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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 19m

In this speech Alan Watts describes a lot of the people we see in the Musk Space community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9fs...

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 1h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CswI...

Sunlight 24/7 - Satellite Investment Scam: Reflect Orbital

YouTube video by Dylan O'Donnell

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 3h

1952. Von Braun design. Same height as Starship HLS. Sensible landing gear design.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 3h

1952. Von Braun design. Same height as Starship HLS. Sensible landing gear design.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 3h

1952. Von Braun design. Same height as Starship HLS. Sensible landing gear design.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 3h

1952. Von Braun design. Same height as Starship HLS. Sensible landing gear design.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 3h

1952. Von Braun design. Same height as Starship HLS. Sensible landing gear design.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 3h

Idea this thing can land on anything other than flat prepared surfaces is delusional. Let's say Starship HLS masses 240,000 lbs in earth gravity. That's 40,000 lbs in lunar gravity. Works out to 10,000 lbs per landing gear pad. Landing gear pads are idiotically small. Landing gear suicidally narrow.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 3h

Astronauts need the visibility to manually land a lunar lander in an emergency, not just a stupid scheme only using screens. (Design by Philip Bono, Douglas Aircraft)

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 3h

There is no debate about 3I/Atlas in the space science community. This whole "debate" is a contrivance of the crackpot/science illiterate/grifter community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Envv...

Natural or Artificial? The 3I Atlas Debate You Need to Understand

YouTube video by Ellie in Space

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 4h

Astronauts need the visibility to manually land a lunar lander in an emergency, not just a stupid scheme only using screens. (Design by Philip Bono, Douglas Aircraft)

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 4h

Astronauts need the visibility to manually land a lunar lander in an emergency, not just a stupid scheme only using screens. (Design by Philip Bono, Douglas Aircraft)

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 4h

Astronauts need the visibility to manually land a lunar lander in an emergency, not just a stupid scheme only using screens. (Design by Philip Bono, Douglas Aircraft)

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 4h

Astronauts need the visibility to manually land a lunar lander in an emergency, not just a stupid scheme only using screens. (Design by Philip Bono, Douglas Aircraft)

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 4h

Idea this thing can land on anything other than a flat prepared surface is absurd. Let's say Starship HLS masses 240,000 lbs in earth gravity. That's 40,000 lbs in lunar gravity. That's 10,000 lbs per landing gear pad. Idiotically small landing gear pads. Suicidally narrow landing gear.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 4h

Idea this thing can land on anything other than a flat prepared surface is absurd. Let's say Starship HLS masses 240,000 lbs in earth gravity. That's 40,000 lbs in lunar gravity. That's 10,000 lbs per landing gear pad. Idiotically small landing gear pads. Suicidally narrow landing gear.

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 4h

Turned out to be debris from a weather balloon.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 4h

Idea this thing can land on anything other than a flat prepared surface is absurd. Let's say Starship HLS masses 240,000 lbs in earth gravity. That's 40,000 lbs in lunar gravity. That's 10,000 lbs per landing gear pad. Idiotically small landing gear pads. Suicidally narrow landing gear.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 15h

Idea this thing can land on anything other than a flat prepared surface is absurd. Let's say Starship HLS masses 240,000 lbs in earth gravity. That's 40,000 lbs in lunar gravity. That's 10,000 lbs per landing gear pad. Idiotically small landing gear pads. Suicidally narrow landing gear.

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 20h

@genejm1017.bsky.social @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @mentges.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social @newgen7267.bsky.social @torybruno.bsky.social @buccaneerboosters.bsky.social X-15 No. 2's return to flight on 3 November 1965 tested the external tanks. www.thisdayinaviation.com/3-november-1...

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 20h

Late thirties and early forties. Kind of equal parts Heinlein and Asimov, although on reread Asimov was much more inventive.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 1d

This is just science fiction. And more like forties space opera science fiction at that.

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 1d

Feudalism only ruled the Old World, not the Americas.

Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 1d

There is no debate about 3I/Atlas in the space science community. This whole "debate" is a contrivance of the crackpot/science illiterate/grifter community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Envv...

Natural or Artificial? The 3I Atlas Debate You Need to Understand

YouTube video by Ellie in Space

www.youtube.com

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Franklin Ratliff @rocketplane.bsky.social · 1d

This is barely even science fiction. It's more like science fantasy.