First off, the Saturn V didn't have the crew module at the top because its the safest. Its at the top because the only way to get to the moon was to have 3 frigging stages on the thing, and THEN the command module/LM.
Secondly, no rocket is cheap. The Boeing Delta IV Heavy's are over $250 million each. Considering it only lifts about 2/3 as much as the shuttle, isn't manrated in any way, and doesn't have the ability to dock with anything or return anything to earth, the shuttle doesn't look as expensive anymore at $500 mil per launch
Imagine it: somebody figures out a way to let past sexual partners 'rate' your performance.
Women would be walking around bars with scanners, knowing never to initiate conversation, just because of that one time last january when you *accidentally* crapped yourself, janet.
I see nowhere in the article any mention of what shield materials or thickness they are using for their calculations.
Any dose calculation is extremely dependent on these facts. What this article should say is "X amount of more shielding required to effectively shield astronauts on amrs trip."
this bullshit makes it sound like you'll get cancer no matter what
We already knew that the CEV would use a traditional rocket to launch into orbit, boeing has been counting on this for the delta IV heavy family
the only area of grey was that t/Space wanted a plane-launched system for their CXV, which would transfer the crew only, and that lockheed was working with them.
Hopefully its a possibility because its MUCH cheaper, as the cost of man-rating the delta IV line is estimated to be billions. and, since the first stage is a plane, the t/space system is very reusable.
thermal problems are one of the most difficult on a space mission. solar radiation, cryogenic fuels, and of course, the vacuum of space make keeping all your parts in a 20 or 30 degree range a huge pain in the ass.
foam is the simplest option, as its totally passive. what happens if your giant foam net doesn't detatch from the shuttle properly and rips off a section of the shuttle underbody during launch?
nice debut on/., bravo, tres impressive
but here's a free lesson i'm givin cause i'm perceptive
your two-line style is classic but oppressive
don't be messin to assimilate me into your collective
yeah my stare's reflective, your mad dog ineffective
the last to glare like that, well bitch i straight decked him
did it affect him? yeah bitch he straight checked in to get his linux pda removed from his rectum
aight bitch i'll appropriate them quarters bring on a new world order from disorder cause i'm the importer of rap 'cross the border feel the thunder from my alphanumeric mortars
Yeah, those INVINCIBLE capsules, which never killed anybody.
Oh, except the time that Apollo 1 burst into flames on the launch pad and the 3 guys inside died because somebody made a shitty hatch. Seems like you would have called for Apollo to be cancelled had you been bitching then.
Not to mention that on the second try for the lunar surface, the outside of the command module blew off and we almost lost 3 more guys.
Nobody goes "Whoa score! Now i don't have to drag myself to the theater and watch this movie which i've been waiting 3 years for! I can just sit at home and wait 36.. no! 35 hours and 59 more minutes to watch it alone in my room on my 15" Magview monitor!!!!"
How to take shit out of context (Republican version)
1. Find somebody you hate. That was easy.
2. Find something he said that is moderately vague
3. repeat said words over and over, paraphrasing liberally. block all attempts at discussion over what said words meant.
4. respond to all questions about said quote with more rhetorical questions. Example:
Skeptic: "sir, do you really think Gore meant he singlehandedly got a bunch of programmers together and told them to create the internet?"
dude, you cannot design a spacecraft like cassini and then launch it in the same year.
it was in development since the late 80s. sorry, it doesn't work that way.
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This sounds like the perfect way to make a space elevator
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anybody know where can i buy algae by the kilometer?
The sheer hilarity, you could write for NBC.
First off, the Saturn V didn't have the crew module at the top because its the safest. Its at the top because the only way to get to the moon was to have 3 frigging stages on the thing, and THEN the command module/LM.
Secondly, no rocket is cheap. The Boeing Delta IV Heavy's are over $250 million each. Considering it only lifts about 2/3 as much as the shuttle, isn't manrated in any way, and doesn't have the ability to dock with anything or return anything to earth, the shuttle doesn't look as expensive anymore at $500 mil per launch
Also, the shuttle's SRBs are reusable
I'm betting that we will have terrorists booking flights on Virgin.
72 flights to be exact... ZING
Imagine it: somebody figures out a way to let past sexual partners 'rate' your performance.
Women would be walking around bars with scanners, knowing never to initiate conversation, just because of that one time last january when you *accidentally* crapped yourself, janet.
I see nowhere in the article any mention of what shield materials or thickness they are using for their calculations.
Any dose calculation is extremely dependent on these facts. What this article should say is "X amount of more shielding required to effectively shield astronauts on amrs trip."
this bullshit makes it sound like you'll get cancer no matter what
We already knew that the CEV would use a traditional rocket to launch into orbit, boeing has been counting on this for the delta IV heavy family
the only area of grey was that t/Space wanted a plane-launched system for their CXV, which would transfer the crew only, and that lockheed was working with them.
Hopefully its a possibility because its MUCH cheaper, as the cost of man-rating the delta IV line is estimated to be billions. and, since the first stage is a plane, the t/space system is very reusable.
and er wtf? the point of the foam is to keep the tank cold, to insulate it from the much higher ambient temperature.
You'd be suprised
thermal problems are one of the most difficult on a space mission. solar radiation, cryogenic fuels, and of course, the vacuum of space make keeping all your parts in a 20 or 30 degree range a huge pain in the ass.
foam is the simplest option, as its totally passive. what happens if your giant foam net doesn't detatch from the shuttle properly and rips off a section of the shuttle underbody during launch?
while we're at it, why don't we simply ditch the foam in favor of an 8th crew member, sorceress class of course, repeatedly casting level 30 blizzard?
nice debut on /., bravo, tres impressive
but here's a free lesson i'm givin cause i'm perceptive
your two-line style is classic but oppressive
don't be messin to assimilate me into your collective
yeah my stare's reflective, your mad dog ineffective
the last to glare like that, well bitch i straight decked him
did it affect him? yeah bitch he straight checked in
to get his linux pda removed from his rectum
MC CONVECTION was here BITCH
aight bitch i'll appropriate them quarters
bring on a new world order from disorder
cause i'm the importer of rap 'cross the border
feel the thunder from my alphanumeric mortars
MC CONVECTION waz here BITCH
Yeah, those INVINCIBLE capsules, which never killed anybody.
Oh, except the time that Apollo 1 burst into flames on the launch pad and the 3 guys inside died because somebody made a shitty hatch. Seems like you would have called for Apollo to be cancelled had you been bitching then.
Not to mention that on the second try for the lunar surface, the outside of the command module blew off and we almost lost 3 more guys.
I intend to rig a series of Terawatt lasers to create a case made of microsingularities, thereby creating 1x10^26 cfm of airflow.
This just in,
AMD and Snapple are merging to create the world's first 64-bit fruit beverages!
ALL HAIL SNAMDPPLE
Am I the only one who is trying to get my gf to be MORE nerdy?
So far the best she's done is a pun about re-naming The 5th Element to "Boron"
Obviously, it is the 8th level of hell, with the giant vat which is boiling all murderers for eternity.
Science!
Stupid MPAA.
Nobody goes "Whoa score! Now i don't have to drag myself to the theater and watch this movie which i've been waiting 3 years for! I can just sit at home and wait 36.. no! 35 hours and 59 more minutes to watch it alone in my room on my 15" Magview monitor!!!!"
Kha-Nyou guess what it is?
cover them in saran wrap. problem solved.
How to take shit out of context (Republican version)
1. Find somebody you hate. That was easy.
2. Find something he said that is moderately vague
3. repeat said words over and over, paraphrasing liberally. block all attempts at discussion over what said words meant.
4. respond to all questions about said quote with more rhetorical questions. Example:
Skeptic: "sir, do you really think Gore meant he singlehandedly got a bunch of programmers together and told them to create the internet?"
Response: "i don't know, YOU TELL ME!"
yes, except, then you have a propane gas cloud eminating from your vehicle, which is probably bad. don't like a cigarette
Leaders criticised is doubleplusungood Minitruth doubleplusgood 2+2=5 Apple Computer + Sledgehammer = Bad
oops. you were backing what i said before, sorry.
dude, you cannot design a spacecraft like cassini and then launch it in the same year. it was in development since the late 80s. sorry, it doesn't work that way.
JPL. fuck.