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    The Speed of light and distance.

    Gary, I may not know you, but thanks!! I honestly try my best to answer my own questions by searching, but this is a direction I would have never thought to look. You so got a thank you click from me!
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    Flight Question Atlantis external tank orbiting.. ?

    I must be doing something wrong. I must be doing something wrong. Last night I installed a fresh copy of orbiter and decided to start tackling some personal missions. It has been some time since I have last used orbiter. I switched to FSX as orbiter felt lonely... I cant figure a better way to...
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    The Speed of light and distance.

    Sorry, about getting the time frame with the Dino's wrong. I think I had, well I did have a bonafide brain-fart. I was doing a bunch of reading and the 300,000 number came from, well it doesnt matter. Ok, so the further out from earth you travel how would you keep you bearings? You cant depend...
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    The Speed of light and distance.

    Im going to give a hypothetical scenario here.. Please, just go with it. :) Im on a planet looking at the night sky that is oh say 300,000 light (or more if need be to see dinosuars!) years from earth. I walked down to my local Space mart earlier and purchased a snazzy ultrahigh powered...
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    Space Shuttle 2.0

    I miss the shuttle. I really did like her. But, I just cant see how that general design would be anything but the way it is now. The cost, safety and efficiency is just not there. Sitting on top of a rocket seems to be the way to "fly" for safety. I read an article sometime ago talking about...
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    Apollo-Soyuz Mission

    Thanks guys. The pathway between both crafts had to be a technical feat that I am not capable of comprehending. I am glad as time has passed and we all worked together with the ISS that there has been some standard in building. By that I mean hatches that are universal etc. Im 34.. I was not...
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    Apollo-Soyuz Mission

    I have for some time had some questions about this event. I really dont want this to go political because its not so much about that... I guess in some way it is? Anyways.. With the cold-war in full effect how and why did this mission come about? For those who witnessed this period of time what...
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