Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
10-28-2014 | 08:31 PM
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10-28-2014 | 08:58 PM
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Lets outsource our rockets to Ukrainians building to soviet specs during a war with said soviets. Coordination should be optimal. What could go wrong with that plan?
It would be comical if not for the fact these things can be dangerous and cost a lot of money.
How about jobs for Americans? Just saying.
It would be comical if not for the fact these things can be dangerous and cost a lot of money.
How about jobs for Americans? Just saying.
10-28-2014 | 09:50 PM
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From: Boeing Hearing and Ergonomics Lab Rat, Night Shift
In addition, both the Delta and Atlas heavy lift rockets use Russian made motors.
Our only large lauch vehicle with US made motors is the Space-X Falcon with motors made right in Hawthorn, Los Angeles.
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10-29-2014 | 04:04 AM
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I don't know but I think "no fly" should work both ways. I like a trip with a nice synergy from the get go. I've only had one or two uncomfortable trips in 14 years but I hear chatter from guys in both seats. Not a lot, but why should there be any? There are FOs every bit as difficult to manage as a CA with issues.
Since we're both signing releases, shouldn't that be an easy to accomplish issue for the next PWA? Why give FOs all the love.
Since we're both signing releases, shouldn't that be an easy to accomplish issue for the next PWA? Why give FOs all the love.
10-29-2014 | 04:24 AM
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While I agree with the desirability of that, I don't know how you'd manage it. When an FO puts a Captain on his no-fly list, he gives up on being awarded any rotations that have previously been awarded to the Captain. This makes having a no-fly list a voluntary act on your part, in that no one else is involuntarily affected.
Given that Captains awards are always run before FO awards, you'd have to deny the FO on your no-fly list any rotations that you've been awarded. That would negatively affect the FO.
Is that what we would want?
Given that Captains awards are always run before FO awards, you'd have to deny the FO on your no-fly list any rotations that you've been awarded. That would negatively affect the FO.
Is that what we would want?
10-29-2014 | 04:41 AM
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Man...I hope that never comes into being...I would never be able to get a line...think that there may be a grand total of four captains allow me to touch anything...and even then, it limited to the light switches.
10-29-2014 | 05:53 AM
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Looks like a total of 18 Captains on the whale put in for the early out. That said past early out programs have had a history of 30% withdrawals.
10-29-2014 | 06:16 AM
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Lets outsource our rockets to Ukrainians building to soviet specs during a war with said soviets. Coordination should be optimal. What could go wrong with that plan?
It would be comical if not for the fact these things can be dangerous and cost a lot of money.
How about jobs for Americans? Just saying.
It would be comical if not for the fact these things can be dangerous and cost a lot of money.
How about jobs for Americans? Just saying.
10-29-2014 | 06:35 AM
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There are other initiatives that are more forward looking, I'm talking starships, but that is going to be in the theoretical realm for a long time to come, unless a breakthrough in physics changes the paradigm.
The commercialization of space is the appropriate next step. Government funding only goes so far, until we find something out there that makes it worth the expense of getting there and bringing it back, or colonizing it, it will remain a dark cold vacuum.
10-29-2014 | 06:50 AM
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All the good stuff is behind a veil of security. Our super secret unmanned orbiter touched down the other day after a two year mission. Our satellites are the envy of the modern world and we have all the technology we'd ever need to send a manned mission to Mars. Doesn't mean we need to do it though. It's freaking expensive.
There are other initiatives that are more forward looking, I'm talking starships, but that is going to be in the theoretical realm for a long time to come, unless a breakthrough in physics changes the paradigm.
The commercialization of space is the appropriate next step. Government funding only goes so far, until we find something out there that makes it worth the expense of getting there and bringing it back, or colonizing it, it will remain a dark cold vacuum.
There are other initiatives that are more forward looking, I'm talking starships, but that is going to be in the theoretical realm for a long time to come, unless a breakthrough in physics changes the paradigm.
The commercialization of space is the appropriate next step. Government funding only goes so far, until we find something out there that makes it worth the expense of getting there and bringing it back, or colonizing it, it will remain a dark cold vacuum.
HERE!
ON EARTH, where WE LIVE!
How about we find a suitable alternative energy source to oil as a start?
Even if they did find a great place for us all to move to, in deep space, I ain't going.
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