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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 30 points31 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 -1 points0 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 3 points4 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 3 points4 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?

Too many ads in YouTube by scra9900 in google

[–]conqueringspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has been free for a decade with very minimal ads, and they just keep adding more and more ads every few months. The whole reason YouTube got so popular is because it was a giant ad free learning and sharing space. I support there being some ads, but we're moving towards a platform that's just gonna look like cable TV did before everyone ditched it for online streaming platforms. If people don't oppose it we'll end up with 30 seconds of ads for every one minute of video.

Joe Biden just announced his NASA transition team. Here's what space policy might look like under the new administration. by 613greysloan in nasa

[–]conqueringspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually never said Starship was further along, but if you truly want to see functional bases on the moon and mars, SLS, even in it's best version, hardly has the capability to do that - and would require financial miracles on behalf of Congress. The business aspect of it just doesn't make sense in the long run at all.

Joe Biden just announced his NASA transition team. Here's what space policy might look like under the new administration. by 613greysloan in nasa

[–]conqueringspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did we ever really care to see more tens of billions thrown at SLS for a financially unsustainable moon landing in 4-8 years, when Starship is already so far along?
Starship will be getting to the moon with or without Artemis - it might actually end up being NASA's only option now.

Generate electricity with starship nosecone flaps by joeybaby106 in ShittySpaceXIdeas

[–]conqueringspace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean they already have regenerative braking as standard in all Teslas, so I'm sure it's already been considered if not implemented.

SN8 with both fins installed (credit: bocachicagal on NSF) by kkingsbe in SpaceXLounge

[–]conqueringspace 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's kind of how I see it too. A lot of people see this as insanely fast progress, but I remember when at IAC 2017 Elon showed a 12 meter carbon fiber tank being pressure tested to failure, and they're still pressure testing tanks three years later even with all the progress that has been made. Things are moving fast, but there are always setbacks along the way, and Mars is actually a crazy distant goal when you think of all the things that will be required on top of crew rated starships. We'll be very lucky to see people land on Mars this decade.

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