Beta and Higher Notice for 08/21/2020
Added 2020-08-22 00:03:25 +0000 UTCSPACE TUGS
added new section SPACE TUG: GAS-CORE NTR
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacetug.php#gcntrotv
ASTROGATION DECK
added to Choosing Trajectory a quote MARS 2020 MISSION DESIGN
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astrodeck.php#marspork
OTHER DECKS
added new section HANGAR BAY
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/otherdeck.php#hangar
INTERSTELLAR EMPIRE
added to Empires That Ain't two quotes about THE COMMONALTY
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/stellarempire.php#aintempire
GROUNDCARS AND FLITTERS
added to Walkers a quote TRICERATANK
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/flitters.php#triceratank
PLANET ROLES
added to Lost Colony a quote from STARFOG
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/planetroles.php#starfog
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
added to Speed Learning a quote from HOSPITAL STATION
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/scisociety2.php#etape1
RESPECTING SCIENCE
added to The Power of the Scientific Method a quote from LUCKY STARR AND THE OCEANS OF VENUS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/respectscience.php#starrvenus
FUTURE LANGUAGE
added to Translator Gizmo TWO IMAGES AND A QUOTE ABOUT HEARRINGS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/futurelang.php#johnner
FUTURE MUSIC
added to Instruments quotes about MAGNETONIC INSTRUMENT and ONDES MARTENOT
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/futuremusic.php#magnetonic
added new section MUSICAL WEAPONS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/futuremusic.php#musicwep
HUMAN FACTORS
added to Drop Sickness a quote from THROUGH STRUGGLE, THE STARS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/humanfactor.php#sickkit3
Comments
There might be a variant on the Pidgeonhole, where the auxiliary craft is nestled inside a sort of dimple or crater on the mothership, but no roof.
Nyrath
2020-08-22 13:40:55 +0000 UTCI have noticed reading 1950s science fiction that when it comes to computer abilities, they had lots of mis-judgement over which problems were hard and which were easy.
Nyrath
2020-08-22 13:38:59 +0000 UTCWell you don't need much of a weapon to fight a race that becomes thunderstruck when they see two people kissing
Nyrath
2020-08-22 13:37:33 +0000 UTCMusical Weapons! Holy Lynn Minmay!
John
2020-08-22 02:24:28 +0000 UTCFound a video of someone playing the ondes Martenot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0aflcF0-ys
John
2020-08-22 02:22:24 +0000 UTCOh, magic translators! Will wonders never cease! As portrayed by most SciFi shows, they can do real time translation of any language. The problem being is that it's really hard to do that. Especially when you consider all the different word order structures just in human languages! Wiki Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_order English is a Subject-Verb-Object language: He rides the spaceship. Japanese is Subject-Object-Verb: He the spaceship rides. Classical Arabic is VSO: Rides he the spaceship. Fijian is VOS: Rides the spaceship him. Hixkaryana is OVS: The spaceship rides him. And the rarest is OSV: The spaceship he rides. And that's a simple sentence. Try translating anything longer than that with multiple clauses and objects! Arthur at the Vogon Poetry Reading!
John
2020-08-22 02:17:06 +0000 UTCI would probably go with Budget Hangar Bays for most ships. What's that saying? Oh yeah, "Every Gram Counts". While a Standard Hangar Bay might have some uses, for the most part, it's lipstick on a pig. The only reason for a hangar bay is to make it look cool for your TV show/movie/video game. Otherwise I'd considered them a waste of space. I'd might consider a "Pigeonhole Budget Hangar Bay": Basically, a covered space where there's a wall/roof providing some protection, but otherwise its a Budget Hangar Bay.
John
2020-08-22 01:52:26 +0000 UTC
