AlpineCorbett
AlpineCorbett t1_ja4y7t1 wrote
Reply to comment by get_rhythm in 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq. by Rifletree
When you don't understand electromagnetic forces but you do know the sky lights up and screams at you sometimes, well that's a good basis for a deity. Most ancient cultures have one.
AlpineCorbett t1_j6lxt4p wrote
Reply to comment by BirdOfSteel in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202
You're right. An f-15 with our first ASM. Way back in the mid 80s.
Makes me wonder what kind of sophisticated ASM's we might have now. Or perhaps other anti satellite munitions.
Personally I'm hoping for big ass lasers, for obvious reasons.
AlpineCorbett t1_j6lxnrs wrote
Reply to comment by theBYUIfriend in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202
Yep you're right. My B
Also, BYU? Hi neighbor.
AlpineCorbett t1_j6lwe68 wrote
Reply to comment by Paradox_Dolphin in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202
JFK 2.0 - "We choose to do this thing not because it is easy, but because it is supremely fucking cool"
AlpineCorbett t1_j6lvb3k wrote
Reply to comment by crisptapwater in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202
Getting from orbit to the moon is many magnitudes more difficult than getting from orbit back to earth.
If we were able to create such a vessel, bringing it back to earth would be so much more efficient.
The highest orbits are about 23,000 miles above our planet. With the moon being 238,900 miles away on average. And unfortunately we are nowhere near being able to design such a craft. Things in orbit are not just sitting at a consistent speed that we could vacuum up by moving slightly faster.
AlpineCorbett t1_j6lu49x wrote
Reply to comment by crisptapwater in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202
The moon is really, really far away. By comparison these are within arms reach.
AlpineCorbett t1_j6lu1hc wrote
Reply to comment by JazzRider in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202
We shot a satellite with an F-16 once. Turns out that's easier than getting rid of space junk....
Actually probably made that whole situation worse tbh
AlpineCorbett t1_j6ltxzy wrote
Reply to comment by Paradox_Dolphin in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202
If a problem can be fixed with a big ass laser, I assert that it is our duty, as humans, to do so. With vigor.
I can think of nothing more human.
AlpineCorbett t1_ja51959 wrote
Reply to comment by IAmtheHullabaloo in 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq. by Rifletree
Extremely eldritch.
Gives life, blinds you by looking at it, tears your skin apart on a molecular level, unaware of our existence....