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  1. Scotius
    Could still work. Bubble doesn't have to be spherical - it can very well have an aerodynamic shape.
  2. Scotius
    What about colonial organisms? I'm imagining something akin to a soap bubble filled with hydrogen. Porous walls constructed from a layer of hydrophilic (maybe even dead) cells. Inside layer is made of living cells that absorb and store water that soaks through the outer layer, produce hydrogen to keep the colony afloat and replicate.
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    Oh, yes - that's what we need. Planet with atmosphere full of lung-eating bacteria. Like one Earth wasn't enough. Thanks 2020!
  4. Scotius
    Nuclear tug? Heck yes! ... .. . As long as it isn't another cardboard prop meant to justify requesting more money Because let's face it - it's an ambitious goal, and Roscosmos's track record isn't the best in regard of long-range exploration missions. (Re)Learn to walk before you run a marathon?
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    Ever since i learned of the existence of glass-eating microbes couple of years ago, i promised myself to not get surprised anymore when i read about astounding ability of life to thrive in most unlikely conditions. And yet, here I am - scratching my head and wondering how anything could live in that percolating pressure cooker full of acid that is venusian atmosphere.
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    We are in the same position our grandfathers were, when they witnessed steamships replacing sail ships. Or automobiles replacing horse-drawn carriages. Or passenger airplanes replacing ocean liners. Paradigm of space travel is shifting, but the thing is - any guesses about what will finally emerge as an optimal solution are hit-or-miss at this point. Maybe Starship will work as advertised. Or maybe it will be a literal flop, and New Glenn type rockets will emerge as the way to go. Or maybe Skylon-like spaceplane will prove itself as optimal solution. Or maybe someone will build a space elevator and all rockets will go the way of dodo We certainly live in exciting times So, lighten up and enjoy the show guys.
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    The Great Attractor should be the center of our local 'universe' then After all, it influences entire Superclusters, including our own Laniakea.
  8. Scotius
    Finding a way to transplant nitrogen-fixing ability from bacteria to plants, would be a great way to reduce need for soil fertilization. Certainly it would increase yield on sandy, nitrogen poor soils.
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    "Hey, intern! Here, write a text from this note here." "But... but i know nothing about space travel." "So's 95% of our readers. Just write something vaguely sciencey sounding - no one will care anyway. Besides... how hard can it be? It's not exactly rocket science. Hahahahaha!"
  10. Scotius
    Yeah, i hate this marketing BS. Like "Mustard. Without preservatives!" No one ever put preservatives in mustard, because it doesn't spoil! It can dry out or oxidize if left open for too long, but it is still perfectly edible - just add some vinegar and mix well to restore taste and consistency. Such tactics are not a blatant lie technically, but i still find them deceitful.
  11. Scotius
    Radhog! My first reaction would be to kill it with Plasma Rifle, then prepare a dose of Rad-X before eating.
  12. Scotius
    Polynesian islanders made fabric out of tree bark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapa_cloth
  13. Scotius
    Usually Deltas are rock solid. This one though... is temperamental
  14. Scotius
    Rocket science, man. It's hard.
  15. Scotius
    Do they have paying customers? Or will Government keep them afloat handing out launch contracts? Because market is getting kind of tight...
  16. Scotius
    Probably bad seal somewhere. ISS is not exactly a spring chicken anymore There is also a (lesser) chance it's the effect of a collision - maybe micrometeoroid, maybe a small piece of space trash. Or maybe... mini-Kraken hidden somewhere is chewing on the hull trying to escape
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    I'd say we have to wait for couple of years. Sat density is still very far away from what SpaceX wants. Also setting up the whole system, squashing worst of the bugs etc. is not a matter of mere months.
  18. Scotius
    That's an incentive do develop and build rotating habitats
  19. Scotius
    High quality vacuum would be very beneficial for many scientific and industrial processes. What we have in moderately high Earth orbit, far exceeds in purity any vacuum we can produce on the surface. And there is nigh infinite amount of this very pure vacuum Imagine a particle collider thousands of kilometers long, built mostly from electromagnet rings precisely spaced between Earth and the Moon. Everything powered by solar energy.
  20. Scotius
    One of the most interesting ideas of utilizing space for profit i've ever read, was from a piece of fanfiction Author proposed to turn Titan into... biggest server slash supercomputer farm in Solar System The selling point was the rare combination of atmosphere and cold. With access to a lot of very cold gases to dump heat into, it was possible to operate complexes the size of nations and enough reactors to power everything. Of course humans in that fic had access to FTL communication methods - so all this computing power could be used in real time, across the system.
  21. Scotius
    Pfttttt! This Is FREEDOM!!!
  22. Scotius
    *Elon laughs in Warp Drive*
  23. Scotius
    Wait, it will fly solo or rideshare? Because that is a whole lot of free space left for other customers LOL
  24. Scotius
    Well, who knows what else was stored in or near that warehouse? Considering that almost three thousand tons of highly dangerous chemicals were gathering dust for years abandoned and almost unattended, i wouldn't be surprised if other ownerless bits and odds were stuffed in every available bit of free space..
  25. Scotius
    It is empty parachute bay under the crew hatch. With its cover missing, obviously.
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