Search results

  1. steph

    Humor Random Comments Thread

    It's aliiive. Now I'll have to decide between floppy disk and casettes for Orbiter. I guess it depends on the number of truckloads 😂
  2. steph

    Advanced Question Android version

    I occasionally play games on my phone, a pretty much standard Samsung. There is a reason most ports fail to gain traction on mobile, and that is the lack of proper control options. Even on consoles, it's a bit of a stretch for some games, especially flight sims. You just can't beat mouse and...
  3. steph

    News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

    Heard a commentator say that they're 'purposefully pushing the ship beyond its limits'. Those limits that it more or less failed once or twice beforrle Edit: the Starlink panels on Starship, while probably useful, look like pure Kerbal engineering
  4. steph

    Updates Artemis Program Updates & Discussions

    I'm still not sure what to make of it. If they don't solve the boil-off issues, even if they manage to get to the moon.
  5. steph

    Updates Artemis Program Updates & Discussions

    Sadly, I don't quite see that happening. Congress has a history of scuppering projects. Too short sighted and concerned about their own local fanbase
  6. steph

    News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

    Maybe they can build one which can weathervane, so it will always be shielded by the tower when it comes down. Not sure how much explosive power it still has, but even the flames touching the tower looked like it could have done some damage
  7. steph

    News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

    Amazing flight. Perhaps I shouldn't be disappointed, but it kinda nags me that , technically speaking, this is the fifth test where the Starship itself falls short of what they're trying to achieve, not to mention no on-orbit engine restart. As it looks like now, even if they may be able to...
  8. steph

    News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

    Kinda looks better than the last one, so far
  9. steph

    News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

    So they didn't end up testing the raptors in space?
  10. steph

    Updates Boeing's CST-100 Starliner

    Same goes for Buran. But, then again, it wasn't necessarily a technological issue, but more of a case of the US always wanting to keep humans in the loop, while the Soviets wanted the complete opposite, lest someone decided to land in the USA or something
Back
Top