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My avatar was a scientific result that was later found to be 'mistaken' - I rarely claim to be 100% correct
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
My avatar was a scientific result that was later found to be 'mistaken' - I rarely claim to be 100% correct
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
JQH wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:39 am
Why do they call it a starship when it only goes to low Earth orbit*?
This probably bugs me more than it should.
*when it doesn't go boom.
My understanding is that It's designed to go op top of a Falcon SuperHeavy rocket so that it will go beyond Low Earth Orbit and ultimately to Mars and beyond.
The use of Methane burning engines is (in principle) so that it can land in one piece on Mars - create replacement methane using Solar Panels and then return from Mars to Earth without having to take stupid amounts of fuel with it.
My avatar was a scientific result that was later found to be 'mistaken' - I rarely claim to be 100% correct
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
I don't think going into low Earth orbit should be called "space exploration" either.
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monkey wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm
People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
monkey wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm
People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
monkey wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm
People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
monkey wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm
People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
Didn't involve the "Dean Drive" by any chance, did it?
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Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
Didn't involve the "Dean Drive" by any chance, did it?
I'm afraid I can't remember. Think there was some sort of anti gravity thing given to the Nazis by the reptilians.
Grumble wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:07 pm
Space submarines.
(In naval parlance a boat is something that goes under the water)
But spcecraft don't (necessarily) go under water, so shouldn't they be supermarines?
Plus, spacecraft and submarines are fundamentally different; spacecraft keep a livable atmosphere inside when it's a vacuum outside, whilst submarines keep a livable atmosphere inside when there's several atmospheres of pressure outside.
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