Yes I am aware on NASA’s current programs. This is not a response to my post. Read more

I agree with this to a certain point as well. Soon we will jump into this. Read more

We are in agreement here on most, but the Shuttle was envisioned to be able to facilitate missions outside of orbit, not flying them themselves. Read more

I feel like I told a ton of kids Santa Clause is bullshit Read more

Well put, people get so defensive about these kind of things that they just won’t even look at the reality. Read more

And those would not have been made with another vehicle, or say actual human exploration of our solar system? Then why don’t we build another Shuttle? Read more

So much delusion here I am actually pretty blown away. Because it was on your wall in poster form as a kid does not mean it was the right vehicle at the right time or that it even came near to meeting its intended purpose. Read more

No it was not. Anything but. It is not like I am making this up. Look at the original requirements and look at what it delivered. It also choked NASA’s budget where man has been locked in LEO for many decades and still are. Read more

Me too, great memories, but I am not delusional that it put us on the wrong path for decades and ended up totally failing at its original goal. It was capable, but at extreme cost. Read more

I have written about this a lot in the past and I will post a full article to justify my position. But largely, the Shuttle was a failure. Look at the requirements and investment and look what actually happened, it was not even close. The cost-effective, safe space taxi ended up being so expensive it locked NASA into… Read more

Something more operational, but yeah.
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It is a pusher and you know what? Sans its rotors it does look like one bad little sub. It apparently does have some low observable characteristics as well.
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Clearly guided .50 caliber rounds are on the way.
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It was a mistake. Not much to say there. But yeah I saw/read that too.
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I think it is the NATO woodland 3 color scheme for the Army’s heavier armor, the Strikers may be green all over.
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He was an F-16 pilot, different deal years earlier
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Check out those links in the lead part of this story, it goes into detail about how this happened.
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I think genesis of the situation as it sits has not been a strategic play, but yes, pulling back and watching Russia go broke fighting an ever-increasingly complex war is a possibility Read more

It's an entirely relevant strategy that I will outline a bit more next week. Read more

He literally had a loaded gun fired point blank at his head and the primer failed. Like 1 in a million chance.
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