Direct 2.0, the concept in question in the June 23 Times article, falls significantly short of the lunar lander performance requirement for exploration missions as specifically outlined in Constellation Program ground rules. The concept also overshoots the requirements for early missions to the International Space Station in the coming decade. These shortcomings would necessitate rushed development of a more expensive launch system with too little capability in the long run, and would actually increase the gap between space shuttle retirement and development of a new vehicle. Even more importantly, the Ares approach offers a much greater margin of crew safety - paramount to every mission NASA puts into space.
Flat out disingenuous response by Mr. King. If you swap the mission roles for the Jupiter-120 and -232 configurations, you can make that argument, but that's not the proposal.
I have four words for you Mr. Marshall Space Flight Center: 5x5 Risk Matrix Items.
A "select group" of approximately 300 million people, namely American citizens and permanent residents.
Lots of NASA documents aren't classified, but are marked "ITAR" or "Export Control". It doesn't mean they are impossible to get, but it also means they aren't going up on a web site.
In short, you will need a launch license from the FAA. They are the point agency, but you can be sure they will involve the State Department and the Department of Defense regarding approving your payload.
Doing stuff outside the US doesn't make it easier, it makes it even harder. For one thing, all the rules still apply to you. The FAA still assumes jurisdiction over your activities. On top of that, just about anything in a launch vehicle or spacecraft will contain items and technologies that fall under the ITAR controls for missile technologies. Not only can you not export any of the items, plans or data from the country, you can't even allow a non US citizen or permanent resident access to them.
One thing to remember about the Outer Space Treaty, is that the US government is responsible and liable for any activities undertaken by a US citizen. Between that and the ITAR regime, try to do an end-run and you'll find yourself extradited back to the US and in federal prison post-haste.
You can't buy a turbopump from a J-2 at Fry's. While you wouldn't want to use them, parts like that are very...instructional. I seem to recall SpaceX scoring a gimbal mechanism out of there that was an interesting reference piece.
Incorrect. Everything from sensors, to valves to fuel tanks to engine parts are considered "dual use" items and fall under export control. The problem with rocket stuff is that it's really just missile stuff sans warhead. See "International Traffic in Arms Regulations" and "Missile Technology Control Regime" for more information.
See the article where it mentions his inability to do overseas sales. Most of the interesting stuff is export controlled and falls under ITAR. I would imagine his yard is only open to US citizens and permanent residents.
It's perfectly legal for him to own and sell. It's also legal for a US citizen or permanent resident to possess. What is not legal would be to transfer possession to a foreign citizen. Actually, depending on the type of gizmo you're talking about, technically it isn't legal to let a foreign citizen get a good look at it.
A couple decades from now, either the US or China will have military supremacy over low-earth orbit.
There is no "C" 'this isn't going to happen option'.
Pick your poison. I'll take the US.
Good grief, you would think this was an Intel advocacy board. 'OMG, 9700 gets higher framerates at 1600x1200 with AA, nVidia suxor!'
The FX involves itself in pushing what can be rendered in real-time, not just rendering the games of yesterday at obscene resolutions.
In some respects it's a much more useful workstation card than consumer card. Games won't be taking advantage of its capabilities for a couple years yet. But, at least you can start *developing* those games now.
Unfortunately, J2ME is not write-once run-anywhere. Different handsets have different amounts of memory, processing speed, screen resolution, double-buffering or lack thereof, input restrictions, non-standard APIs for things like sound, etc. A Game Boy Advance is a Game Boy Advance. The new 2.0 tookit should help things, but it will take time before that settles into the channel and actual shipping handsets.
Although not on the GameCube (at least yet), some serious retrogaming came out for the PS2 this week in the form of Activision Anthology. If you ever wanted to relive River Raid while listenig to Blondie, see Pitfall TV commercials, or play Kaboom on a giant rotating cube, I think someone heard your prayers. Or nightmares, one of the two.
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Flat out disingenuous response by Mr. King. If you swap the mission roles for the Jupiter-120 and -232 configurations, you can make that argument, but that's not the proposal. I have four words for you Mr. Marshall Space Flight Center: 5x5 Risk Matrix Items.
A "select group" of approximately 300 million people, namely American citizens and permanent residents. Lots of NASA documents aren't classified, but are marked "ITAR" or "Export Control". It doesn't mean they are impossible to get, but it also means they aren't going up on a web site.
There is a great article on the licensing issues involved with launching a rocket as a US citizen or entity here: http://colonyfund.com/Reading/papers/NH_rocket_contents.html.
In short, you will need a launch license from the FAA. They are the point agency, but you can be sure they will involve the State Department and the Department of Defense regarding approving your payload.
Doing stuff outside the US doesn't make it easier, it makes it even harder. For one thing, all the rules still apply to you. The FAA still assumes jurisdiction over your activities. On top of that, just about anything in a launch vehicle or spacecraft will contain items and technologies that fall under the ITAR controls for missile technologies. Not only can you not export any of the items, plans or data from the country, you can't even allow a non US citizen or permanent resident access to them.
One thing to remember about the Outer Space Treaty, is that the US government is responsible and liable for any activities undertaken by a US citizen. Between that and the ITAR regime, try to do an end-run and you'll find yourself extradited back to the US and in federal prison post-haste.
You can't buy a turbopump from a J-2 at Fry's. While you wouldn't want to use them, parts like that are very...instructional. I seem to recall SpaceX scoring a gimbal mechanism out of there that was an interesting reference piece.
Incorrect. Everything from sensors, to valves to fuel tanks to engine parts are considered "dual use" items and fall under export control. The problem with rocket stuff is that it's really just missile stuff sans warhead. See "International Traffic in Arms Regulations" and "Missile Technology Control Regime" for more information.
See the article where it mentions his inability to do overseas sales. Most of the interesting stuff is export controlled and falls under ITAR. I would imagine his yard is only open to US citizens and permanent residents. It's perfectly legal for him to own and sell. It's also legal for a US citizen or permanent resident to possess. What is not legal would be to transfer possession to a foreign citizen. Actually, depending on the type of gizmo you're talking about, technically it isn't legal to let a foreign citizen get a good look at it.
Amazing, overclocking finally makes sense! Overclocking the Centris could cut a day and a half off the boot time! Beat that AMD and Intel boyz!
A couple decades from now, either the US or China will have military supremacy over low-earth orbit. There is no "C" 'this isn't going to happen option'. Pick your poison. I'll take the US.
And I suggest everyone request them to be mailed to your address for being a needless prick.
Good grief, you would think this was an Intel advocacy board. 'OMG, 9700 gets higher framerates at 1600x1200 with AA, nVidia suxor!' The FX involves itself in pushing what can be rendered in real-time, not just rendering the games of yesterday at obscene resolutions. In some respects it's a much more useful workstation card than consumer card. Games won't be taking advantage of its capabilities for a couple years yet. But, at least you can start *developing* those games now.
Unfortunately, J2ME is not write-once run-anywhere. Different handsets have different amounts of memory, processing speed, screen resolution, double-buffering or lack thereof, input restrictions, non-standard APIs for things like sound, etc. A Game Boy Advance is a Game Boy Advance. The new 2.0 tookit should help things, but it will take time before that settles into the channel and actual shipping handsets.
Although not on the GameCube (at least yet), some serious retrogaming came out for the PS2 this week in the form of Activision Anthology. If you ever wanted to relive River Raid while listenig to Blondie, see Pitfall TV commercials, or play Kaboom on a giant rotating cube, I think someone heard your prayers. Or nightmares, one of the two.