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@spacetetherskyhook
I forgot to mention that the reason why I want to build space tethers/ a skyhook is so that we (humanity) can achieve the next thing akin to the discovery and utilization of fire.
I think it would be cool to experience just how humanity and our universe changes.
It always seems impossible until it's done.
launch day
Thermosphere
Kurzgesagt mentions that the tip of a Skyhook/Space Tether would dip to about 80 - 150 kilometers above the Earth's surface and no lower.
This section of the planet is called the Thermosphere.
Upon a Google search, currently, "only satellites can reach the thermosphere" and "The International Space Station and other space stations orbit within the thermosphere, but their inhabitants must remain inside the station or in a space suit at all times."
The Thermosphere is the 4th layer of the Earth's atmosphere. It exists between the mesosphere and exosphere. The mesosphere ends at about 80-90 km above the Earth's surface while the exosphere begins at about 600 km above the Earth's surface.
This means that the tip of the Skyhook tether will grab aircrafts somewhere along the line between the mesosphere and the thermosphere and no lower than about 80-90 km.
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE l APRIL 2024
ALFREDO JUÁREZ | RAMI ASTRO | JOSHUA INTINI | KENDALL RUST | DERAN HALL | KUZCOKHANDA | TREVOR MAHLMANN | OTHINGSTODO | NASA | STEVEN RATNIK
we should globally ban the introduction of more powerful computer hardware for 10-20 years, not as an AI safety thing (though we could frame it as that), but to force programmers to optimize their shit better
I reblogged this like 9 times kinda jokingly, but software should be able to run on older and less powerful hardware, and consume less power on newer hardware. Like, this is a real problem imo
I completely agree with this but I do need you to understand that the image above is 32 times the size of the lunar mission’s memory
What the sneef? It's my snorfday here!
Hey can we get this post 300k notes!
Someone captured the solar eclipse on an airplane
Prison guards: Iroh? Escape? Ha! That weak, senile old man couldn’t escape if we rolled a red carpet to the door!
Iroh alone in his cell:
I saw the video and thought "that guy looks like Jack Black", then I scrolled down to read that. Yup, sure was Jack Black. Also yes, the above is actually true, his mother Judith Love Cohen did indeed help create the abort-guidance system that rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts.
Wait does this mean people are unfamiliar with this iconic post
cars r so dangerous we need like an anti-car ad campaign like they do for drugs n cigs. we need to get these cars off the street
this headline is so fucking horrible why is it whenever indigenous people are murdered everyone avoids saying they were murdered
it’s so important to show solidarity with indigenous people right now and remember that this was a hate crime. rising hearts is an indigenous run organization and they’re asking everyone who can to braid their hair on monday regardless of if you’re native american or not
Perhaps the world of 2044 will be as different from ours as 1979 now seems from our present time. But let us also echo this wish into the future— may they have peace and happiness.
The fact we don't have a moon base yet is infuriating.
Serious question, as someone who is also a dork for space, why?
Honestly I don't know.
There're probably books about it. I'll try reading one.
Okay but honestly not building a moon base is a waste of our moon.
Literally no other body in our solar system has such a convenient satellite to launch space missions off of.
Except Pluto, I guess.
This is how the sky hotel - which can house 5000 guests - never has to land 😮✈️
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General things to think about:
Children WILL be born on board this thing. How will it effect the health of the child and parent?
Flying through unpredicted storms.
Unpredictability of AI
Possible interference with animal patterns.
Who continues plane functions if plane's AI and electronics malfunction? i.e. where is the "manual" functionality of this thing?
Cons:
WHEN things break, it may be very difficult to repair them for a number of reasons.
Some people might WANT the feeling of turbulence. Turbulence may give a specifically unique experience flying on board this machine.
Carbon emissions of all of the planes flying to maintain this thing is potentially GREATLY worse than anything else created.
Primarily seeing clouds
Pros:
Sky people go brr
