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- Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:35 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Small Tri Alpha news blurp
- Replies: 255
- Views: 267794
Re: Small Tri Alpha news blurp
SJ, thank you very much for the links. Some of the best overviews I have seen. The jump in power out from 500 MW to 1 GW is impressive and suggestive of a high probability of success. It seems like all the areas of risk are highly manageable. Pretty exciting. I note though that it the first video an...
Re: Go Navy!
While I might not support the result, one has to acknowledge the planning and skill required to produce a recognizable figure. However, I am guessing fuel dump was used, bringing the environmental issues into play in characterizing this stunt of significant airmanship! R Glenn Retired (proud) Naval ...
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:13 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Goodbye Tension, Hello Pension
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17752
Re: Goodbye Tension, Hello Pension
I officially retired after 26 years in the US Navy on Sunday. I was able to pull the go into work in uniform on Friday and show up on Monday in a suit. Some downsides but having a steady pay check is nice.
Glenn Brown
CDR USN RET
SHAPE SAG OACM
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Glenn Brown
CDR USN RET
SHAPE SAG OACM
Senior Analyst
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 3:23 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Mach Effect progress
- Replies: 2707
- Views: 1500247
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 3:15 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: LENR Is Real
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 833883
Re: LENR Is Real
Good lord. You can't argue stupid.
Dancing Fool, loved reading your post. Well done!
Dancing Fool, loved reading your post. Well done!
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:10 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Mach Effect progress
- Replies: 2707
- Views: 1500247
Re: Mach Effect progress
"Improvement of the current laboratory-scale devices, in order to provide long duration thrust at levels required for practical propulsion applications." darn, that is exciting! Oh the possibilities. Interesting question on the size of the planet versus technological capability to escape. One might ...
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:01 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: NIAC, University of Maryland IEC, what is it?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6486
Re: NIAC, University of Maryland IEC, what is it?
It's just numerical simulation followed by "more detailed" modeling and numerical simulation. Still, NASA looking at it is good!
- Sun Feb 19, 2017 5:12 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
- Replies: 2328
- Views: 1193946
Re: SpaceX News
Successful launch and landing! (Fun to say.)
- Sat Feb 18, 2017 3:08 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
- Replies: 2328
- Views: 1193946
Re: SpaceX News
Launch aborted due to problems with Thrust Vector Control problems in second stage. Next launch opportunity is tomorrow at 0938 EST.
- Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:45 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
- Replies: 2328
- Views: 1193946
Re: SpaceX News
Way to go SpaceX! A bunch more and then we are on to something.
- Mon Jan 02, 2017 7:42 pm
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Too early for Polywell?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 40052
Re: Too early for Polywell?
Hanelyp, you mistake my supposition about the discussion being based on an assumption. If you want to argue the assumption, there are plenty of other threads to do so. What I am saying is the thread is based on the assumption climate change is happening, that the global average temperature is increa...
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 10:14 pm
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Too early for Polywell?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 40052
Re: Too early for Polywell?
I have been slow to respond because I have been a little busy and a little surprised. First, I guess I should have stated more clearly from the beginning that an opening assumption to this discussion is that the planet is warming and that we humans are responsible for it. If you don't agree with tha...
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 9:09 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Bill Gates is heading a $1 billion venture fund to combat climate change
- Replies: 445
- Views: 200911
Re: Bill Gates is heading a $1 billion venture fund to combat climate change
I don't normally post in these threads because I find it frustrating and a waste of my time. However, my son's future is dependent on the decisions we make today. To continue to remain silent is to leave to others the right of influence. I find it interesting that people are even arguing about facts...
- Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:52 pm
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Too early for Polywell?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 40052
Re: Too early for Polywell?
Well, I was never suggesting the idea of too much energy. What I was suggesting was the idea of getting too much energy too cheaply! We are just beginning to learn that there are non-monetary costs to energy. My question is if we find a source of energy that almost eliminates the non-monetary costs ...
- Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:09 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
- Replies: 2328
- Views: 1193946
Re: SpaceX News
I wonder how big/how much a Polyell will be? Say, 100 MW.