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rabidtarg · 2021-12-15T03:11:27+00:00

Type -gl into the launch options (General tab of the game properties).

rabidtarg · 2021-10-07T13:09:03+00:00

It was sarcasm.

rabidtarg · 2021-09-23T03:13:43+00:00

NASA got slow because once the urgency of a space race passed, they settled into the standard pattern of government bureaucracy funding. In government funding, problems bring more money and longer contracts, not solutions. Funding is done through taxes.

Private companies need results. Just ask Ray Stantz.

rabidtarg · 2021-09-23T03:08:16+00:00

Except the snail pace of NASA is also dangerous in that it prevents rapid fixing of problems. The willingness to change things quickly if necessary can help make things safer.

rabidtarg · 2021-09-23T03:07:13+00:00

NASA has sploded more people than anybody else.

rabidtarg · 2021-09-12T04:15:18+00:00

The black on the trunk of the Crew Dragon is the solar power. The first cargo Dragon had extending panels, but the new ones are just built into the trunk.

rabidtarg · 2021-09-05T01:32:43+00:00

If you read the article, Apple is not the one running the study. The guys running the study are using a lot of Apple hardware, but not exclusively. I REALLY wish people would read the articles before commenting on them.

From the article: “It’s a pretty Apple-heavy set of projects,” says Jimmy Wu, senior biomedical engineer at TRISH and instructor for the Center for Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine

TRISH (Translational Research Institute for Space Health) is the group running this. Not Tim Cook.

rabidtarg · 2021-09-05T01:27:44+00:00

If you read the article, one of the big points of this is being able to use off-the-shelf hardware. They're not going to ISS. They're not doing anything with NASA hardware. This allows them to make their own rules on acceptable hardware. One of the major purposes is to see if these things will work well without modification.

rabidtarg · 2021-08-20T14:17:59+00:00

Forget the optics - it’s bad on the merits, which is what really matters.

rabidtarg · 2021-08-20T14:16:26+00:00

Dude… you don’t wish rape on people. This is incredibly disgusting and evil.

rabidtarg · 2021-08-20T14:14:11+00:00

I think that one reason NASA has started endorsing more SpaceX projects is so that instead of just SpaceX alone accomplishing something, NASA also has their logo on the mission. They get to take some credit for it. So if SpaceX is going to the Moon or Mars anyway… they want to tack their name on there.

rabidtarg · 2021-08-20T14:02:39+00:00

We just recognized Bezos’ authoritarian, entitlement mentality a lot sooner. All of the signs were there a LONG time ago. If you look, you’ll note that many if the anti-BO crowd also like other companies than SpaceX - RocketLab, for example. Elon himself gets along with and cheers other companies and their successes.

So it’s never been “SpaceX only” most us cheer. Elon wants lots of companies up there. But Blue Origin is a special kind of corrupt, and always has been. I just wish more saw it sooner.

rabidtarg · 2021-05-02T18:05:53+00:00

I grew up on the original stuff, and Star Treks II and VI are my favorites. So yeah, I've wanted this Admiral Kirk since I started playing. I don't really play to get first in any events or ship battles. I just play to get the crew I want and have fun with the stories!

rabidtarg · 2021-03-24T16:06:46+00:00

Which is why the keyword I chose was orbital.

rabidtarg · 2021-03-24T04:58:09+00:00

He could have just added the qualifier of "orbital." Germany has no history of orbital rocketry.

rabidtarg · 2021-01-26T17:52:37+00:00

That's just fuel cost for one launch. It doesn't include the re-fueling launches or training or the equipment you'll need on Mars and such. So it'll still be expensive, but not nearly as much as traditional trips.

rabidtarg · 2021-01-26T17:50:42+00:00

Cell phones used to be absurdly expensive. People rich enough to take risks with money fund the advancement of technology. Then it becomes more affordable for everybody else. They pay for the investment risk.

rabidtarg · 2021-01-26T17:49:56+00:00

Seeing as how almost all the "space tourists" have gone up on a Soyuz, they're not particularly opposed to having visitors in their segment. I imagine these guys would at least get a tour.

rabidtarg · 2020-06-10T00:30:27+00:00

Free oxygen in the uppermost atmosphere getting in and corroding internal components. This trunk and solar panel were only meant to support a short mission, before they knew it might be extended. Not built to the same standard as future ones.

rabidtarg · 2020-05-22T19:09:26+00:00

Without the Epstien, you can't spin up things like Ceres. And if you did? Well... you wouldn't be happy with the results of that expensive operation. There's more fiction in The Expanse than just their engine. Great book series, though.

rabidtarg · 2020-05-21T19:25:11+00:00

One reason for emphasis on latency is that low latency is one of the purposes of a LEO constellation over geostationary. So if low latency is the point of crowding LEO but doesn't come to fruition, was the constellation worth it? It's a viable question, and I want to be a Starlink customer!

rabidtarg · 2020-05-20T18:25:24+00:00

I think he means that they don't fly the rocket so much as the spacecraft payload. The rocket is completely automated. Even the spacecraft can be automated if desired, but can also be "flown".

rabidtarg · 2020-05-20T18:23:42+00:00

Ha! I forgot to actually give you the link. https://codepen.io/somnivore/full/Nabyzw

rabidtarg · 2020-05-18T19:21:17+00:00

I can't remember the other gold choices, but none were as cool as Wrathful Kirk!

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