/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12236241
This is why I think America should adopt a "move fast or bleed fast" approach with international partners in space. It's not the super friendly "we're all one people" approach that some people like to have with space flight, but it's better than slowing everyone else down because someone can't tighten more than two bolts a day.

>>11419882
Old space flight concept art was quite something. Had so much character to it.

>>11378532
The fact that space flight was relatively new at the time probably fed into that as well. Everything was new and there was much room for speculation.

>>11281662
Shit, good point. Support craft. Even if they're not used often you still don't want them cluttering up the main port.

>>11281666
>Randomly shitting out chunks of mooncrete and junked spaceships
>Not responsibly disposing of them

>>11281684
Very good point, especially at the tips of the mirrors where the angular velocity is higher. How often do you think that the mirrors would need to be scrubbed and the airlocks lubed? Daily?

Another thing I've thought of in case there are any other writefags. I really can't imagine an airlock that doesn't have some sort of security. Spacing someone would need to be an inside job, which has a lot of dramatic potential.

>>11272835
I see nothing wrong with it.

>>10356852
>When Viktor throttles up the engine too soon