Is there a reason we do not use a slow speed to orbit?
Say, a large zeppelin floats as high as possible, fires a jet engine to go higher, then a rocket to leave the atmosphere. Or couldn't a zeppelin carry a Xenon Thruster engine?
Does it have to be short duration, high thrust; never long duration, low thrust to get to orbit?
Run a Deuterium pulse detonation engine's output through the focal point of the NIF.... start a Magnesium fire, spray Deuterium through the heat to break it up into plasma, run the resulting plasma through the NIF focal point.
The US cable industry reminds me of the old joke about Soviet Russia television; Channel one has the official party line, while channel two has the KGB announcer telling you to turn back to channel one. The cable companies all treat customers like domesticated farm animals, you are either inside of one farmers fence or another's, you can only move from one pasture to another pasture with much paper work and time off from work, yet still you will eat the same grass.
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Is there a reason we do not use a slow speed to orbit?
Say, a large zeppelin floats as high as possible, fires a jet engine to go higher, then a rocket to leave the atmosphere.
Or couldn't a zeppelin carry a Xenon Thruster engine?
Does it have to be short duration, high thrust; never long duration, low thrust to get to orbit?
Wow, it's not like every PC has a non shared T1 running direct to Mickeysoft.
Just don't call her Shirley....
GMBro?
" the theory that degradation enhances compliance"
We must work for the same company....
"Unused gene" may be the "CRC" code.
the Kaijus?
The SCO Group (not SCO) execs have a planned stock sale in the works or they would not be making these disproven claims.
I'll believe others when I see the uptime....
Wait till it starts transmitting a greeting..... /"Attention all planets of the solar federation".
Methanol fuel cells need some research love....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_methanol_fuel_cell
Thoreen.
Thora. (the explorer)
Thorida. (if she's from Florida)
Thorala.
Apparently releasing the code could "leave the voting system open to hacking or manipulation."
Makes me wonder who has access now and does not want competition?
Drop the "T".....
that the ones who made Windows 8 are among them....
Idiocracy?
Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
ATT: But no one asks for faster speeds...
Don't tell the Gliesians....
De Plane, De PLane
If they built an electric sports car, with graphene super capacitors instead of batteries...
PJs may have leaked their secret ingredients.....
Run a Deuterium pulse detonation engine's output through the focal point of the NIF. ... start a Magnesium fire, spray Deuterium through the heat to break it up into plasma, run the resulting plasma through the NIF focal point.
It is not like there actually is competition.
The US cable industry reminds me of the old joke about Soviet Russia television; Channel one has the official party line, while channel two has the KGB announcer telling you to turn back to channel one. The cable companies all treat customers like domesticated farm animals, you are either inside of one farmers fence or another's, you can only move from one pasture to another pasture with much paper work and time off from work, yet still you will eat the same grass.