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Author of the ToughSF blog. Original SuperNerd.
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Luna Project: a good depiction of a lunar base.
by Novelance.
https://t.co/LcB6xbUGvr

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There is a bunch of very interesting infographics about 's Vulcan rocket, as well as great artwork, here: https://t.co/ZSccQI0uwf

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The BAE P.125 was a supersonic stealth VTOL fighter with no windows that was developed by the UK and US in the 1980s, only publicly revealed in 2006.
It was abandoned in favor of moving all research towards the F35 program.
https://t.co/pqdoHots8n

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Another obstacle is the fire rate of the laser. It manages one shot per eight hours. It would be impossible to keep the reactor walls hot enough to drive anything like a turbine at this fire rate.

So what is impressive here?

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Then there is an infrared-to-ultraviolet conversion stage that cuts efficiency in half, down to 0.4%

This laser adds a 250x requirement to the energy gain from the fusion reaction and is the reason why the NIF is called a research facility with no hope of connecting to the grid.

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Mercury, the planet of 427°C surface temperatures under 6.6x sunlight intensity, has... more ice than we ever expected?
New analysis of data from the permanently shaded regions in polar craters from NASA's MESSENGER:
https://t.co/Mxcn7l6kKM

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The trailer for was directed by .
Here are the impressive 'visual explorations' of the environments to be featured in the trailer.
by David Edwards.
https://t.co/Sa42yw6fE3

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The trailer for was directed by .
Here are the impressive 'visual explorations' of the environments to be featured in the trailer.
by David Edwards.
https://t.co/Sa42yvOEft

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Forget up and down - a microgravity CIC will sit inside a radiation-shielded ball deep in the heart of a spaceship. dares to imagine how it will be arranged.
made for .
https://t.co/Z4ZXgaowD9

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A complete A380 maintenance planning manual:
https://t.co/ojyBQkamWY
Landing gear locks are stored in the cockpit.
Trent 900 jet exhaust temperature is only 60°C.
Refuelling is done at 7077 litres/min.
There's a 17.4m long blindspot under the nose.
Min. landing field is 1 mile.

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