Lisias Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 I had lost count of how many of my landings ended this way... and not only on the Moon... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/science/intuitive-machines-moon-lander-dead.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Kerbals exist. This guy was an intern assigned to Jeb at KSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/16/2025 at 10:09 PM, Lisias said: I had lost count of how many of my landings ended this way... and not only on the Moon... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/science/intuitive-machines-moon-lander-dead.html Expand And why all my small landers are pancakes. diameter is 2 times larger or more than height to center of mass. one 1.25 meter core with engine, critical systems and capsule, four side tanks who will be staged with landing legs and all the other stuff like go and science junior and the extra power and batteries to run the experiments also extra reaction wheels. Now I assume its launch cost constrains in why they can not use the width of an falcon 9 fairing for the width of lander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 On 3/19/2025 at 8:49 PM, magnemoe said: And why all my small landers are pancakes. diameter is 2 times larger or more than height to center of mass. <...> Expand Dude, I would tip over a coin if the mission demands it to land flat on the Mün Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted Friday at 07:00 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 07:00 PM “I hid a sandwich in my spacesuit,” Astronaut John W. Young https://www.nasa.gov/history/fallout-from-the-unauthorized-gemini-iii-space-sandwich/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted Sunday at 01:21 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:21 PM So you may know the Russian railway gauge is 1520/1524 mm But what if it were OVER 9000? Introducing the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric powerplant's ship lift. Reportedly, it's a chunk of the biggest gauge world-wide, complete with a turntable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdJ Posted Sunday at 05:52 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:52 PM (edited) On 3/23/2025 at 1:21 PM, DDE said: Introducing the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric powerplant's ship lift. Reportedly, it's a chunk of the biggest gauge world-wide, complete with a turntable. Expand W.......T......F!!!!!!!! Edited Sunday at 05:53 PM by ColdJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted Monday at 05:30 AM Share Posted Monday at 05:30 AM So you know how tanks don't use recoilless guns because there needs to be a hole in the back of the turret? Compared to the muzzle-loading 'Flying Dustbin' on the Churchill AVRE, this didn't seem too bad at first. Enter Churchill Mk.III with 'Ardeer Aggie' Mortar. (all actual photos of the rear are made in modern times and through three chain-link fences) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted Monday at 02:43 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 02:43 PM (edited) For people that understand physics, this will not be a surprise - but it's still something interesting to see. Heathrow Airport is currently on crushing time due the time they got offline. So they are cutting some corners where they can. One of these corners is allowing a plane to enter the runway while other is taking off to same a few minutes. This video shows a A320neo hitting the road with a way bigger 767 behind, and the trust was enough to push the Boeing back a bit --- POST EDIT --- Found another video from the happening! Edited Monday at 09:42 PM by Lisias Adding another video. Fixing the airplanes models (I inverted them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted Tuesday at 11:46 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:46 AM Oukey, I'm bringing capitalistic advertising to this thread, but... hell, this is good one. Who toyed with the Robotics, (Stock or IFR) and never did something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted Tuesday at 05:39 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:39 PM On 3/23/2025 at 1:21 PM, DDE said: So you may know the Russian railway gauge is 1520/1524 mm But what if it were OVER 9000? Introducing the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric powerplant's ship lift. Reportedly, it's a chunk of the biggest gauge world-wide, complete with a turntable. Expand Yes, its probably wider than the Schwerer Gustav "railway gun" it required an double track. Same with the N1 transporter. Wonder a bit why they did not use double track but probably so specialized anyway, not normal railway track but some sort of geared railway. Also why an turntable rather than locks at the end, looks like the barges are transported sitting on the deck but gates or locks until should be lighter and cheaper, you don't mind if it leaks a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted Tuesday at 05:57 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:57 PM On 3/25/2025 at 5:39 PM, magnemoe said: Also why an turntable rather than locks at the end, looks like the barges are transported sitting on the deck but gates or locks until should be lighter and cheaper, you don't mind if it leaks a bit. Expand It was a bit of a tight squeeze up top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago "The most expensive penthouse in Moscow. We're going to be soo rich! Let's give it a shoddy, leaky roof and then hire the lowest bidder to do welding work on wooden scaffolding!" No-one was harmed but someone's excessively full pockets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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