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  1. What if you don't pipe that extra fuel directly into engine, but top-off center tank, using it as a buffer? One reason for using asparagus that I don't see mentioned is that it allows me to use beefier center engine. With center tank full, there is less of a TWR jump through staging, without need to throttle down. I know that bigger engine is not called for at LEO missions, but for heavier cargo at TLI or farther burns…
  2. This is mostly fearmongering IMO. Any AV needs to do dig deep into dark places to do it's job, that's just how it works. I mean, yes, using Kaspersky is not wise. But given the amount of zerodays floating around these days, ANY software originating in hostile country is suspect. And people running critical infrastructure should be well aware of this.
  3. Module Manager (!) Navball Docking Port Alignment Indicator - really should be stock RCS Build Aid - ditto KER & KAC & Transfer Window Planner There are many other great mods but these are the ones I'd miss most.
  4. As you wish: Planet destruction: https://eldraeverse.com/2012/05/26/the-burning-of-litash-5/ Star destruction: https://eldraeverse.com/2016/10/17/ultima-ratio-imperium-stellarum/ BTW how about information weaponry? Combat memetics, basilisk imagery, that kind of thing...
  5. ... and some other platforms use free memory as IO cache.
  6. I don't think this is just the mods. I use more or less same set of mods since something like 1.2, but memory usage is MUCH higher with current version.
  7. 11:10 win to linux ratio? This does seem kinda biased :-)
  8. @Spacescifi NSWR also needs fissionables, so it's close to Orion as far as industrial production is concerned. But might be better if you are after self-sufficiency. AFAIK all you need to replenish NSWR propulsion bus is to mix up fissionables, water and maybe some moderator additive. Producing Orion charges is much more complicated process as mentioned above. And IIRC it also requires significant amount of tungsten. (Can nonfissionable uranium be used instead?) I don't think it's that easy. Orion drive thrust is limited by pusher plate design. More powerfull charges will likely result in bumpy ride and breakdowns. But it is true that modifications of existing Orion ships to increase thrust would be simple compared to most other propulsion methods. And less need for cooling is definitely a huge advantage.
  9. Like @Caerfinon says, youi need a second landing for your third kerbal. Consider it an opportunity to visit another biome.
  10. Seriously? I mentioned it mostly for the sake of completeness and expected to be laughed off. This just blows my mind. Also the process you describe is neat, if that plastic can be manufactured in situ, it might scale somewhat.
  11. AFAIK heavy elements like Uranium tend to concentrate in planetary core during formation period, so that is where I would start. I bet that 16 Psyche holds a significant amount. If I can't get my hands on piece of planetary core (read: metallic asteroid), I would look for planetary body big enough to undergo at least a bit of differentiation process, but small enough to dig deep into. (Ceres? Sedna? Dunno if suitable candidate actually exists.) Last resort would be scouring small bodies that did not participate in planetary formation at all. These should be relatively richer in heavy elements then planetary crusts, but this would still involve processing huge amount of material. I see this as quite feasible if you have civilization that already process these for other usefuls, but certainly not as small scale ISRU operation. One other thing that comes to mind is filtering Uranium out of water. Now this would obviously be incredibly inefficient and not break even energy-wise, but if you assume some external energy source, it is only way I can think of that would involve a "machine" and not whole industrial base. Just drop filtering complex into seas of Europe or Enceladus, busy yourself for a few decades (!) and then collect small amount of fissionables (and other useful stuff too). Might be good for something like unmanned interstellar probe. Don't you think that going all futuristic kinda defeats the purpose? Main advantage of Orion was that it could be realistically made with something like sixties tech. With sufficiently advanced technology, it would make more sense to scoop hydrogen from gas giants for a fusion torch.
  12. This is just how celestial mechanic works. But you don't have to wait for perfect Hohmann transfers if you can get boost from other bodies. Sometimes you even don't want to (Moho).
  13. Batteries themselves. IIRC Cpt. Nemo came up with some chemistry to create single-use chemical batteries from oceanic resources. It's described in the book, although not a word about actual production. I guess Verne did research on plausible chemistry, but did not run the numbers on power density.
  14. https://eldraeverse.com/2018/12/23/things-to-see-places-not-to-go-11/
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