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Europe unveils the RLV C5, a partially reusable rocket designed to rival SpaceX Starship BuckGalaxy May 19, 2026 2:06 am (Space/Science)

Dividing up the World RobVG May 15, 2026 12:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

Foundation RobVG May 15, 2026 11:56 am (Science Fiction)

Przybylski’s Star: Still Bizarre After All These Years ER May 15, 2026 8:09 am (Space/Science)

Starship V3 set to make its first launch 6:30pm ET on Monday, May 19 BuckGalaxy May 12, 2026 4:52 pm (Space/Science)

Good idea, for what it's worth... BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 11:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

Consequences of the Orange Moron's idiotic war BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 1:36 am (CurrentEvents)

How are you supposed to win a war when you avoid killing people RobVG May 8, 2026 5:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

There's no way the Post WW2 order can be revived after Trump BuckGalaxy April 30, 2026 5:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

Trump had to be stopped from using nuclear weapons on Iran (edit - no evidence for claim... BAD RL!) RL April 21, 2026 7:57 pm (CurrentEvents)

New Glenn 3 flight profile BuckGalaxy April 18, 2026 12:08 am (Space/Science)

No airbags November 14, 2011 9:00 am RobVG

Good series of videos on youtube.

MSL EDL Mars Science Laboratory – Entry, Descent and Landing

  • What happens to the sky crane assuming all goes as planned, lands and becomes another lab? by FrankC 2011-11-15 19:13:14
    • Hmmm, apparently it just flies off and crashes. Seems like they could get some little experimental value from it's final ... by FrankC 2011-11-15 20:47:18
    • As TB says, what could possibly go wrong? I sure hope that works, but I'd bet against it if ... by bowser 2011-11-14 19:02:22
      • I feel the same way by RobVG 2011-11-14 19:26:07

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