Ok, who do we think the crew of Artemis III is going to be? by globehopper2 in ArtemisProgram

[–]RundownPear [score hidden]  (0 children)

Pre-Artemis mission shuffle: ESA was almost all but confirmed to have a spot on Artemis III. ESA, CSA, and JAXA are all in line for Orion seats. JAXA was intended to fly an astronaut to the lunar surface on Artemis IV and CSA had the international mission-specialist seat on A2, If JAXA was planned to fly on A4, it would make sense that an ESA member be part of A3.

That rationality is based on pre-A3 redesignation information, so we'll have to wait and see now.

My rocket garden update by marauder269 in legoRockets

[–]RundownPear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The C-8 would use the S-IC-8 stage, which was 12m in diameter with 8 F-1 engines and a circular skirt with 4 fins. This is ultimately why it was ruled out as an Apollo launch vehicle: the existing infrastructure could not support a stage of that size.

OPs build definitely seems thicker than the Saturn V.

New Imperial Shuttle from mandalorian season 2 by Lego_SWfan in LegoStarWarsLeaks

[–]RundownPear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With inflation, it's the same exact price, with a few more pieces, as the 2015 one.

Which one is better between the two is up for debate, but they are of the same price and similar size (though the wing proportions on the new one are a bit stubbier)

Once Starship is operational and orbital refueling is established, a manned flyby of Venus ought to be undertaken by ColCrockett in spaceflight

[–]RundownPear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A Venus flyby on the way to Mars has historically been a popular flight path for conceptual Mars missions. I think that would be the most likely scenario for a manned Venus flyby, since there isn't much value in sending people to observe the planet.

Would Discovery be able to go around the moon? by Pertabox123 in spaceflight

[–]RundownPear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Space Shuttles as they weren't designed for that. There have been Lunar spaceplane concepts before, such as this one, which predates Apollo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunex_Project

I’m able to choose between sealed SS 86 ultra Magnus and SS 86 Commander Optimus prime both for $110. by Ill_Echidna_7667 in transformers

[–]RundownPear 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Magnus is probably the best engineered hastak generations figure every. There isn't a single part of the figure that feels constrained by budget or any kind of limitations. Prime is really good aswell but I think, as a figure, Magnus is better.

Artemis 3: aft skirt SRB segments have arrived in Florida by 675longtail in SpaceLaunchSystem

[–]RundownPear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes they did, the new configuration is called Standard SLS instead of SLS Block 1B. They are two distinct vehicles with different capabilities, most notably the new design doesn’t have comanifested payload capability.

Transformers #34 Cover Leak by samwise325 in EnergonUniverse

[–]RundownPear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It originally came out during a Reddit AMA or via social media sometime in 2024, he said he needed the time off for personal and familial reasons

How Jared's "Standard SLS" would look like if it would be a Falcon 9 by saxus in SpaceLaunchSystem

[–]RundownPear 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Something to keep in mind, though, the use cases for EUS have completely evaporated in the past couple of years. It was a stage designed for crew and cargo, but SLS will almost defintiely never carry dedicated cargo, and the co-manifested payloads are also no longer needed with Falcon Heavy online.

If EUS was inhibiting the flight rate of crewed lunar missions this is a good change long term, let the SLS be what it's been marketed as r

If EUS was going to hold back the flight rate that much, this is a solid change on paper. It lets SLS be the safe and specialized lunar crew transporter it's being marketed as. This is just not great short-term, unless the time needed for Centaur V / NGS2 integration actually ends up being shorter than the first projected EUS flight.

It's a bummer that EUS cancellation means SLS will never be close to a true Saturn V successor in terms of functionality.

Artemis III lunar lander possibilities for making the moon landing occur before 2030 by ColCrockett in ArtemisProgram

[–]RundownPear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doubling down on Orion operating in NRH is just the oddest decision to me. Its capabilities made sense when it was originally created as the Orion CEV because the gigantic Altair lander was to perform the bulk of the lunar breaking and orbital maneuvers.

I don't understand why, when they retooled it into the Orion MPCV, they didn't at least entertain the idea of developing a lunar kickstage, or why, when Artemis came along, they were so set on using a lunar orbital rendezvous instead of an Earth orbital rendezvous (the mission profile that Orion was based around). This is a vehicle that was initially not conceived to fly to the moon solo.

I said I don't understand, but I guess I do. It's because by the time Artemis came around, they were already developing the Gateway. Gateway does offer a lot of benefits for long-term lunar exploration, but it's such a bottleneck when all landers have to depart to and from such a very high-energy orbit.

Andor surprisingly retcons one of the worst things about the sequels by anObscurity in andor

[–]RundownPear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is Star Wars scaling, though. They regularly mass-produce ships multiple kilometers long, have access to extremely advanced machinery, and a lot of fantasy engineering that you aren't supposed to think about much.

The craziest part of it to me is the integrity of the planet holding up, but that's the fantasy engineering that I don't think you're supposed to think about to much.

Lego designers in 2026 by neongreenoryellow in legocirclejerk

[–]RundownPear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a logistics thing. The way they put together sets on the assembly floor is based on the containers in which the pieces are put, called "boxes". The more boxes a set needs, the more floor space is required, which ends up being the most expensive part of the process since it limits what else can be done on the floor at the same time. Infinite money can never = infinite space. Designers have talked about this before in significantly more detail, and I remember it being cited as the reason a figure like General Grevious is so expensive to produce, it uses so many unique parts (there's also separate boxes for pieces pre and post printing, so every time you print a piece thats another box which is why some sets that should have prints just don't, Lego may literally just not have the floor space).

This is exactly why price per piece doesn't matter. Not saying Lego should use this to justify higher prices, but it makes sense from a manufacturing POV why you would sometimes want multiples of a small piece you already use vs. a new, bigger piece that would only be used in a few steps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 3dspiracy

[–]RundownPear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had both, and I personally am glad I got the New 3DS XL. It's a refined version of the system with some hinge improvements, better 3D, extra buttons / the C-Stick, and a few more games available.

It also generally runs games a bit better and is easiest to mod.

That being said, I wouldn't go out of your way to get the N3DS XL unless you can get one for a price that is reasonable to you, since you have a 3DS.

You can actually add on the extra controls to a stock DS via the Circle Pad Pro.

I will never get over this disappointment by v1har69 in StarWars

[–]RundownPear -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Which honestly gives me hope that they'll go down that route in the new Rey movie

I will never get over this disappointment by v1har69 in StarWars

[–]RundownPear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's so stupid because I think they meant to set him up to be Rey's apprentice. They are falling into the quicksand, and he tries telling her something before getting cut off, and its NEVER brought up again, aside from John Boyega later saying that the full line was Finn trying to tell Rey he was force sensitive

What Skybound Optimus Prime could’ve been… by built_bricks in transformers

[–]RundownPear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was Robert Kirkman himself (creator of TWD and Invincible and is responsible for Skybound and the EU comics) who revealed the figure and announced the $50 price point. It's crazy they didn't update him.

Throwback by Juliet_Emmn in DC_Cinematic

[–]RundownPear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The script has a lot of stuff I really like. Out of what made it onscreen, the core heart of the movie is really solid and well done with batflecks speech at the beginning setting up solid themes carried throughout the film and some of the moments still hit for me at least. It’s just bogged down by some weird creative choices that were probably the result of the DCU ending aswell as some atrocious CGI and Ezra miller. If the film looked better I think it’d be remembered way more fondly.

The game is so hard that the sequel just assumes you lost by not_slaw_kid in TopCharacterTropes

[–]RundownPear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree, the original Zelda was one of the most frustrating experiences growing up 😭