We already have the technology to send trains into space, at a fraction of the cost of rockets
11 weeks ago by sunpig
This is Startram, a proposed launch system that would use magnetic levitation trains, a 1000-mile tunnel, and a superconducting cable to reach low Earth orbit.
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11 weeks ago by sunpig
Flavorwire » The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World
february 2012 by sunpig
RT @themaninblue: Can't go past any list that brings together the most beautiful bookstores in the world:
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february 2012 by sunpig
Untitled (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-12/kepler-team-confirms-first-earth-planet-habitable-zone-and-finds-1094-more-worlds)
december 2011 by sunpig
RT @spacefuture: Kepler Team Confirms First Earth-like Planet in a Habitable Zone, And Finds 1,094 More Worlds #space
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from twitter
december 2011 by sunpig
My brother was flying to Miami and took this awesome picture ... on Twitpic
july 2011 by sunpig
RT @dbarefoot: "My brother was flying to Miami and took this awesome picture of the #shuttle from his window seat". ...
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july 2011 by sunpig
China unveils rival to International Space Station | World news | The Guardian
april 2011 by sunpig
RT @spacefuture: China unveils rival to International Space Station #space
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from twitter
april 2011 by sunpig
Charlie's Diary: Designing society for posterity
november 2009 by sunpig
"Designing a space habitat/generation ship with the implicit parameter that the crew are expected to work 40-60 hours a week is a really bad idea; efficiency is the enemy of redundancy, and multiple redundancy (in life support and propulsion) is absolutely vital to any such project (because it provides resiliency that is essential to have any hope of recovering from a disaster). What if the population crashes? If you've designed your ship to require a 40-hour work week by 1000 maintenance crew and you're down to 250 crew, you're going to die. A 10-hour work week, in contrast, gives them a fighting chance of survival in event of a major die-off."
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november 2009 by sunpig
Dopplr presents the Personal Annual Report 2008: freshly generated for you, and Barack Obama…
january 2009 by sunpig
Lovely data visualization from Dopplr (via <a href="http://simonwillison.net/2009/Jan/16/dopplr/">Simon Willison</a>)
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january 2009 by sunpig
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