of Engineers at Compaq - they had a pair of Typhoon 20 printers. Nearly once a month.. without fail.. one of the wunderkids would have pulled the paper out without waiting, which on those models, done often enough, would tear out the cogs.
We had a stock of new cogs (bought locally) and learned to fix the problem, of course.
Phhbt. $10 billion (or so) will get you a space elevator. Google Liftport or Highlift for details. A space elevator will have a ground to orbit cost of less than $100 per Kilo.
As well, Jerry Pournelle is famous for saying he could build a moon base for $20 billion. It used to be cheaper but we forgot how to build real space ships since we launched Shuttle.
If the rest of us believe it can be done, then JPL is part of the problem, not the solution.
"The USA has been flying a fleet of twenty-year-old X-planes, and we're running out. Half the people I know have been trying for all their lives to build a better rocket ship. I can't find the energy to be enraged."
Why do you live 50 miles from work? Is there no affordable accomodation within 10 miles? If you (and everyone else with similar desires for change) actively sought housing closer to your workplace, you would create a demand for a different type of housing supply, rather than the endless monotony of suburbia.
You don't know Dallas. First sentance is right.. and if there _is_ affordable housing, it's not somewhere you'd want to live. Built around a car, like all major metropoli in Texas.
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Right money. Where is that coming from? I see a lot of discussion about the neat stuff you can do, but not a lot of people talking about how to get the funding to do the neat stuff ...
My only question is .. what's the ROI on this?
No, it's a good question. Who builds it and where does their profit come from?
What issues?
The first helo in that line was the H-34 "Sea Horse". Then along came the CH-53 "Sea Stallion" - and the upgraded version of the CH-53 is the "Super Sea Stallion". It all sorta makes sense. Horse, Stallion, Super Stallion.
"Like I said, what these people did really isn't exciting or impressive at all."
/. - it was an entirely mundane blog entry, and part of a planned progression of steps.
Hey, I'm not the one who submitted this to
Sorta like watching the Wright brothers do a glider test on a prototype Flyer, it's baby steps, s'all.
"it's not that hard"
Sure it's not, but the devil is in the details. In this case, the end goal is a gizmo that can go _up_ for at least seven days continous running, through a variety of environments, and drag along enough mass to make a profit.
The provider turned off our website last night - we're working on it.
It's 'okay' - given my nature I'll usually buy coffee at the local Quickie Mart - same stuff but much cheaper.
Thank you your massive overdoes of attention. As of right now the server seems to have melted into a puddle of slag in the data center. Our provider is, I'm sure, overjoyed at the attention. Nothing like being /.d to make a night more enjoyable.
Not that I'm complaining, exactly. But damn, could you guys have been a little more gentle?
I don't know why the OP was modded 'troll' but .. while collision with junk is a problem it's not a problem that can't be finessed.
* you can maneuver out of the way - impart a wiggle in the ribbon and it shimmies out of the way. In extreme cases move the base station - you'll note that the scheme calls for a mobile sea based anchor.
* There are several regions where collisions with 'junk' are more probable than others. One idea is to change the geometry of the ribbon so it can handle damage better in those regions.
Or you could, you know, read the FAQ on the liftport web site. Once it becomes un/.ed.
Everyone's gotta be from somewhere. Bremerton is in the Seattle area, handy to Southern California and there is a ton o' aerospace industry in the area. Boeing? Bezos' space venture?
Crimininy man, Starbucks is from Seattle - can't stray far from the source of all that is coffee goodness.
Built today? If you can run out and build a gizmo that can reliably run 23,000 + km .. straight up .. through atmosphere AND vacuum ... Liftport will pay handsomely for your mechanical genius.
See M. Laine at the Bremerton office and bring a blueprint.
Not _that_ phalllic - the thing will be paper thin and a meter wide. Unless you have odd notions of 'phallic', and if you do I pity your wife.
Process.
It's not all about 'just' having a ribbon that is strong enough - we've got to have climbers that can make the journey as well. This is one of those small steps.
behold the power of wget and a script. Lets you really rack up the ol' hit counter.
The best mascot I've _ever_ seen was one that was adopted for the annual 'Team Spirit' excercises in Korea.
BOHICA the Beaver. BOHICA was everywhere in an unoffical capacity. T-shirts, hats, stickers. Cute jaunty beaver, with a fey naughty smile on her face.
I will leave the meaning behind the name to your imagination.
But, for now, with our current level of technology, it is a non-starter.
Don't blink or you'll miss the technology that will make a space elevator a starter. UT-Rice, a group in Kentucky, are working on methods for constructing a CNT ribbon with the requisite strength/weight.
We don't need to devour an asteroid to make the CNT.
Theoretically, having a single space elevator might drop the price for lifting material to geosync to under a thousand dollars a kilogram. That's still a big improvement over tens of thousands, but it doesn't mean you'll be sending up your kids' science projects anytime soon
Nah. The first thing we'll do is use the first space elevator to build more space elevators. And rotating tethers. Etc.
Our company is bringing in new printers into the office, and I noticed that the on-screen instructions state, 'Do not pull pages until after the printer has finished its job'. I thought this would be a redundant instruction (kinda like, 'Don't run with scissors')
.. without fail .. one of the wunderkids would have pulled the paper out without waiting, which on those models, done often enough, would tear out the cogs.
You'd think so. Years back I supported a group of Engineers at Compaq - they had a pair of Typhoon 20 printers. Nearly once a month
We had a stock of new cogs (bought locally) and learned to fix the problem, of course.
Deploy a Citrix server. Publish your Win32 and/or IE specific apps to _that_, and access it from your linux desktop.
....
It works find from my PowerBook at least
All valid conclusions, but your premise is off.
No tower. A ribbon extends to, and past GEO, for one. Read the report - google for NIAC final report or highlift
"a large target in wartime"
Flip it around. It's a means to get cargo to space (and maybe the only one) that can't readily be used as a weapon.
The base is fixed geographically. The cargo going up is dead slow, visible, and easy to track.
This is a good thing in wartime. Combatants can agree it's not a threat, and leave it alone.
Phhbt. $10 billion (or so) will get you a space elevator. Google Liftport or Highlift for details. A space elevator will have a ground to orbit cost of less than $100 per Kilo.
As well, Jerry Pournelle is famous for saying he could build a moon base for $20 billion. It used to be cheaper but we forgot how to build real space ships since we launched Shuttle.
If the rest of us believe it can be done, then JPL is part of the problem, not the solution.
"The USA has been flying a fleet of twenty-year-old X-planes, and we're running out. Half the people I know have been trying for all their lives to build a better rocket ship. I can't find the energy to be enraged."
-Larry Niven
You don't know Dallas. First sentance is right .. and if there _is_ affordable housing, it's not somewhere you'd want to live. Built around a car, like all major metropoli in Texas.