Alan Baker
@aebdigital.bsky.social
European, Systems Engineer and sometime space artist. INCOSE and IAAA member. Economic migrant. Spricht wie ein Österreicher.
Because the 2009 sidemount SLV was transparently the surest way forward to an implementable Constellation program, by virtue of being lowest risk, lowest cost, and fastest to implement.
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Because the 2009 sidemount SLV was transparently the surest way forward to an implementable Constellation program, by virtue of being lowest risk, lowest cost, and fastest to implement.
Glad you're thinking of me this Christmastime...
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Glad you're thinking of me this Christmastime...
Interesting. Do you know when the image was made?
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Interesting. Do you know when the image was made?
I’ve found modular Oberths in this fan made Line Officer Requirements book from 1987, by D Schmidt.
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’ve found modular Oberths in this fan made Line Officer Requirements book from 1987, by D Schmidt.
Reposted by Alan Baker
Looking back, I should have used my Loewy livery on the Boeing 2707-300
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Looking back, I should have used my Loewy livery on the Boeing 2707-300
That analysis would put 32000 around the early 2340s.
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
That analysis would put 32000 around the early 2340s.
NCC numbering is notoriously unreliable, but given USS Galaxy was 70637, I’d put 30xxx early-mid 24th century.
(My head canon is that at some point the Starfleet NCC system was merged with a civilian registry system, hence the huge increase in numbers compared to TOS/movie era).
(My head canon is that at some point the Starfleet NCC system was merged with a civilian registry system, hence the huge increase in numbers compared to TOS/movie era).
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NCC numbering is notoriously unreliable, but given USS Galaxy was 70637, I’d put 30xxx early-mid 24th century.
(My head canon is that at some point the Starfleet NCC system was merged with a civilian registry system, hence the huge increase in numbers compared to TOS/movie era).
(My head canon is that at some point the Starfleet NCC system was merged with a civilian registry system, hence the huge increase in numbers compared to TOS/movie era).