Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Thursday, May 19, 2011

SpaceShip Two



The "feather" is interesting to watch. SpaceShip Two has, as far as I can tell, a planned apogee of 70 miles, which puts it several miles above the now-official beginning of space (100 km or 62.14 miles).

By comparison, the X-15 reached 67 miles on one flight in 1963 and the Mercury-Redstone flights (Freedom 7 and Liberty Bell 7), which reached over 110 miles. I don't know whether the feather system will work with the heat loads of a higher flight. Apparently Bert Rutan doesn't believe that the feather mode will work for an orbiter.

I'll bet that Stephen Hawking is high on the passenger list for SS2.
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2 comments:

Weer'd Beard said...

If he can safely make the flight in his condition I'd fly him for free just as a publicity stunt.

And to make a great scientist with a horrible disease smile as best he can in his condition.

5/19/2011 2:40 PM
Comrade Misfit said...

They took Dr. Hawkins up on one of the Vomit Comets, so they'll probably figure out a way to fly him on SS2

5/19/2011 3:40 PM

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