SunlitZelkova

I’ve never heard that one, most accounts simply say the officers thought about launching a nuclear torpedo and he protested. No government involved.

Is this a joke? There are very clear indications this AI generated, especially in the faces of people.

Does this belong in the JAXA thread?

There is a danger of falling debris so they do it just in case. Don’t know, the YouTube video that showed what happened only had it from the commercials.

It’s sad fact Saturday. Just a few days ago, a rocket launch occurred on the Korean Peninsula. Apart from the public broadcaster, every major Japanese TV network waited for their commercials to end before airing the government message warning people to take shelter.

So now that North Korea is reliably building a large number of heavy lift liquid fueled ICBMs, what do you guys think the prospects are for a North Korean man in space? Does Hwasong-17 have the performance to put a man into orbit? I suppose the hardest part would be returning one from orbit, but that would be a good way to test reentry vehicle technology without doing a scandalous normal trajectory ICBM test. Images released by KCNA a couple days ago revealed they are working on a new medium lift launch vehicle.

So I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere, but along with the obvious salute to the N1, the manner in which Starship tilted after lifting off is also reminiscent of the other Soviet super heavy lift launch vehicle. Energia made a big tilt in one direction during its first flight. Like Starship, it quickly corrected itself. I think Starship is a reincarnation of dead Soviet rockets. Heck, at the same time, Falcon 9 is really the only other rocket to match Soyuz’s legendary-ness too.

Nice. The conditions of the region are different so I don’t think we will ever see an Asian ESA, but it would be cool to have a three way joint mission someday. Maybe four way, counting the DPRK in too for an Apollo-Soyuz style breakthrough in international relations.

Happy birthday!

Aren’t biohumans just humans? Do you mean biorobots?

Correct! I was busy imagining a world where the Qing dynasty successfully modernized and escaped being torn apart by societal decline, and went on to be a major player in world events of the 20th century- including the Space Race. Qing Moon landing, anyone? Next I predict @Pthigrivi will appear. Thou shalt reply!

Meanwhile, a program for detecting essays written using AI has been created, and is apparently causing false accusations from professors around the country. Source is Reddit.

The Outer Space Treaty prohibits placing of nuclear weapons in space though. I'm not a law expert, but I would guess that in an emergency, so long as there was international agreement we could find a cheap work around of the treaty. Like saying "the nuclear weapon is not in space, it is in a spaceship" and therefore doesn't violate the treaty.

Can we expect any interesting reveals or announcements for China's Space Day (April 24th)?

This launch was a salute to the N1. Next launch Starship avenges the N1 and finishes the job left undone (getting to orbit, then Moon and Mars)

Strange considering Europa’s radiation levels make it unfeasible for human exploration. The only crewed Jupiter mission architecture in existence has humans going to Callisto and then teleoperating probes on Europa.

Oh my god, is that Callisto in the “Future Destinations” section of the Moon To Mars Scope? Edit- This doesn’t look like a blueprint, it’s more of a blueprint for making a blueprint.

If object 2021 QM1 actually was on a path to hit Earth in 2052, would we have been able to change it's course in time to prevent an impact? Or would it have been too close? It's not a planet killer and even "only" half the size of the Tunguska object, but 6 megatons worth of explosive power is still dangerous. I'm curious about whether this object would make a good candidate to include in a story where an asteroid redirection mission needs to be launched in the 2030s.

This is the second time I have slept in and been saved by a scrub. The first time was when I nearly missed the launch of Demo-2 but was saved by the scrub.

This is a thread for this. Requesting merge @Gargamel @Vanamonde

Probably for similar reasons to the Leo 2A5. From Reddit- “2. ⁠While not necessarily optimised against shaped charges, the detonation of a shaped charge upon the add-on wedge likely causes non-optimal stand-off distance for maximum penetration. Furthermore, once the shaped charge jet contacts the wedge, it is likely to spend some of its energy overcoming the sloped metal, resulting in possible earlier particulation and thus ineffectiveness once it enters the hollow portion.” Assuming, of course, normal ERA is at times ineffective against HEAT thus requiring the slope. It could also be intended to help counter tandem charge ATGMs, although a lot of those modern ones are top down attack, so maybe RPGs? Does the normal ERA cause damage to the turret when it detonates? If so, this design could be intended to prevent damage from the ERA itself rather than a particular projectile. Or perhaps the tank designers were unfamiliar with giving it a flat turret face akin to the Leo 2A4, but didn’t have ERA blocks that fit the new turret height and so had to angle it. They chose to angle it facing down instead of up to make space for the driver’s hatch to open. I just realized it reminds me of an inverted T-80U of sorts.

I may only have preschool level Russian skills but I can confirm there is no letter “N” in the Russian alphabet, therefore this must be an English inscription.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230413_04/ “Russia extends ISS presence to 2028” got reported today. Had it been known previously? Also, ROSS is apparently going to be used in preparation for lunar exploration?!

Sounds like late 40s, prior to the Cold War heating up and when Germany and Korea were just plain occupations. Vietnam became a thing in 1954, so it can’t be from after then. It could even be pre-World War II.

Let’s go!