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nyrath

@nyrath@spacey.space

Star map and Atomic Rocket geek. The hard-science SF writer's tech support. The website is at
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/

Refugee from the decline and fall of Google Plus.

In my long and misspent youth I did the artwork for various TTWG such as Ogre, WarpWar, GEV and such.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

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https://astrobiology.com/2023/09/application-of-the-thermodynamics-of-radiation-to-dyson-spheres-as-work-extractors-and-computational-engines-and-their-observational-consequences.html

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https://hushkit.net/2021/10/23/10-extremely-sexy-spaceplanes/

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@steinarb

A few more details here

https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/realdesigns.php#id--Bono_Mars_Glider

nyrath,
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Back in the 1970s, when I did some conceptual art based on Metagaming Concepts Stellar Conquest, I based the Scout starship on Dr. Bono's Mars spaceship

https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/realdesigns.php#id--Bono_Mars_Glider

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Wargaming is presently streaming Canadian Vice Admiral Angus Topshee playing World of Warships from aboard HMCS Vancouver.

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@Dandelion

Christopher Weuve, an acquaintance of mine, often speaks on the same topic.

I bow to his superior knowledge, since actually works for the US Department of Defense as a Naval Analyst

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@cerebrate @Dandelion

The Christopher Weuve transcript I have handy is here:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2012/09/28/aircraft-carriers-in-space/

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@cerebrate @Dandelion

Christopher Weuve has a "must read" list for anyone who wants to understand strategy and tactics as applied to science fiction.

There are five books:

https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewartactic.php#id--Tactics--Basic_Tactics

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@synlogic @60sRefugee @cerebrate @Dandelion

If anybody is interested, I have a web page with quite a few people's theories on combat spacecraft design...

https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewarship.php

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More about space military logistics here:

https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astromilitary.php#logistics

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@Dandelion

Me too 😪

For those of you in our studio audience who are wondering what we are talking about: Albedo Anthromorphics was a graphic novel series by Steve Gallacci. The military details seem reasonable (to Air Force Brat me). The scifi details were hard enough the series got an Atomic Rockets seal of approval from me.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albedo_Anthropomorphics

https://www.stevegallacci.com/archive/edf

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Scifi writers should know that an army marches on their stomach. Also amateurs talk about tactics while experts talk about logistics.

You gotta feed your armies and starfleets fuel, ammo, rations for the military humans or everything comes to a screeching halt.

But I had no idea the number of different types of naval logistic ships.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Sealift_Command#Fleet_Oiler_Program_N031

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Plasmonic Force Propulsion Revolutionizes Nano/Picosatellite Capability

Micro thruster uses sunlight to expel dust particles.
One wonders if this can be used to cheaply move valuable asteroids, given they have large quantities of dust and access to sunlight.

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20180008684

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@michael_w_busch

Yes, I know that the type of engine is of secondary importance. But I am a big fan of in-situ resource utilization.

If you do not have to lug the reaction mass to the asteroid, and can use unconverted sunlight, this seems to be a worthwhile reduction of pusher mass.

Agreed, the lack of ground and filtered particles sort of kills my idea.

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@nyrath

Oh shit, you really are the guy behind the atomic rockets blog! Nice work there.

nyrath,
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@muellermeier

Why, thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

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UCF Planetary Scientist’s Innovations Help Pave the Way for Economic Activity Beyond Earth

Some of Metzger’s latest inventions are designed to help cost-effectively gather, use and manage resources, such as ice for water and fuel and lunar soil for building materials.

https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-planetary-scientists-innovations-help-pave-the-way-for-economic-activity-beyond-earth/

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We watched Event Horizon last night. I'm very fond of that film. It's flawed in an endearing way where you KNOW it's being a bit silly but you don't mind because it's also being interesting.

I probably quote "where we're going, we won't need eyes to see" more than I should. What does that line even mean?

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@astronomerritt

"where we're going, we won't need eyes to see"

Reminiscent of Doc Brown's last line in the movie Back to the Future.

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in the games industry you can make a hit like kerbal space program and still have your entire shit shut down and everyone go out of work

nyrath,
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@eniko

Not just the games industry.
Paramount just canceled production of Star Trek: Lower Decks as a tax write-off

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Horizontal running inside circular walls of Moon settlements: a comprehensive countermeasure for low-gravity deconditioning?

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231906

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@KarlSchroeder

Alas, that question is above my pay grade.

Perhaps another reader of this post would know.

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These two were interesting.

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@FredKiesche

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Original box I bought in '81, we had been playing since '79, though I waited to get the upadeted rules. Dice might be original, or might be from Squad Leader. #TravellerRPG #MayDay

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@Robert_Brandt

That cover copy is solid gold. Just reading it made your mind's eye light up with an exciting scifi sequence.

And you wanted to buy that little black box so you could find out what happened next...

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@synlogic @Robert_Brandt

From a marketing standpoint it is excellent.

You are in the dealer room of a gaming con. As you walk, your eye is caught by stark white letters on a black box. Instinctively you read the words.

By the time you finish reading, you are picking up the box and reaching for your wallet...

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The word on the street is that the computer game Kerbal Space Program 2 might have died aborning.

The publisher said it was going to fire employees and cancel projects in order to save money. So far the Kerbal team has lost seventy workers. Including the Kerbal community manager.

I hate this timeline.

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weekly reminder what they took from us: sealable USB sticks :sadcat:

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@kaia

https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/telecommunication.php#securemail

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The #radiation ☢️ reached #Earth in just over eight minutes and ionized the upper layer of Earth's atmosphere — the #thermosphere — triggering shortwave #radio blackouts on the sun-lit portion of Earth at the time including #SouthAmerica, #Africa and the #SouthernAtlantic. https://www.space.com/first-x-class-solar-flare-of-2024-seen-erupting-from-sun-video

#SpaceWeather #SolarStorm #CME

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@spaceflight

Kessler effect, here we come...

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