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Hello my friends (and those who may have met me via a few attempts at Space Engineers), Its been some time since I visited Orbiter. I hope all of you are well and enjoying life to its fullest and most fulfilling. I'm hoping to again call on your expertise to help me though a block in the story...

Hello my Orbiter friends, I'm working through another novel and have come across some sciences related areas that need clarification. I've been researching subject matter for some practical questions and have found myself ending up with more questions than answers. I'm hoping you guys can come...

I've recently read that it may be feasible to digitize animal and plant DNA and store them on hardware media. I think the article was related to space exploration but I can't be sure. I'm researching for a new book and, of course, I cannot find the reference to that recollection anywhere online...

I promised to let all of you know when my book was finished. many thanks to the people of Orbiter Forum! :tiphat: After 2+ years I've finally finished my book and its been published on Amazon. I've gotten 3 good reviews so far. Feel free to check it out and even read a sample (roughly 5...

Hello again! I have completed my first novel (speculative fiction) and it will soon be published via Amazon. I have not forgotten the help I received from this community and will definitely have this site in my acknowledgements. I've begun a second book. This one is less speculative and more...

Hello again, Its been quite some time. I have another off-topic question and could think of no other groupof folks that could have an answer (Google search was useless). A few weeks back I watched a Wonders of the Universe show on the Science channel. The subject was the potential of Moons...

This is a hypothetical question: Its my understanding that gravity on Mars is approximately 2/5 that of Earth (40%). So a person weighing 200lbs would effectively weigh 80lbs on Mars. If it were possible to play a baseball game on the Mars a ball would travel 60% farther than it would on...

Hello again, If I could ask a question of the structural and math guys this time. If a mile high dome were to be built on Earth with the desire to cover as much of a city as possible how wide could it be before it is structurally unsound? Is it feasable in our atmosphere that a 1 mile high...

I've been doing a buch of looking around on the web to determine what the Martian sky would look like if a man were in the Martian atmosphere. Apparently there's a growing conspiracy that the Matian Sky is not red at all but blue like earths. Now, I'm no expert in anything related to planets...

If solar sails were used as a secondary backup mode of propulsion on interplanetary space craft would it be practical? How fast could a solar sail move a space craft (say the size of a contemporary air craft carrier) if the craft were at a dead stop or near stop? Would a solar sail be...

If you were traveling between Earth and Mars you'd naturally want them to be as close as they could be in their orbits (perigee) before making the trek for a variety of reasons. If you were telling someone that you had to depart at a specific time in order to meet perigee would it be called a...

I was scanning the web digging for information and came across an article that hoped man would have a elescope on Mars to view Earth in 2084. A google check called this a Transit. After digging more I couldn't find a basic answer...what the Earth would look like from Mars in 2084. Anyone care to...

I'm looking for the scientific astronomical term which describes when two planets are at their nearest points to each other in their rotation around the Sun. I've found Apogee-the highest or most distant from earth Aphelion - furthest from the sun Perihelion - closest to the sun These...

At one point in time in my life I was a sailor. I have a fair knowledge and understanding of Logitude and Latitude, magnetic north, and compass degrees. With a little brush up I could probably navigate fairly well based on the residual knowledge of my Navy days. All things considered, I don't...

hello again. I'm back and I need a little understanding in a matter. You guys were extrodinarily helpful with my last conundrum and I'm hoping you can help with this one as well. Premise: A space station tethered to the Earth with a thick king post structure between two rotating rings (3-5...

Just curious if anyone knows this..I have searched the web and came up with plenty of symptoms and effects of prolongued weightlessness but have yet to determine what "prolongued" represents. What would be the minimum amount of time before your body would become accustomed to weightlessness...

I was watching SciFi Science last night. It was the episode where Michio Kaku was devising a starship that would deliver a human to Alpha Centuri within 1 lifetime (so the passengers can actually see their destination before they died of old age)...

First, thanks for allowing me to join in and participate in this community. Second, forgive my ignorace. As you will no doubt come to know, I write speculative fiction (no, nothing published in this genre yet). I am seeking information which will help to validate and/or refine my projections...