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Is the experimental truss connected to the Power Module or the ELM? From this perspective it looks like it's connected to the former.

Well, it's explicitly described as "Apollo derived" in the post where the plan for Freedom first comes up - supporting a crew of two on...

IIRC, the CRVs are actually using something closer to the Skylab Rescue configuration, ie., 5-seats at the cost of limited storage for...

COTS and its evolution into, I think almost certainly. By 2006, those contracts are issued and in work. By 2007, barring any...

I mentioned COTS in Chapter 3: I tend to agree with much of what eofpi said, particularly this: As for the rest of what e said, I...

It also helps that this concept for Jupiter is effectively SLS come early - which, for all its flaws, is a capable rocket. Are we still...

I'm honestly curious if someone could catalog all of the projects axed as a result of the 1957 Defence White Paper, and then see if it's...

Another option might just be to have two engines, and cycle between them - when one is too covered by ice to run efficiently, you switch...

Just got around to reading the most recent updates, and that's a solid YIKES. With hindsight, I could see an obvious modification to...

I mean, one option for reducing ice build up could just be deliberately making the engine shake/rattle while in operation - ie., shake...