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One of the core teachings of Kerbal Space Program.
by therein 3y ago
One of the core teachings of Kerbal Space Program.
- Kim_Bruning 3y agoHowever, in KSPI [1]: Consider the combination of a nuclear lightbulb with compressed air as the reaction mass: Surprisingly good midpoint qua TWR and ISP! If you install a compressor you can get some pretty interesting SSTOs out of it. Whether these would work IRL is a different question, of course. [2] Nuclear lightbulb is of course highly theoretical, but scientifically/engineeringly plausible at the least. [3] [1] https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/173818-181-1122-ksp-interstellar-extended-1295-release-thread/ https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/173818-181-1122-k... [2] https://xkcd.com/1244/ https://xkcd.com/1244/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_lightbulb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_lightbulb
- matheusmoreira 3y agoIt's that close flyby of the sun that always gets me.