Yep, the return-to-earth version of the Energia-2 was actually completed, and apparently worked quite well. Equivalents for the two larger designs were under development when the project was canceled.
NASA has a laser launch system in very early development; that might eventually be useful.
Alternatively, they could always resurect NERVA or the Orion Project, though Greenpeace would have a collective fit.
The Saturn V has HORRIBLY expensive. Something more efficient would be nice.
The best solution, though, might be simply to license the Energia rockets; the largest configuration (never used) was a considerably heavier lifter than Saturn V.
Are we alone? Almost certainly not; there's no reason it should have happened here and not elsewhere in this insanely large universe. Will we ever find out? Maybe not... how many technologically sophisticated cultures are there actively broadcasting their presence, in the wavelengths we're watching, close enough that we can hear them?
Well, a lot of those early rockets weren't your country's achievements, as such. They were largely Wernher von Braun's achievements; the US just picked up the bill, as Germany had before it.
Okay, having had a good look at their website, I retract my remarks about the dubiousness of that group. They seem to be careful enough, and they're obviously doing an amazing job.
Yes, being in those rooms implicates anyone except police specifically assigned to investigation of such things, and POSSIBLY the vigilante justice people. An investigation could then easily establish whether they were a member of the vigilante thingy, and whether they had any child pornography on their computer (whether they were a member of the vigilante thingy or not, they shouldn't be downloading such images. It would be a mistake to assume that they're always the good guys; what better excuse to hang out in these rooms?
Even if a child never, ever enters one of these rooms, they're still a problem. They provide a venue for paedophiles to exchange pornography, tips on where to find children (SomethingAwful did a thing on a message board of this type a while back; it was quite horrific) and so on. And I think it's dangerous to assume that no child would ever enter such a room.
Space is BIG, you know;) And the thing is very close, if it's up there at all. An asteroid would start off far away; we'd have a much larger window to spot it and visual sighting would be more likely.
Yep, sex offenders lists are often just WRONG, as well.
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In communist Britian, BBC watches you ;)
Yep, the return-to-earth version of the Energia-2 was actually completed, and apparently worked quite well. Equivalents for the two larger designs were under development when the project was canceled.
NASA has a laser launch system in very early development; that might eventually be useful. Alternatively, they could always resurect NERVA or the Orion Project, though Greenpeace would have a collective fit.
Have a look at the Energia-4 rocket (used for Buran, which had no large rockets of its own). Something along those lines might work well.
The Saturn V has HORRIBLY expensive. Something more efficient would be nice. The best solution, though, might be simply to license the Energia rockets; the largest configuration (never used) was a considerably heavier lifter than Saturn V.
Because the robot can move around, and as such is more intimidating to people considering commiting a crime.
Because many, many people are bigoted idiots.
That is to a large extent restricted to the US, happily.
Are we alone? Almost certainly not; there's no reason it should have happened here and not elsewhere in this insanely large universe. Will we ever find out? Maybe not... how many technologically sophisticated cultures are there actively broadcasting their presence, in the wavelengths we're watching, close enough that we can hear them?
She's one of the more moderate republicans, tho; she was in the majority legalising homosexuality across the US in 2003, for instance.
Why, yes. We must refer to him as King Bush in future. Wouldn't want to be accused of Lese majesty, would we now?
This is probably why people want to colonise the moon ;)
Its influence on the star's wobble, AFAIR.
Well, a lot of those early rockets weren't your country's achievements, as such. They were largely Wernher von Braun's achievements; the US just picked up the bill, as Germany had before it.
Java also has an unsafe mode of sorts, of course; the JNI.
No, as noted in the article, they're keeping the Doctor Who content, which moved to its own sub-site a while back anyway.
Bring back the Orion Project! What's 1 to 10 people per launch? 70cent per kilo!
America is co-funding this plant... As is Russia, most of the rest of Europe, China and Japan.
Always-on wind and solar? We'll need at least some fossil or (preferably) nuclear power for a very, very long time.
This isn't surprising; France has an extremely good nuclear record.
But the US is a co-member (sporadically) of the ITDR. Helping build a fusion plant in France! Imagine!
Okay, having had a good look at their website, I retract my remarks about the dubiousness of that group. They seem to be careful enough, and they're obviously doing an amazing job.
Yes, being in those rooms implicates anyone except police specifically assigned to investigation of such things, and POSSIBLY the vigilante justice people. An investigation could then easily establish whether they were a member of the vigilante thingy, and whether they had any child pornography on their computer (whether they were a member of the vigilante thingy or not, they shouldn't be downloading such images. It would be a mistake to assume that they're always the good guys; what better excuse to hang out in these rooms?
Even if a child never, ever enters one of these rooms, they're still a problem. They provide a venue for paedophiles to exchange pornography, tips on where to find children (SomethingAwful did a thing on a message board of this type a while back; it was quite horrific) and so on. And I think it's dangerous to assume that no child would ever enter such a room.
Space is BIG, you know ;) And the thing is very close, if it's up there at all. An asteroid would start off far away; we'd have a much larger window to spot it and visual sighting would be more likely.
Yep, sex offenders lists are often just WRONG, as well.
This makes a good bit of sense, and it's the wy the market is going anyway; Google AdSense and similar are replacing the horrible popups.