branchan

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by branchan 7y ago
Looks like a copy of the NG global hawk.
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by branchan 7y ago
Maybe China WANTED the US to know about their drone technology.
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by branchan 7y ago
By saying that there is no reason for defense companies to outside of war, you are vastly underestimating the kind of projects they are involved in.
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by branchan 7y ago
Technically, they integrate horizontally, then the rocket is tilted vertical.
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by branchan 8y ago
LM is doing something like this. See Lockheed Martin Verge: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/verge.html
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by branchan 8y ago
Maybe people appreciate the workmanship that comes with a handcrafted pair of scissors. Maybe it is sharper, better made. You don’t know that. If you are a programmer, how would you feel if I questioned your skills, saying that it should be
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by branchan 8y ago
You're wrongfully assuming that any other organization would've had the foresight to develop such a program back in the late 1950s, if they were given the budget. NASA wasn't established until 1958.
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by branchan 8y ago
I would question the double standard-ness of anyone objecting to military space launches. GPS, for example, is a DoD program, operated by the USAF. Are they going to stop using GPS in protest?
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by branchan 8y ago
Did you read the article? Hottot said Kazazi was well aware of those requirements and planned to file his disclosure form during his four-hour layover in Newark. The form instructs travelers to file the paperwork “at the time of departure f
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by branchan 9y ago
Wait, are you now blaming level 3-4 automated vehicles for the inattention of the human?
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by branchan 9y ago
If the woman suddenly walked in front of the car at the last minute, I don't see how the situation could have been avoided, no matter how fast a computer is able to process the information from the sensors. There was also a driver behi
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by branchan 9y ago
If the autonomous vehicle performed just as well as the human did (meaning a human would've hit her also), then yes although it can be improved, I don't see how it is a problem.
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by branchan 9y ago
You mean besides all the agencies that have already gone to Mars?
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by branchan 9y ago
K-19 incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-19
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by branchan 9y ago
deadmann.com
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by branchan 9y ago
This is somewhat old news. This was originally started back in 2011 by a Cornell researcher through kickstarter, called KickSat: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zacinaction/kicksat-you... The spacecraft was s
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by branchan 9y ago
Orbital maneuvers are so precise that when they say 'estimate', they are probably still talking about a small margin of error.
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by branchan 9y ago
Each person is responsible for a different subsystem on the spacecraft, as well as supervisors like mission directors.
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by branchan 9y ago
It's not a SpaceX-only scheme, nor is it novel technology. It's got a long history in fighter jets, as well as modern passenger planes for example (Boeing 777). Triple Mode Redundancy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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by branchan 9y ago
The RAD750 might be flight proven but I wouldn't call it the 'current state-of-the-art' in radiation hardened computing. Its technology is over a decade old.
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by branchan 9y ago
Most people don't buy expensive screw-on types like these for a one-time event. You buy some solar filter film and fabricate yourself a lens cover out of cardboard for about $10.
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by branchan 9y ago
expected this one https://xkcd.com/1319/
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by branchan 10y ago
This sounds ridiculous. The car's job should always be to protect the occupant of the vehicle. Can you imagine what would happen to a car company if it was known that the car willfully choose to kill the customer if it meant that multi
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by branchan 10y ago
Can you elaborate on 'everything is broken'?
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by branchan 10y ago
....I assume your design would be just as fast as a F-35 and also just as stealthy?
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by branchan 10y ago
If you click on his name 's3nnyy', you will see his profile. He has his email listed there.
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by branchan 10y ago
How would immortality be a human right when most people around the world don't even have access to basic health services??
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by branchan 10y ago
Uhhh...we landed on the moon in 1969. Do you think there wasn't much testing involved to get us there?
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by branchan 11y ago
Sounds like all your questions would've been answered if you read the article.
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by branchan 11y ago
I think you are forgetting the fact that most people who fly around for work don't really care to pick the cheapest flight. This means they are free to stick to the same airline to accumulate status for themselves.

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