More on Russian nukes in space:

 

A ground based satellite killer will be flown over by a target satellite once every 2 days or so.

 

A space based satellite killer  may not "see" a target for weeks or month, due to orbital mechanics.

 

15 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

I'm not Walt Anderson, but I did work for him in Russia.

 

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Drat!  So back to the guessing game as to who you are..... (yawn)

On 2/17/2024 at 1:44 AM, Danderman123 said:

Russians don't trust foreigners, so the first piece of business is to drink. I was seated at a table where everyone had a bottle of vodka in front of them. Which we drank during a long series of toasts.

Soooooo, Russians only trust foreigners that can drink as much vodka as themselves. LOL.

 

Reading this thread I'm convinced that one day I'll see a white rabbit with a top hat running by while looking at a pocket watch and jumping down a very deep hole while muttering that it's late for a date with the Red Queen.

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Soooooo, Russians only trust foreigners that can drink as much vodka as themselves. LOL.

 

Its a standard practice in Russian aerospace to have drinks before doing business with foreigners. I was warned by the NASA guys to drink or not be trusted.

 

As part of my job, I went to a lot of suppliers of secondary systems, so there was a lot of drinking.

 

I went to the Progress plant in Samara, where they make the Soyuz rocket. Their vodka of choice was Rodnik, which they claimed they also used to clean the engines of the rocket.

On 2/17/2024 at 1:18 AM, simon43 said:

Drat!  So back to the guessing game as to who you are..... (yawn)

After the publication of the NY Times article, Walt Anderson caught the attention of the IRS, and went to jail for a few years. He lost his money in the dotcom crash.

 

Years later, he is fighting to regain his investment in one of my companies, my very first company, which turned out to  be worth something, almost 20 years after it ceased operations.

11 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

Its a standard practice in Russian aerospace to have drinks before doing business with foreigners. I was warned by the NASA guys to drink or not be trusted.

 

As part of my job, I went to a lot of suppliers of secondary systems, so there was a lot of drinking.

 

I went to the Progress plant in Samara, where they make the Soyuz rocket. Their vodka of choice was Rodnik, which they claimed they also used to clean the engines of the rocket.

While I do not doubt what you say, seems a barking way to do business. Any that can't drink enough to give them hepatitis are not trusted?

Any non drinker, don't bother.

 

 

I know that in Vostok, the Russian ( Soviet ) base in Antarctica, they liked potatoes, but as to how much they drank there I know not. Given as it's the coldest part of Antarctica, and surrounded by miles of nothing but snow, I imagine anyone stationed there would drink a lot.

Been looking for the Ophans of Apollo movie, do you know where it's available to view or download?

Cheers.

1 hour ago, RayWright said:

Been looking for the Ophans of Apollo movie, do you know where it's available to view or download?

Cheers.

https://www.amazon.com/Orphans-Apollo-Michael-Potter/dp/B004QBY39I

4 hours ago, RayWright said:

Been looking for the Ophans of Apollo movie, do you know where it's available to view or download?

Cheers.

Streams here.
 

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7whigq

 

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7whhon

 

14 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

Streams here.
 

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7whigq

 

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7whhon

 

That was my life, back in the day. I knew everyone in the movie very well. And I was in the movie.

 

 

3 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

That was my life, back in the day. I knew everyone in the movie very well. And I was in the movie.

 

 

I watched the movie. Now I know who you are! You're the Domino Pizza guy... 🙂

One of my companies has 2 payloads flying on the SpaceX Transporter 10 mission, currently scheduled for March 4.

 

I will be a nervous wreck as March 4 approaches.

8 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

One of my companies has 2 payloads flying on the SpaceX Transporter 10 mission, currently scheduled for March 4.

 

I will be a nervous wreck as March 4 approaches.

Currently payload for the Transporter 10.

 

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58042.0

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

Currently payload for the Transporter 10.

 

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58042.0

Mine are on the list.

 

The Transporter missions aggregate lots of small satellites, which are usually happy to fly in sun synchronous orbit. This helps SpaceX keep competitors using smaller rockets on the edge of bankruptcy. 

 

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that totally reusable rockets are going to win in the end. SpaceX doesn't want some small company to successfully develop a small reusable rocket.

 

 

On 2/28/2024 at 2:56 AM, Danderman123 said:

One of my companies has 2 payloads flying on the SpaceX Transporter 10 mission, currently scheduled for March 4.

 

I will be a nervous wreck as March 4 approaches.

Can we hope that Elon is one of the payloads?

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Can we hope that Elon is one of the payloads?

Elon wants to be a payload on a flight to Mars.

March is a big month for me:

 

March 4: proposed launch date for SpaceX Transporter 10, carrying 2 payloads for one of my companies.

 

March 15: the date for funding a SPAC takeover of one of my companies. No money, no honey. I don't inquire about the status of the money, I am content to wait.  But if I had to bet, it would be that the money is not in hand, and a delay is requested. Of course, if Transporter 10 fails, all bets are off.

 

Sometime in March: 3rd test launch of SpaceX SuperHeavy. One of my companies bought a SuperHeavy launch, so this is a fairly critical test.

I’m confused about the expansion of the universe. Are galaxies moving away from each other, or is it the expansion of space putting a further distance between them, as in is there new space being constantly created between the galaxies?

5 minutes ago, lemonjelly said:

I’m confused about the expansion of the universe. Are galaxies moving away from each other, or is it the expansion of space putting a further distance between them, as in is there new space being constantly created between the galaxies?

Astronomy question.

 

Since the Big Bang, everything is moving away from everything else.

 

 

This is the kind of work I do. The attached patent was licensed to a major aerospace company for a boatload of money, in a 3 way deal involving the Russians.

 

I am still working on a variant of this method, trying to figure out a way to patent a new approach in a way that doesn't appear to duplicate this patent.

 

10 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

This is the kind of work I do. The attached patent was licensed to a major aerospace company for a boatload of money, in a 3 way deal involving the Russians.

 

I am still working on a variant of this method, trying to figure out a way to patent a new approach in a way that doesn't appear to duplicate this patent.

 

Be careful, that does allow others to identify you.

Two satellites in orbit!

On 3/3/2024 at 1:36 AM, lemonjelly said:

I’m confused about the expansion of the universe. Are galaxies moving away from each other, or is it the expansion of space putting a further distance between them, as in is there new space being constantly created between the galaxies?

That depends on how the universe was created. If it was a Big Bang they are moving away from the start point. If it wasn't created in a big bang I'll hazard that no one knows.

 

However, that supposes that space is devoid of anything. If, as suggested space is full of an invisible "dark matter" that should provide resistance to movement and slow the expansion, BUT I've seen reports that galaxies are moving away faster, not slower.

 

I think it's probable that you have as much chance of guessing right as anyone.

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

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I think it's probable that you have as much chance of guessing right as anyone.

As a former space scientist, I always prefer the "We don't know" answer, because that is a correct answer 🙂

March 14 is the proposed date for the next test flight of the SpaceX Super Heavy launcher.

 

One of my companies has purchased a launch on Super Heavy, so I have a lot riding on this launcher. But its only one of many tests. So, a bad day won't be a show stopper.

On 3/2/2024 at 7:36 PM, lemonjelly said:

I’m confused about the expansion of the universe. Are galaxies moving away from each other, or is it the expansion of space putting a further distance between them, as in is there new space being constantly created between the galaxies?

In general, yes, albeit clusters of galaxies are moving (being pulled/pushed) apart at an ever increasing rate. Individual galaxies of a cluster, however, are typically drawn to one another, such as our own, Andromeda and all the other satellite galaxies in our neighbourhood. Gravity/dark matter win out over dark energy at those ranges, while in fully empty intergalactic space new space effectively comes about and is stretched (taking galaxy clusters along for the ride) through the greater influence of dark energy, a sort of repulsive gravity. People may think it woo hoo, but it is found in Einstein's GR equations and is thought to be what is fuelling the continued expansion.  
 

Regards the Big Bang, there was no one point it emanated from from our perspective within this particular universe, it was/is everywhere and we were/are right in it. Recent JWST observations of early galaxies do not refute a big bang event, only question our models of early galactic formation. 

Big test for SpaceX this week.

Elon launched SuperHeavy today. The launch was relatively good, but both stages were lost after the launch.

After this latest partial success by SpaceX, do you believe there is still room for the other competitors in the launch race, or will SpaceX and its massive investment, close out the market for themself?

 

The others being, the New Glenn, from Jeff Bozos, Blue Origin, which may launch this year.
 

The Vulcan rocket, the joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which launched in January.

Ariane 6, by the European Space Agency, which is also expected to make its first flight this year.

 

I fully understand you have close links to SpaceX, but do you considered the others as real competition?