If you say so

I’d try not to think about what I would do if I found a turtle flipped on its back.

Didn’t recognize the image, not at all.

I’ve heard of the name Robbie Williams… And I’m pretty sure he’s a musician. That’s as much as I’ve got.

Can’t say if I’ve ever heard his music.

To be fair, a year ago I could have said the exact same thing about Taylor Swift. But you know, now I’ve heard “shake it off”, so I can recognize 1 song. I still wouldn’t recognize her face.

I mostly agree. It’s not an efficient way to get to orbit.

It was an early attempt at reusable launch vehicles, it was a good idea, that turned out to be overcomplicated. The Pegasus 100% worked though, it went to orbit, so it’s not a question of “could it work someday”, it did work, it was just more expensive than the standard methods.

Again, I’m not saying this is an avenue worth exploring, I’m just saying that it’s incorrect to call it impossible.

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no they cancelled it because thats impossible lol. you can shoot a satellite with a suborbital object but thats a loooong way from the projectile being orbital.

Nah, it’s not that long a way. You just need to adjust your goals, add an extra stage, accept a much smaller payload.

If you can get a payload to space, you could put a payload 1/4 its mass into orbit with an additional stage.

I mean, the anti-sat F-15 test was pretty wild. But is arguably less wild than other airlaunch systems like the Pegasus or spaceship one. Saying that airlaunch is impossible is silly, because it’s happening.

These systems get cancelled because they’re expensive and complicated and reusable rockets are cheaper and easier.

Is it though?

Giant chemical engines to push a planet away is like bending space around a spacecraft?

This is the best response in the thread!

Obviously sock sock, shoe shoe.

Because you grab your pair of socks from the drawer, unroll them, put one on, then you’re still holding a second sock… It would be madness to just put down the sock you’re already holding.

Finally, shoes, you left them… in some room in the house. Go find them.

I could just memorize it, then I wouldn’t need it.

Geese, I mean come on, you know they’re silly.

Why so serious?

I feel like if someone knew the answer to this question it would likely be a silver problem.

Sadly, I’m too uncultured to get the Mark Twain reference…

Truly, it sounds goofier than the sum of its parts.

“The devil himself is aboard the ship!”

“Quick, block off the airlock and the corridor to the bridge with this 64 tons of cobblestone I have in my pocket!”

“It’s too late… we’re all dead”

“What… I’m alive again. Wait, where’s all my stuff?”

Structurally blonde?

Well I just finished binging a season of Ted Lasso and the last game I played was Balatro.

I don’t believe it! After an abysmal first half, Richmond will be walking away with a win today, scoring 1,780,560 points in the final minute of the game! That secures their position and they’ll be going on to play Man City in the next blind, where goalies will be debuffed!

That’s a great (and cheap) solution!

I mean, comparatively.