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Posted on: Orbiting Hotel to launch in 2012
at 11/05/2009 3:52pm

"Heating Problems"

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Gotta love engineers.. they can turn an explosion into a Rapid Unscheduled ... more(+)

MeteorWayne wrote:
The elevation required for an 80 minute orbit is 227 km below the earth's surface which is going to really cut down on the view, and cause significant heating probems that I think a velcro suit won't protect you from

"Heating Problems"

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Gotta love engineers.. they can turn an explosion into a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. close(-)

Posted on: An idea to re-ignite public passion for space
at 11/05/2009 3:43pm

Yeah, they could send a teacher up to get kids interested in space....



Sorry, black humor. more(+)

Yeah, they could send a teacher up to get kids interested in space....



Sorry, black humor. close(-)

Posted on: Replace NASA With Us
at 11/05/2009 2:04pm

I'd gladly sell my shares in iraq and afghanistan for $10,000 each, and invest $5,000 in the space program.

Posted on: Question regarding orbit & structures in space
at 10/14/2009 3:09pm

As someone was kind enough to point out in another space elevator thread, looking up "Geostationary Orbit" on ... more(+)

As someone was kind enough to point out in another space elevator thread, looking up "Geostationary Orbit" on wikipedia can help explain a lot. close(-)

Posted on: Why the Moon, Mars and Beyond? It is a Matter of S...
at 09/30/2009 8:35am

You are stuck in a left/right paradigm that does not represent a real set of choices for our future and furthermore ... more(+)

You are stuck in a left/right paradigm that does not represent a real set of choices for our future and furthermore does not even represent the actual positions of the two parties that control this country. The idea that democrats are anti-war is a joke. And the idea that nation building serves our national interests is another fallacy. This is what happens when a person gets their head stuck in the 24 hour news cycle and is unable or unwilling to pry it free.

If we have just a few million years before the next killer asteroid hits, a very easy assumption to make given the scales of time in this scenario, then rushing out to the moon to build a "colony" with our primitive tech would do more to set back a future colonization effort than it would to help it. While we might make a colony that we could support with exhaustive effort, if the earth collapsed it would no more be able to survive for many generations than a plastic liferaft could in the ocean. close(-)

Commented on: New Observations Suggest Mid-Size Black Holes Exist
at 2009-07-02 14:07:36

The conditions of the universe have changed significantly over time. The supermassive black holes could be a result of ... more(+)

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Commented on: Next Mars Rover Gets Huge Heat Shield
at 2009-06-23 14:47:58

The science done by the spirit/opportunity rovers is miniscule compare to what can be done with better rovers. I hope ... more(+)

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Commented on: Next Mars Rover Gets Huge Heat Shield
at 2009-06-23 14:40:58

Nasa's whole budget is a drop in the bucket compared to healthcare costs. There will always be more sick people, the ... more(+)

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Commented on: NASA's New Rocket Escape System Questioned
at 2009-06-10 09:04:07

alphachapmtl.. all that from nasa's budget? I think you better run the numbers again.