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Today, 03:46 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread American human space capsule in Space Exploration

I was there! But I don't blame Douglas, they suffered the same fate first. It was McDonnell, as influenced by GE's Jack Welch.

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Today, 03:41 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Oh, there'$ a rea$on....

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Today, 02:21 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm originally from Montana, so "Kai-oat"!

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Today, 01:42 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread The Joe Biden Admin Space Exploration Policy in Space Exploration

"How Joe Biden can galvanize space diplomacy" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/15/how-joe-biden-can-galvanize-space-diplomacy-459331

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Today, 01:41 AM

PetersCreek replied to a thread Zenos Universe in Against the Mainstream

Quoll, In your next post, please answer these questions. If you have already provided an answer to one or more, please link to the post(s).

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Today, 01:31 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Reusable Rockets in Space Exploration

"Europe’s lack of rocket ‘audacity’ leaves it scrambling in the space race" A 2014 there was a point they could have gone for reusable rockets but...

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Today, 01:17 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

You aren't from where I was born!

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Today, 01:08 AM

selvaarchi started a thread China's Jupiter Mission in Space Exploration

China has announced a Jupiter mission in their future plans. Now according to The Planetary Society article, it might include a Callisto Landing. Or...

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Today, 12:40 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread The Emerging Space Economy in Space Exploration

There are two happening right now, that has Elon Musk right in the middle. The 1st one is electric cars. We have a huge infrastructure right now...

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Yesterday, 06:14 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

A Twofer: 1. I got a text from a cousin yesterday. It had a picture of an old telegram from my grandfather to my aunt* informing her that my...

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Yesterday, 06:00 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

I really need to get a game camera! Or more than one. My nephew-in-law has one connected to the cell phone network so he can monitor it anywhere. ...

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Yesterday, 05:58 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

I'm pretty sure it'll be separate, but adjacent pads. They've done this before. I find the whole "Space Force" thing a bit silly.

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Yesterday, 04:56 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

I enjoyed Battleship too, even though I was constantly thinking of "that's not possible" or "that doesn't make sense" things.

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Yesterday, 04:41 PM

Swift replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

Visitor to our backyard the other night, a coyote. Think I also saw him another night on the game camera, but it wasn't as good a video (not that...

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Yesterday, 04:28 PM

Swift replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

I'll have to see if any of the Shapeways people make an N scale road runner. It might have to be a dog and a chicken. ;) I'm not a rivet...

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Yesterday, 04:17 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

KSC is run by NASA, Cape Canaveral was run by the Air Force (I guess it is now run by the Space Force).

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Yesterday, 04:14 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread American human space capsule in Space Exploration

This is what happens when senior management views employees first, last, and only as an expense.

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Yesterday, 04:13 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

If they've changed engines, shouldn't they do a static fire again? The two different descriptions of the launch site made me chuckle!

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Yesterday, 04:09 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread A general gardening thread in Off-Topic Babbling

I got a couple of smallish baking potatoes a couple of weeks ago but haven't used them and they are beginning to sprout. I think I'll stick them in...

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Yesterday, 04:06 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Marketing Spin in Off-Topic Babbling

"Tar-zhay" is an old joke, "Frenchifying" the pronunciation. Regionally, there used to be a department store chain called The Bon Marche. This...

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Yesterday, 02:44 PM

geonuc replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

That's so cool!

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Yesterday, 02:03 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Marketing Spin in Off-Topic Babbling

Never heard of Taco John's, but there's a Roscoe's Tacos around.

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Yesterday, 01:03 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Wormhole shortcuts in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

From the same article: Well, no, we don't know for sure. We suspect.

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Yesterday, 01:00 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Marketing Spin in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm not sure it is true.

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Yesterday, 03:01 AM

Swift replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

Made a lot of progress on the model railroad in the 9 months since I last posted about it (thanks Covid). Have pretty much all the track in place,...

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Yesterday, 02:50 AM

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Yesterday, 02:46 AM

Swift replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

PC Computing (magazine) - never had a subscription, but read it pretty regularly (bought a copy or the library) Used to like browsing computer...

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2021-Jan-15, 09:30 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread Suspended/banned posters log in Forum Rules, FAQs, and Information

Michael Anteski permanently banned for a long and persistent history of revisiting closed ATM topics, as in this latest instance. This, in spite of...

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