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- Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:31 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: The "Real Aerospace" Thread
- Replies: 734
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Re: The "Real Aerospace" Thread
hi hi Also, why the #%&^ weren't we doing this a whole lot earlier We've done reusable space vehicles before, and the cost savings have never been great. Sure, but we also never brought back bits to land. Closest I think we've really come to trying this out before was the McDonnell Douglas Delta Cl...
- Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:46 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 148 - responsible radio silence
- Replies: 31
- Views: 20510
Re: Page 148 - responsible radio silence
I think she's also just that young, no? She's 14 years old per the GURPS template (I know that doesn't mean exactly the same as a 14 year old Earthling, but definitely indicates a lack of life experiences), plus the Xenophilia trait so presumably she is much more actively interested in finding out m...
- Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:38 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: The "Real Aerospace" Thread
- Replies: 734
- Views: 1667349
Re: The "Real Aerospace" Thread
But I never get tired of watching the boosters land. And seeing the two Falcon Heavy boosters land side by side is just... poetry. This. Just so absolutely this. Also, why the #%&^ weren't we doing this a whole lot earlier... though yeah, I know, the Big Gov't Contractors just don't have any financ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:46 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: The Astronomy Thread
- Replies: 585
- Views: 498473
Re: The Astronomy Thread
While one can never say with a straight face that the first image of a black hole isn't cool, I can't help but be slightly disappointed that the black hole imaged was in the giant, distant M87 galaxy instead of Sag A* in our own Milky Way (which is what the pre-release hype seemed to indicate), and...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:21 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Pages 146, 147: You are officially my Hero
- Replies: 41
- Views: 27385
Re: Pages 146, 147: You are officially my Hero
Can anyone figure out what it says on the label? I think that it says 'PREUS DEWD' at the top right of the label and 'GDR' at the bottom left. I'm definitely going with "Freeze Dried" on the upper right, but really not sure what the lower left is supposed to be. So... Astronaut Ice Cream, anyone? ;...