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Design a Starship by podrock May 24, 2011 1:44 pm
  • Why bother? Knowing DARPA, it'll probably get filed away for eternity, or 100 billion bucks will be wasted on ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:46:37
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    • Well, they could start here. The BIS is the same outfit that was designing Moon rockets in the 1930s. A lot of ... by TB 2011-05-24 14:59:48
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      • Yep, and I have the JBIS collection to prove it. by Robert 2011-05-25 09:48:33
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        • I've been a member since 1972. Sounds from some recent news that they're running out of money. That ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:54:51
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      • Cool! I'll get busy. by Eri 2011-05-24 14:44:52
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        Gravity Sucks & Dark Energy Blows by Eri May 24, 2011 6:56 am
        • When I started off as an astronomy undergrad in 1964, it still was not clear whether there was a big ... by ER 2011-05-24 11:20:24
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          • So we no longer have infinity? It died? Jeez and nobody told me. :-) by Eri 2011-05-24 14:42:13
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            • Not necessarily. The old Steady State theory required the Universe to be infinitely large as well as infinitely old. ... by ER 2011-05-24 18:52:57
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          What to do when our sun gets too hot by TB May 23, 2011 12:16 pm
          • *Puts on mad scientist hat and starts speaking with Austrian/Borat accent* I propose a radical solution for zhis probleem. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:55:23
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            • My solution to the same problem would be to reduce insolation by deploying large shades in earth orbit to cast ... by ER 2011-05-24 11:07:12
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              • "(and thereby lengthen bond maturities too)" LOL! This MUST be a Republican journal. Question: In a larger orbit, wouldn't ... by Eri 2011-05-23 14:49:35
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                • I'm a rocket engineer. Orbital mechanics is not my strong suit - I just design to the delta-vee somebody ... by TB 2011-05-23 14:55:00
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                The Early Adopter's Guide to Space Travel by TB May 19, 2011 8:55 pm
                  Storm on Saturn by TB May 20, 2011 9:29 pm
                    NASA vs. the private sector by TB May 20, 2011 9:42 pm
                      Black Holes have jets? by Eri May 20, 2011 11:22 pm
                      • What? Huh? There are a few things I don't understand. Nothing is supposed to escape the gravity of a black hole, ... by RobVG 2011-05-25 08:08:29
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                        • Maybe I can explain. From my understanding, black holes are extremely dense collapsed held together by gravity. They grow by ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 01:12:06
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                          • Nicely explained and it all sounds perfectly logical. Thank you. by Eri 2011-05-31 08:50:33
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                        • Sounds fascinating to explore this topic. by Eri 2011-05-22 07:25:40
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                          • Oops, this was supposed to go under ER's post. Somebody's fiddling with Space/Science? :-) No. The Edit wasn't ... by Eri 2011-05-22 07:26:45
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                          • A lot of rapidly spinning fluid bodies exhibit jets from their N and S poles, at right angles to the ... by ER 2011-05-21 07:16:01
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                            what is a page vs. a post by FrankC May 18, 2011 10:56 am
                              A Virgin does the "twist" by Eri May 19, 2011 7:05 am
                                F35 "DAS"- Incredible by RobVG May 17, 2011 8:57 am
                                • Agreed, a remarkable system on a pretty remarkable aircraft. by mcfly 2011-05-17 18:47:48
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                                  Reality catches up with SF by Eri May 9, 2011 11:03 pm
                                  • There are a number of approaches being worked on to create batteries that can charge very rapidly. The bitch here is ... by TB 2011-05-10 10:20:01
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                                    • 1.21 gigawatts??! Sorry, had a McFly flashback there... by mcfly 2011-05-11 04:39:49
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                                      • If that DeLorean really was swinging 1.21 GW around - the power generated by a major nuclear power plant - ... by TB 2011-05-19 20:58:21
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                                        • My guess is the flux capacitor had something to do with it, but then I'm not an engineer. Not while ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 01:45:40
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                                    Now our world has two 'natural' moons. by Jeff-Wash May 9, 2011 4:41 pm
                                    • "That's no moon....that's a spaceship..." Apologies to Obi Wan,...I couldn't help myself. OTOH, 2010 S016 would make for a pretty good Sci-Fi ... by Ainz 2011-05-09 19:57:17
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                                      • Actually, there are several of these objects. Google "2010 s016" and you get all sorts of hits. It appears ... by ER 2011-05-09 19:01:07
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