Malmesbury

That was the official reason. When the Japanese (and others) pointed out mitigations, or even a redesign using active magnetic bearings (even having it as a free flyer was posited), they were told th… (View Post)

The first step is getting the cost down to get there and back. If moon missions are 10 billion, once every two years, you’re not going to get more than flags and footprints. Again. We’ve seen an expl… (View Post)

The sensible thing to do is to agree to the ceasefire. Then quintuple arms delivering to Ukraine. Go Trumpian... "There are no arms deliveries. Plus they are agricultural tools - the best agricu… (View Post)

I don't actually think so. We (humans) could establish a moon base with permanent occupation with current technology. It would be a bit harder than ISS, but not much. (View Post)

a To understand NATO, you need to understand the history. The pre WWI alliances, which included automatic declarations of war, were considered to have ensured the war. This is because of a deterrence… (View Post)