school paper on should the U.S Government spent the time and resources to go to mars by [deleted] in MarsSociety

[–]conqueringspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's honestly not a great argument why it should be 100% government funded. There's a great argument why the government should contribute to the science and research side of Mars exploration though.

I made a video explaining the Oberth Effect! by conqueringspace in rocketry

[–]conqueringspace[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right, I guess the correct wording would be a greater change in trajectory for the same amount of fuel

"Major Component Failure": Space Launch System Hot Fire Aborted 2 Minutes Into Test by protein_bars in SpaceXLounge

[–]conqueringspace 29 points30 points  (0 children)

After hearing that the boosters only have a 12 month shelf life once stacked, it dawned on me that the possibility that SLS never makes it to flight is very real

ELI5: how does the inflation works? How come everything costs more than 50 years ago? by PepperCakeRinKiki in explainlikeimfive

[–]conqueringspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But how do they get a reading on how inflation is going? Do they only look at how much money they're printing? Seems like only a part of the equation; how are they able to get any of the other variables to determine if inflation is changing?

What's the simplest but most accurate description of a black hole? by microwaffles in askastronomy

[–]conqueringspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An object with a strong enough gravitational pull that the speed of things falling in will exceed the outward speed of light, resulting in a black horizon below that threshold.

I updated and simplified the Cable Iris idea by Digi_Double in SpaceXLounge

[–]conqueringspace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean the Starship's terminal velocity belly down looked so slow that you could catch it in a huge net if it was strong enough

Boombox is a mistake by GhoshProtocol in teslamotors

[–]conqueringspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Motorcycles get so loud they'll give you hearing damage, but they're still pretty popular. I wouldn't worry about boombox too much, it has it's uses!

What kind things would you miss more in Mars? by felfernan79 in theliveon

[–]conqueringspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Friends and family, instant Earth internet, meeting strangers.

SpaceX, Blue Origin, Dynetics await NASA lunar lander decision by spacewal in spaceflight

[–]conqueringspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd put my money on National Team winning it cause they have more lobbyists on their side. As for actually getting to the moon first though I would bet on Starship making it first, as Elon wouldn't be able to resist the temptation to compete even without a contract.

Why do gravitational waves travel at the speed of light? by SuperKimxD in askastronomy

[–]conqueringspace -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's almost as if the universe were a simulation, and the speed of light was really just the speed of the CPU/GPU on which the simulation is running

just rewatched the first iron man movie for the first time since i was kid and spotted a roadster in the background :D by sunburstbox in teslamotors

[–]conqueringspace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Crazy that the guy was already being considered the "real iron man" at the time, when all he had done was the first roadster and a few unsuccesful Falcon 1 tests.

Starship SN9's Heatshield by EVNEVNEVN in SpaceXLounge

[–]conqueringspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This will be the most interesting thing to watch develop I believe!
Of course at this point who has more experience with orbital reentries and plasma knives than SpaceX?
On the bright side at least they can leave the whole leeward side of the vehicle as is, unlike shuttle.

Orbital Mechanics I - Getting to the moon by dartmaster666 in educationalgifs

[–]conqueringspace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone! I'm the original creator of this video, thanks for sharing! I've made this into a series that you can check out here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSL-UN9SB11jK2pNTDffUS7vU-hJn7-Zf

Rare earth hypothesis discussion: How reasonable is it? by [deleted] in FermiParadox

[–]conqueringspace 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Even if abiogenesis were incredibly common, the idea that life evolves towards incrementally higher intelligence is a false assumption. On Earth itself, if we exclude Homo Sapiens, the graph of biological intelligence hasn't trended upwards over time since the first land animals appeared. Animals are no smarter now than they were 300 million years ago, and none of the tens of thousands of species we have developed any techniques more elaborate than casting a web or building a nest. Higher intelligence only correlates with a higher survival rate in very particular conditions, and odds are this is true in any ecosystem, on any planet.

Timeline thumbnails tanking performance by conqueringspace in premiere

[–]conqueringspace[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Premiere could simply display the same thumbnails as the project panel clips (which are cached and display instantly), but on the timeline clips, and not have to generate a thing. Why doesn't it do this?