JoeSchmuckatelli

In retrospect, that makes sense. The title was 'completed ship moving out of the highbay' but the image was of them getting ready to mate the parts. The subsequent pics in the thread all showed no gap.

Huh - so the other ring sections have similar stringers inside? Interesting. Makes sense.

Why is there an enormous seam? I thought SH was a single booster - so why the obvious break between sections? EDIT: okay - I've looked at the subsequent pictures - and the thing I thought was a seam, apparently is not one. But this pic above makes it look like there's a seam above the ridged portion... So I now officially ask a different question: what is the purpose of the ridged portion?

I know Musk gave away a lot of Tesla tech... but what about SX stuff? With all the copy-cat reusable 1st Stage drawings I see that are -ahem- derivative I'm wondering if he can make some money licensing. Well to Western countries at least. One copy-cat does not feel the need to pay for 'their' mil-tech.

Does that mean I can't have a Grand High Admiral-Cardinal of the Universal Catholic Church Navy intercede with his Papal-Police StarCruiser either?

Exactly. With an Emperor. Humans are fickle and will believe whatever the State tells them it is acceptable to believe. ... Until they don't (Rebel Scum)

My Political Officer informs me in the most compunctious manner (as he blows smoke from his pistol) that if Elizabeth can have a Constitutional Space Monarchy, Xi can be Emperor of the Galactic Communist Party.

Couldn't you just cast a Protection 3 spell right before you teleport the ship out of the way? ... ... This snark brought with a purpose: When I'm reading an Honor Harrington I'm not really worried about the ISP of her craft. The author has already signaled to me that the Impossible Drive and Future Tech is such that 'these people can do incredible things' -- so at that point I'm just looking for a good story. (probably why I stopped reading Honor Harrington). On the other hand - if you want to tell the story of the first Space Privateer attempting to steal ore from Galactic Imperial Communist Mining Drone Ship Alpha (in a world not 50 years from now) - and the story hinges on near-future, physics faithful action... I will enjoy that. But once you put in a Warp Torpedo... just stop with ISP and RCS, and have fun. Toss in an inertial generator, let the ship whip about at 27g and fire broadsides at the Squid People

Just had a 'no durrr' moment. This kind of info makes the rest of it make sense. Tango Yankee

Wouldn't something on the outside meant to be a leg, be better suited shaped as a fin than a beam? Certainly it will add drag either way - so does the shape matter? Also - does SX need permission to attempt a ground landing rather than merely ditch in the ocean? Or are we speculative about a drone ship landing attempt?

There should be a tiny bit of gravity given the mass - but so tiny you wouldn't perceive it (especially from the inside). OTOH - if you have a rotating torus, the centrifugal force can mimic the effect of gravity (giving you a perception of 'up' and 'down' with regard to the inside of the torus) - but someone outside of the torus would not experience the same effect. (well-except that someone hanging on to the outside is at risk of getting flung off) It should be remembered that the effect of being pressed against the inside of the rotating torus might seem analogous to feeling gravity on the surface of a planet - but the process is totally distinct.

Take the spacecraft in orbit - like the ISS at about 254 miles above the surface. It's traveling above 17,500 mph... falling sideways fast enough to keep missing the planet, somewhat perpetually. Just like when you are in a plane traveling 400 mph and you can still get up and walk around in it - you are also going 400mph, but can move relative to the plane itself - the astronauts inside the craft can move relative to the ISS - because they're also moving above 17,500 mph - but can make minor adjustments go slightly faster or slower - just like you do in the plane. You feel your weight in the plane because neither you nor the plane are actually falling (freely) - instead you stay aloft because of the lift provided by the wings and atmosphere, and the floor supports your weight - thus you are aware of the planet's gravity. You know that if you jump out you will fall to the surface. However - once you jump - you won't feel the gravity... Only the air rushing past and the planet getting rapidly closer give you any sense of movement. In the ISS - because they are falling free they don't feel that. They are falling free inside or out of the craft. However if it were possible for a craft to fly at the same altitude at only 400 mph it would feel like being on the plane (you could walk: there would be an 'up' and a 'down' that all passengers agree on). Jump from that - and you will feel weightless again, until the planet suddenly reminds you that it's really big and hard.

I'm getting it - but my 30 day free trial ended months ago and they've been charging me $80/month ever since. Apparently you can't opt out or change plans and I've heard the rates are going up soon Stupid anti-matter question: is it atom per atom of destruction or is it based on mass? (can an atom of normal matter H destroy an antimatter O - or will there be leftover antimatter... And if so what?)

I'm someone who enjoys really out of the way places - and now that I'm older, being able to drive in (and out) sounds cool. ... 'and out' is important. Getting a 4WD tow truck to pull you out of a stupid place you have driven into is expensive. Don't ask me why I had to learn that lesson twice

I do not know about 3g - but I'm pretty sure humans could adapt to 1.5 just like they adapt to microgravity (we call it 'bone loss' and 'problems' once they return to the surface - but it's adapting). So - depending on how long you keep people prone at 3g - expect them to become restless and even rise up at some point Edit - the real answer to the question is whether 3g is sufficient to interfere with breathing and/or internal processes and I think the answer is no

Um... Even if they only put 300m between the two - won't there be quite a bit of drifting?

Except that Lubbock is in the Panhandle.... and that part of Texas looks nothing like a pan handle. It's only claim to fame is that it's near the Panhandle of Oklahoma - which, lets face it, does look like a pan handle above Lubbock. Here's the real question: when you're in West Texas - which I think of as the real Texas... how do you stand people in Dallas claiming to be Texan?

Mare Gobi? image3-min.png (1512×1080) (thesmartlocal.com) (Okay, technically not lunar)

China-Russia-border-city-Manzhouli--e1586767551143.jpg (800×533) (pressablecdn.com) This?

... . -. -.. / -- . / -.-- --- ..- .-. / -.-. .-. . -.. .. - / -.-. .- .-. -.. / .. -. ..-. --- / .- -. -.. / - .... . / - .... .-. . . / .-- .- -.-. -.- -.-- / -. ..- -- -... . .-. ... / --- -. / - .... . / -... .- -.-. -.- In other news: Boston Dynamics has been acquired by Hyundai. Spot the robot dog gets a new owner as Hyundai completes acquisition of Boston Dynamics (msn.com) Which makes sense: they're working on a 'walking car' concept (which I think is really cool - even if it is absurdly slow) and it needs a bit more 'dynamic' response to be feasible. Future Mobility - Hyundai Walking Car Concept - YouTube

In Russia. Every 'Murkin knows Bill Gates and George Soros worked with a cabal of ancient necromancers and Italian UFO experts to produce the ' vaccine ' being injected into the arms of unsuspecting patriots (it's true - I saw that on Facebook before last year!)

How in the? Amazing that they can build something like that in a way that allows it to be reused. Wonder what the elevator pitch was like for the project Wow

Hubble - so yeah. Also ISS: https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/science-and-nature/4872204-Shine-your-little-light-International-Space-Station https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.indiatoday.in/amp/science/story/astronaut-aboard-iss-shares-stunning-night-timelapse-video-of-milky-way-watch-1791603-2021-04-16 (note: time-lapse just like on earth) Here's an answer from a guy who lived up there https://www.google.com/amp/s/futurism.com/milky-way-look-like-iss-2/amp

And you once asked why I preemptively called you out for snark! Well played, sir.

IKR?!!