[–] [S] 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Sadly it doesn’t seem to be a public vote but maybe some chuckles can be brought to an otherwise boring committee meeting, some other candidates

  • Return Descender
  • Major T.O.M. (Major Tidy-up Orbital Machinery)
  • Vacuum Cleaner
  • Catch Debris
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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I feel it is never about having the money or not rather that for them it is a moral issue that it’s preferable to spend money on fewer people (political lobbying campaign) rather than the same total amount or even sometimes less on the many.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Wiki > under Other chemical propellants

    Hybrid motors suffer two major drawbacks. The first, shared with solid rocket motors, is that the casing around the fuel grain must be built to withstand the full combustion pressure and often extreme temperatures as well. However, modern composite structures handle this problem well, and when used with nitrous oxide and a solid rubber propellant (HTPB), a relatively small percentage of fuel is needed anyway, so the combustion chamber is not especially large

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Interesting article thanks for sharing, so many good pull quotes I think one that stood out for me would be:

    Whenever society shifts and the hierarchy wobbles, we become anxious about the type of man who sits at the top of it—out of actual apprehension, morbid curiosity, and a fear of the backlash.

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