: skip to main skip to sidebar SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY HISTORY SPACE AND OTHER SPECULATIONS Rocketpunk Manifesto Days of Future Past Monday , September 23, 2013 Vandenberg Spaceport I'm baaaaack Yes , the hiatus has been far too long I kept thinking just another day or two , after a move , working on Catherine of , Lyonesse an annoying and voltage-draining sinus infection , and , well , . work The move means a regretful farewell to the F line streetcars , 100,000-ton containerships , and more places to eat than we could ever possibly try . On the other hand , the Central Coast does have a justified reputation as a corner of . paradise Of more interest to most readers here , the move puts me back within decent viewing distance of launches from Vandenberg Air Force . Base Alas , relentless
Dyson spheres (aka Dyson Swarms) are hypothetical structures where civilizations build solar power satellite collection around a star. We currently generate about 50 megawatts from space based solar power out of a total of about 20 terawatts. The total solar energy that hits the earth is about 10,000 times more and the total energy from ... Read more
Boeing Starliner’s CFT (crewed flight test) is delayed again. They are now targeting no earlier than May 21st which is a push by another 4 days. There is a helium leak in the spacecraft. Starliner will launch atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on Florida’s Space ... Read more