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Brilliant work on the design of a realistic spaceship for @tremblingvoid.
I especially like the attention paid to the radiators, the mission modules and the hull-integrated shuttle
#space #art by Lucas Green.
https://t.co/ozSHz5Lcr6
The Shuttle External tank was accelerated to 98% of orbital velocity before being discarded.
A little extra push for just 3 flights would have built the Space Facility, a massive space station with over 4000m^3 internal volume.
By @dsfpspacefl1ght:
https://t.co/yail0gHhXK
A tank equipped with a 152mm gun-launcher tube in a remote turret and a 1500hp diesel engine. There's some really detailed cross-section views.
#art by Alexander Yartsev.
https://t.co/0l5BstVktp
The 'Calico Maxhog' can drive, swim and fly. It must have batteries with an extraordinary power density!
Car designed for @staratlas.
#art by Max Marharit.
https://t.co/2FvfBSpkUk
The NATF program was a failed US Navy attempt at acquiring a stealth fighter.
The NAF-22, a 'navalized' F-22 with swing-wings and strengthened fuselage, was proposed for this. However it ended up expensive, with compromised stealth and too different from the original F-22 design.
The F-X competitor tof the F-15: the North American 335.
https://t.co/ueUAHc5i8J
https://t.co/6sjnLTKPIH
It was more aerodynamically advanced in some ways, but would have been much more expensive than the McDonnell Douglas design.
It went on to inspire the Su-27.
Luxury Space Yacht.
The 'yacht' aesthetic is maintained by the very long solar sails.
#space #art by Ingram Schell.
https://t.co/3F6MXJ1lmA
If you want to quickly produce large metal pieces using high temp alloys like titanium with additive manufacturing, Plasma Metal Deposition is an option:
https://t.co/oaOADIRx02
It doesn't need vacuum chambers and can use wire feedstock, but it is less precise than other methods.
Origami shells for trapping viruses:
https://t.co/aWHqmF3ZFq
These nanomachines self-assemble from DNA 'origami triangles' and can be effective against all viruses. They have been demonstrated to neutralize Hepatitis B capsids. There's potential for cheap mass-production.