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I can't speak with much authority to the metal scene in Turkey, I only know the big names like Hayko Cepkin and Pentagram. That being said, a fusion of Turkish folk music and rock *did* take place in the 1970's in the form of Anadolu Rock (it's really really great music) but the musicians, with...

Haha that was me tweeting. I can't keep my love for this TL constrained to this site! It's a perspective (multi-core, sustainable architecture, gradual evolution) that doesn't have NEARLY as much presence in the space nerd tweetosphere as I wish it did.

Oh man, you have no idea. KSP and Eyes Turned Skywards are the things that de-mystified so much about the technical aspects of spaceflight for me. This TL especially egged on a lot of my interest just because it was so well thought out and immersive. It's been a big part of my growing space...

Is the lander-Apollo stack fairing load bearing for Artemis like the old LM fairing adapter was? I'm no engineer but it seems like having the load forces of the Apollo V moving outwards to the main barrel of the fairing, then down, then having the load forces move back "inwards" to the S-IV...

This is fantastic! Surprised at the fate of the last DOS module; I was betting on it lofted with an Indian flag on the side... ...of course, y'alls were pretty coy about the fate of the last MOK. ;) Fantastic TL in all ways. Love that Apollo is going back to the moon. Keep it up!

Love the timeline! The picture of the Saturn IC liftoff, actually seeing it there with the big F-1A engine bell, made me wonder: How does the Saturn IC manage roll control? Does it? EDIT: Also a question about the timeline posted: are there any "free-flying" Apollo missions or are all crewed...

I would think institutional cafeteria style dining would be more prevalent. Lunch counters, automats, etc. I imagine most people would have lunch provided by their school/place of work, so not fast food restaurant per se, but large numbers of people eating simple food all at once for lunch. Of...

This is the part about Eyes Turned Skyward that frustrates me most in comparison to IRL: the presence of a scale-able, standardized, cost-effective US launch fleet. Things would be very different for the US space program if there was a common multi-core rocket infrastructure. VERY different. I...

Seriousl, nixonshead, you're really making this TL come alive.

I think that around the 90's there would be some sort of dial-up accessed hybrid between weibo and wikipedia: much more academic in tone and with an emphasis on collaborative (heavily moderated and controlled by academic/media/govt authorities) contributions to educational materials.

General exam on the 12th and I defend my thesis on the 13th: after that I have nothing but time! I've been writing my thesis/in grad school/translating Turkish political manifestos from the Gezi Park protests so not much work on the Fountainhead Filibuster, but over the summer I'll be...

This art is so incredibly realistic, not to mention gorgeous and makes the TL so much more immersive. It's such a treat to see, and the pun titles are deliciously bad. Also big ups to this TL in general, which has, along with a healthy dose of Kerbal Space Program, rekindled my childhood...

Considering how Lynch's Dune was "too weird" for a lot of people, I cannot even imagine how Jodorowsky's multi-volume acid trip would have gone over. Don't get me wrong, it would be one of my top five favorite films ever but there's no way in hell it would be a mainstream success.

You're exactly right about that- Eyes Turned Skywards waits until the 80's for this sort of scaleable and streamlined launch architecture to emerge, but that's because it's an incredibly immersive and realistic TL based on the best-case scenario for the US space program post Apollo roughly...

That's exactly the idea. Launcher commonality (some level of it at least) would mean that "baseline" space activity would at least keep the workforce and launch infrastructure ticking over and NASA activities would benefit from the economies of scale involved. This would also make US rockets...

Is that really the case? I'm not sure I fully buy that line of argument. I think your gold rush analogy is apt but in a different way: for every modern thriving city there's a lot more ghost towns. You say slow-and-steady is just as susceptible to budget cuts but I don't buy it. The difference...

I think you're spot on. Honestly, although the Apollo program is the US's greatest triumph in space it did give rise to a sort of "Apollo syndrome" in how both the public and NASA were acclimatized to a certain set of circumstances, goals, and price tags for a space program. Deadlines would be...

I remember the good old days, too.

nixonshead, you are incredible.

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