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As a child I read all the Tintin books. My favourite ones were Destination Moon, and Explorers on the Moon. The rocket used in those stories is iconic. For me,
by Jaruzel 6y ago
As a child I read all the Tintin books. My favourite ones were Destination Moon, and Explorers on the Moon. The rocket used in those stories is iconic. For me, Starship taps directly into those memories. I know it's infeasible, but if they ever painted the production Starships white and red, it would make me SO happy.
I'm too old now (approaching a de-orbit burn for 50) to be able to go to space, but I'm still loving the thought that my future grand-kids should be able to.
- buzzwordninja 6y agoOne thing I remember from those books is how they lay on their stomach during acceleration, whereas I believe all real life astronauts have been sitting, or on their backs: http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/images/deckplans/Tintin5.jpg http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/images/deckplan... Which is also interesting given the recent (well... not even so recent now) discovery of the benefits of placing COVID patients in a prone position to ease breathing.