I can just agree. It is interesting, now that we are driven more by economic interests than politic agenda the space exploration is expanding all around the world. India, China and some other folks surely.
You realize, of course, that both of the nations you mention have been at political loggerheads off-and-on for years? Not to mention that both nations have, in a variety of ways (like building nuclear submarines and large warships), loudly proclaiming their status as Real Nation among the Big Boys for around twenty years now?
I mean, India has kind an astonishing commertial satelite launch program and they are expanding. That's globalization, but I still wonder how the american ego can live with this? When is the moon going to be bombed next? (after colonzation)
Nice to see your ignorance is complete - no corner or strawman or bias is missed.
The first thing that needs to be done isn't to select the darling of the blogosphere - but rather to define what the hell a national level CIO/CTO does. What is his authority and how far does it reach? Etc... Etc...
Convince the majority of the armed forces of the country that their is an EASIER, CHEAPER, less DANGEROUS way to remove the current political leader than starting a revolution.
This isn't a purpose of voting at all - because the US Armed Forces are sworn to support the Constitution.
Why should you be confused? When you have a problem domain that encompasses strict accuracy, strict accountability, a strict audit trail, strict legal requirements, etc... etc... How could you possibly believe it could be anything other than hard?
Way to not only be an ass, but an incorrect ass at that. The vast majority of men have lascivious thoughts toward attractive women they're around at some point... that's natural. As long as you aren't dwelling on it, or harassing those women, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.
I didn't say there was anything wrong with is - did I? Reading comprehension, get some.
It's just like any other thought that goes in one ear, and out the other.
The grandparent specifically states that the thoughts interfere with his work performance, which implies they don't go in one ear and out the other. Reading comprehension, get some.
The suggestion that this is the source of the GP's trouble with women is laughable as well, since, presumably, he has the good manners to keep these thoughts to himself, like most men do. Again, if you keep it to yourself, no one is going to care (or even know, for that matter).
Even if he keeps his thoughts to himself - his inability to control them implies an incomplete ability to control his behavior.
I know somewhere like seattle (and I would be surprised if SF is much different) will have i high enough concentration of geeks w/ toys to bring back data on the major routes. If you have 1 data point on the I5 going at 15 MPH, you can guess that traffic sux.
Actually, there's many, many places along I-5 where you can get that singular data point - and be dead wrong. That is, the data point can actually be *adjacent* and traveling parallel to I-5[1] but the inaccuracy of GPS[2] can make it appear to be *on* I-5. You'll need more than one data point and a spread of time to have any level of accuracy.
[1] On South Center Parkway adjacent to the 405 interchange, on portions of MLK Way, on a good chunk of Eastlake Way (near REI say...), to name just three of many places.
[2] GPS isn't a magic wand, my high end handheld (a Garmin 60CSX) can often have errors of up to 50ft or more if reception or satellite configuration is poor. I doubt the GPS in a $99 cellphone inside a pocket inside a car comes even close to that level of performance.
The flip side, as you allude to, is that there are those times you want to spend it with someone, whether a football game, a movie or a simply walk in the woods. Then there's the whole human touch thing for those of us who are of the affectionate type. It's especially difficult when you work with a few cuties and your mind has lascivious thoughts of them throughout the day. Not good for work performance.
It's interesting, you start by emphasizing human contact, yet wrap it up with sex - and blame the 'cuties' for forcing you to have lascivious thoughts.
But then, what do I know? I have an entire region of women who want nothing to do with me unless they want a problem solved.
"Rockets aren't airliners. Lift is equivalent to thrust, lift capacity is constrained by numerous factors - of which thrust is only one." None of which have a lot to do with an aero dynamic bring back.
Aerodynamic bring back isn't limited by the CG of the orbiter/cargo combination? When did they repeal the laws of physics?
So no in this case your incorrect decreasing the shuttles bring back doesn't have to decrease it's lift capacity.
Clue: Bring back is equal to maximum lift capacity for a reason. If you decrease bring back, then you can no longer safely lift as much because you cannot safely land with it.
If they had reduced the shuttle's bring back they could have saved weight on the landing gear and the wing structure.
Clue: Compare the weight of the orbiter (151,000 pounds) to the maximum cargo weight (55,000 pounds). Which weight do you think dominates structural design?
In fact with a smaller cross range requirement and a lower bring back requirement the shuttle could have easily been a lifting body.
Sure - and it would be about as useful as tits on a boar hog.
"If you reduce bring back capacity you also reduce lift capacity, the two are directly related." No they are not. The bring back is limited by the lift of the wings and the strength of the landing gear.
Ah yes, the strength of the rest of the structure has no bearing.
Lift is limited by thrust. A prime example is many airliners can take off with a lot more weight than they can land with.
Rockets aren't airliners. Lift is equivalent to thrust, lift capacity is constrained by numerous factors - of which thrust is only one.
And man you are nit picking. I was speaking of an abort to Kennedy. I was speaking of an abort to Kennedy. Which would be very clear since a mentioned that you would still be overweight to land.
No I'm not being nit picky, I'm using the proper terminology rather than handwaving and using vague generalities. Details matter.
The shuttle could have been lighter if the it had a reduced bring back capability. Of course you do loose another capability and that is a safe abort that saves the vehicle.
If you reduce bring back capacity you also reduce lift capacity, the two are directly related.
Of course we have never had an abort yet.
Wrong again, STS-51F executed an ATO. STS-93 came close to requiring an ATO.
I'll go even further than 1u3hr... Michael Crichton was a hack, shaky at best on his science and absolutely unable to write a story with a decent resolution and ending. (They tended to end, abruptly, with a deus ex machina.) So far as literature goes, "andnothingofvaluewaslost" is pretty much the harsh truth. The only reason he'll even rate a footnote is because other people took his books and managed with great effort to make popular movies that didn't entirely suck.
On November 4, 2008, America overcame 221 years of division and another barrier came down. America has elected its first African-American president. Born to a mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya, Barrack Obama overcame numerous obstacles just to be nominated to lead our great nation. I come from a racist family.
And you live up to family heritage by being just as racist as they are. You are judging a man not by his accomplishments or character - but on the color of his skin.
"This changes everything. The politics of fear will end. Black people won't be seen 'out of place' in any place from now on."
You might think so, but I assure you that the industry of racial divisiveness is still alive and well. This won't make the Jesse Jacksons or Al Sharptons go away. Just wait for the reaction when people start criticizing President Obama.
Oh hell yes. This moment has been a wet dream of Rev Jackon and Rev Sharpton for years - not because it represents the culmination of MLK's dream (it doesn't, far from it), but because it represents the apex of their political power and influence. Based on their record - I have little hope they'll use it for good.
First thing I thought about: Rev. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream".
Same her, because share his dream of a day when a man is not judged by the color of his skin and because today is an awful betrayal of that dream. Today is a shameful day in American history because the President Elect is being hailed not for the quality of his character...
You are absolutely correct - except in the most simple minded and childish analysis, it had to do with none of things. Because none of things would have happened without banking deregulation in the 80's and housing credit deregulation in the 90's. What do you think made banks investing in each others mortgage securities legal? What do you think made such risky loans attractive?
almost all the incumbent members of congress went back for another term. > Why is this, when approval ratings are so low?
Because of the lack of viable 3rd, 4th, 5th etc. party candidates. By viable I don't meant the candidates themselves as they have at least as much to offer as anybody else on the ballots but the representation of them. The almost complete lack of coverage of them to the point of people being surprised to see other names they never heard of on the ballots besides the two D/R candidates.
And the blame for that lack of coverage goes to the "3rd, 4th, 5th etc" parties themselves - because they only show up on the ballot for races at the Congressional level and above. They marginalize themselves by only being (barely) visible when the lenses and notepads of the national media are pointed vaguely in their direction. (When they aren't marginalizing themselves by running on single-issue tickets or unrealistic platforms.)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - viable third parties will emerge on the national scene once they get their heads out of their collective asses and establish themselves on the local (city, county) levels.
[Shuttle cargo return] is a capability that has never really been used except for the SpaceLab flights.
There was also the Long Delay Exposure Facility. They've also returned the work platforms, fixtures, and special tools used for Hubble repair. They've also returned the the Spacehab cargo containers (pressurized and unpressurized) used for delivering cargo to the ISS. They've also returned the MPLMs used for cargo delivery to the ISS - the only system capable of delivering full sized equipment racks. The SRTM flown on STS-99 was built by modifying the SIR-C hardware which flew on both STS-59and on STS-68
Wings were added to the shuttle to respond to the the USAF's crossrange requirements & some of the early shuttle plans looked a lot like this.
By the time the USAF came aboard, the lifting body shuttle had been long abandoned (and had only briefly been considered in the first place) and wings to provide crossrange were already a key feature of the design. What meeting the USAF requirements entailed was to modify the planform, more of a major adjustment than a radical redesign.
bmcage also needs to learn the difference between flaps and brakes.
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You realize, of course, that both of the nations you mention have been at political loggerheads off-and-on for years? Not to mention that both nations have, in a variety of ways (like building nuclear submarines and large warships), loudly proclaiming their status as Real Nation among the Big Boys for around twenty years now?
Nice to see your ignorance is complete - no corner or strawman or bias is missed.
The first thing that needs to be done isn't to select the darling of the blogosphere - but rather to define what the hell a national level CIO/CTO does. What is his authority and how far does it reach? Etc... Etc...
Yes, I've heard of the Civil War. None of it's causes were related to voting. 'Citizens militia' aren't part of the Armed Forces.
And people wonder why Hollywood keeps retreading the same old stuff...
You are dense, and it was not a joke. Nor are election machines stored in church basements and volunteers garages.
This isn't a purpose of voting at all - because the US Armed Forces are sworn to support the Constitution.
Apples and oranges as voting machines have considerably higher requirements.
Why should you be confused? When you have a problem domain that encompasses strict accuracy, strict accountability, a strict audit trail, strict legal requirements, etc... etc... How could you possibly believe it could be anything other than hard?
I didn't say there was anything wrong with is - did I? Reading comprehension, get some.
The grandparent specifically states that the thoughts interfere with his work performance, which implies they don't go in one ear and out the other. Reading comprehension, get some.
Even if he keeps his thoughts to himself - his inability to control them implies an incomplete ability to control his behavior.
Actually, there's many, many places along I-5 where you can get that singular data point - and be dead wrong. That is, the data point can actually be *adjacent* and traveling parallel to I-5[1] but the inaccuracy of GPS[2] can make it appear to be *on* I-5. You'll need more than one data point and a spread of time to have any level of accuracy.
[1] On South Center Parkway adjacent to the 405 interchange, on portions of MLK Way, on a good chunk of Eastlake Way (near REI say...), to name just three of many places.
[2] GPS isn't a magic wand, my high end handheld (a Garmin 60CSX) can often have errors of up to 50ft or more if reception or satellite configuration is poor. I doubt the GPS in a $99 cellphone inside a pocket inside a car comes even close to that level of performance.
It's interesting, you start by emphasizing human contact, yet wrap it up with sex - and blame the 'cuties' for forcing you to have lascivious thoughts.
The reason why is abundantly clear.
Aerodynamic bring back isn't limited by the CG of the orbiter/cargo combination? When did they repeal the laws of physics?
Clue: Bring back is equal to maximum lift capacity for a reason. If you decrease bring back, then you can no longer safely lift as much because you cannot safely land with it.
Clue: Compare the weight of the orbiter (151,000 pounds) to the maximum cargo weight (55,000 pounds). Which weight do you think dominates structural design?
Sure - and it would be about as useful as tits on a boar hog.
Ah yes, the strength of the rest of the structure has no bearing.
Rockets aren't airliners. Lift is equivalent to thrust, lift capacity is constrained by numerous factors - of which thrust is only one.
No I'm not being nit picky, I'm using the proper terminology rather than handwaving and using vague generalities. Details matter.
If you reduce bring back capacity you also reduce lift capacity, the two are directly related.
Wrong again, STS-51F executed an ATO. STS-93 came close to requiring an ATO.
I'll go even further than 1u3hr... Michael Crichton was a hack, shaky at best on his science and absolutely unable to write a story with a decent resolution and ending. (They tended to end, abruptly, with a deus ex machina.) So far as literature goes, "andnothingofvaluewaslost" is pretty much the harsh truth. The only reason he'll even rate a footnote is because other people took his books and managed with great effort to make popular movies that didn't entirely suck.
I can't speak to the AMRV, but the DC-Y was intended to enter nose first.
The only ESA ARD with which I am familiar was not inflatable.
Ah yes, when proven wrong introduce a new (and pointless) criteria ex post facto. Just like on the playground in 5th grade.
And you live up to family heritage by being just as racist as they are. You are judging a man not by his accomplishments or character - but on the color of his skin.
Oh hell yes. This moment has been a wet dream of Rev Jackon and Rev Sharpton for years - not because it represents the culmination of MLK's dream (it doesn't, far from it), but because it represents the apex of their political power and influence. Based on their record - I have little hope they'll use it for good.
Same her, because share his dream of a day when a man is not judged by the color of his skin and because today is an awful betrayal of that dream. Today is a shameful day in American history because the President Elect is being hailed not for the quality of his character...
But because of the color of his skin.
At their loudest, those voices of those small donations will be drowned out by the shouts of the big corporate donations to Congresscritters.
You are absolutely correct - except in the most simple minded and childish analysis, it had to do with none of things. Because none of things would have happened without banking deregulation in the 80's and housing credit deregulation in the 90's. What do you think made banks investing in each others mortgage securities legal? What do you think made such risky loans attractive?
And the blame for that lack of coverage goes to the "3rd, 4th, 5th etc" parties themselves - because they only show up on the ballot for races at the Congressional level and above. They marginalize themselves by only being (barely) visible when the lenses and notepads of the national media are pointed vaguely in their direction. (When they aren't marginalizing themselves by running on single-issue tickets or unrealistic platforms.)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - viable third parties will emerge on the national scene once they get their heads out of their collective asses and establish themselves on the local (city, county) levels.
There was also the Long Delay Exposure Facility. They've also returned the work platforms, fixtures, and special tools used for Hubble repair. They've also returned the the Spacehab cargo containers (pressurized and unpressurized) used for delivering cargo to the ISS. They've also returned the MPLMs used for cargo delivery to the ISS - the only system capable of delivering full sized equipment racks. The SRTM flown on STS-99 was built by modifying the SIR-C hardware which flew on both STS-59 and on STS-68
By the time the USAF came aboard, the lifting body shuttle had been long abandoned (and had only briefly been considered in the first place) and wings to provide crossrange were already a key feature of the design. What meeting the USAF requirements entailed was to modify the planform, more of a major adjustment than a radical redesign.
bmcage also needs to learn the difference between flaps and brakes.