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[quote name='Motokid600']The movie came out awhile ago about there childhood, but that's it. There's been no signs of continuing the anime which is why I personally chose to start reading it.[/QUOTE] There's a recent sign (or I hope it is): [URL="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-11-16/space-brothers-anime-trailer-promotes-the-martian-film/.95441"]a tie-in advert[/URL] with "The Martian" (film), called "Odyssey" in Japan.

I know that, but I would prefer to see Space Brothers in an animated form, with voice acting, soundtrack, etc. I wouldn't have had the same emotional reaction to some scenes if I was experiencing it in a manga format. I just don't know how long I will have to wait for the anime to start back up again, or if it is really on permanent hiatus.

I enjoyed both, but Space Brothers has a better plot, more character development, and very emotional moments. It is slow-paced, though, so if you're not into that... Anyways, I only watched this series in 2015 because I would have been too prudish to watch it a few years ago.

Which is better for KSP, a GTX 960 or an R9 380? (joelhowell [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/guide/xfmPxr/i5-4460-gtx-960-gaming-pc"]here[/URL] claims that an R9 380 is better in general)

The Saturn V/Shuttle launch pads were not that close to Missile Row. edit: it's for Saturn IB (source)

It's taken from the "Mars Underground" documentary. Anyways, you did a great job.

I meant 5 cores total, like Angara-A5. And reusability would be for the single-core version (and for the three-core, Falcon Heavy style in which two cores return to the launch site and the center core is either expended or lands on a barge). The issue is that 8 m is too wide for the 20-tonne LEO crew launcher/GTO comsat launcher.

Between these two schools of thought: "a mission with a few big pieces involves less mission complexity than one assembled in many small pieces" "a launch vehicle that is only designed for heavy payloads would fly too rarely, resulting in expensive fixed costs" (that is, unless you're trying to do something like mass colonization of Mars) there is a compromise: modular booster stages. Think of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, or (an upscaled version of) the Angara family. That way, the same manufacturing processes and launch facilities can be used for a super-heavy launcher or a medium launcher. A one-core launcher for comsats or crews to the space station, and several three or five-core launchers for manned missions to the Moon and Mars. Five cores would be a reasonable maximum for an expendable launcher, otherwise integration and operation of the launcher becomes too complex, or each modular core cannot handle all the extra loads during launch. Three cores is the reasonable maximum if you want to have SpaceX-style reusability operations. Of course, there's also the issue of fairing size. Heavy payloads may not be able to fit in a small fairing, and the fairing can't be too wider than the stages, because you might get aerodynamic problems. So what I'm thinking of right now is a 5-m diameter launcher, capacity of about 20 tonnes to low Earth orbit, that scales up about 3 times with a 3-core version, which can have an 8-m fairing.

I was wondering this about Real Solar System: what about the Kerbals, aren't they much shorter than the average human, or are they rescaled too? (they would have very strange proportions compared to us)

Mission 94: Project DIVA 2nd (Designing Interplanetary Vehicle Architecture) Description & objective: The Transfer Module + Lander Module travel from Kerbin to Low Duna orbit. The crew uses the lander as a surface habitat until an efficient launch window from Duna to Kerbin occurs. Afterwards, the crew makes a rendezvous with the Transfer module to return to Kerbin (the Lander is expended to save mass). They arrive back at the depot, transfer to the Negi Star spaceplane, then re-enter and land back at KSC. Crew: Jebediah, Valentina, Bill, and Bob Kerman Wet mass: 73533 kg Click below to see more:

Mission 91: Project DIVA 2nd - Duna Transfer Module (Designing Interplanetary Vehicle Architecture) Description & objective: The first part of KASDA's manned Duna mission - this is where the astronauts will live in during the interplanetary transfers. It docks at the WiM-3 propellant depot for refueling. Mass at launch: 15925 kg dry (but with monopropellant); 55580 kg refueled Mission 92: Negi Star flight 06 Description & objective: Four-crew transfer to PjD 2nd. Crew: Jebediah, Valentina, Bill, and Bob Kerman Mission 93: Project DIVA 2nd - Duna Lander Module Description & objective: The second part - a habitat that lands on Duna, and has a small rover and surface science package. Mass at launch: 17953 kg Click below to see more:

I'm worried that you'll only "gloss over" them, and anything other than US, USSR/Russia, and Europe... Anyways, I'm glad to see this series starting back up again.

2 hours away, the sky above my area is currently overcast. This is terrible.

(I hope you're going to include Japan's space program in this - I know that their first orbital launch is in 1970, though)

I thought your mindset was that reusability wasn't worth it unless it is used very, very frequently, and that producing more units instead is more economical? Like what you keep saying about reusable Falcon 9?

But what about everything that would support them, like farms?

The "check it out" links lead to the actual, legit places that are selling the products.

The Kankoh-maru space tourism SSTO concept was described as having a 4-tonne payload. I can only assume that this is the mass of the 50 passengers (with an average mass of 80 kg)

When people talk about the real-life Space Shuttle's payload, they usually consider only what is in the cargo bay (2a). This is because the Shuttle orbiter (the spaceplane part) and its engines are considered part of the launch system and not the payload. But with the prematurely canceled Soviet "Buran" spaceplane and "Energia" booster, you can treat the payload as what was in the cargo bay (up to ~30 tonnes), or the entire spaceplane+payload (up to ~72 tonnes, but Energia could launch up to ~100 tonnes), because the spaceplane wasn't an integral part of the launch system. With Fig 3, people would consider the entire mass of a Soyuz (orbital + re-entry + service module) or Apollo (command + service + lunar module) as the payload.

Sounds like the premise of Galaxy Quest

that's already being done - some people call it "Before Common Era"/"Common Era."

No matter what date reference you use, it's almost always going to be biased towards a certain group. A lot of people are already used to the BC/AD or BCE/CE system. The Renaissance: not only is it Euro-centric, I don't think there is an exact date for when it started. I remember seeing the Orion's Arm collaborative sci-fi project use the first Moon landing as a reference (Before Tranquility/After Tranquility). Despite the main purpose of it probably being "American prestige during the Cold War," I believe that Apollo 11 was for all humanity. But the date reference is only worth changing if we become a space-faring species.

I love that "Evehenge."

(Bonus images) The Omnibus-class habitation module provides for more spacious living, ideal for a permanent base. (larger version) Dottie Kerman, an engineer, travels to the mining unit. (larger version) With a Kerbal like her, extraction and conversion is made much more efficient. (larger version)

Mission 87: Hope Kibo Base 1a (note: retroactively named MIKU-01) Description & objective: A habitation module for a Minmus base - designed with a wide area and lower center of gravity for higher stability. (note: MIKU = Mobile Interplanetary Kolonization Unit) Mass at launch: 8575 kg (18404 kg with tug) (used Taurus HCV - Omnibus Crew Container) Mission 88: Hope Kibo Base 1b (note: retroactively named MIKU-02) Description & objective: Another habitation module for a Minmus base. Mass at launch: 8770 kg (18599 kg with tug) Mission 89: Moon Rabbit 3 Description & objective: A reusable LKO-Minmus lander that utilizes the WiM-3 propellant depot. Mass at launch: 12830 kg (partially fueled; full mass is 20830 kg) Mission 90: Negi Star flight 05 Description & objective: Six-crew transfer to Moon Rabbit 3, then to Minmus Crew: Melrys, Shepsby, Derrigh, Dottie, Kathllian, and Doodrim Kerman Click below to see more: