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  1. WKTaylor

    The incredible evolution of the PGM-17 Thor Missile to Thor-Delta and finally Delta

    Thor was the launch vehicle that had a huge 'part' in the invention of 'everything' for reliable launch vehicles PGM-17 Thor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGM-17_Thor Thor-Delta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor-Delta Delta (rocket family) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_(rocket_family)...
  2. WKTaylor

    Grim news... Trump's 2026 budget would slash NASA funding by 24% and its workforce by nearly one third

    https://www.space.com/space-exploration/trumps-2026-budget-would-slash-nasa-funding-by-24-percent-and-its-workforce-by-nearly-one-third A number of high-profile missions would get the axe, including the New Horizons Pluto probe and Juno Jupiter orbiter. ... ... The worst could be worse... I...
  3. WKTaylor

    FYI... for giggles... ride-along with a group of gyrocopter fanatics...

    Gyroplanes: From Beaches to Backcountry Grass Strips
  4. WKTaylor

    'I’d get on in a heartbeat': Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)

    https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/id-get-on-in-a-heartbeat-starliner-astronauts-would-fly-on-boeing-spacecraft-again-despite-malfunctions-video I guess all the neigh-sayers about Boeing Starliner... do NOT include the test-flight crew... Williams and Wilmore.
  5. WKTaylor

    Trump announces Boeing wins contract for next-generation fighter jet... F-47??? Say-What????

  6. WKTaylor

    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    Sounds like Musk wants to start throwing resources and humans towards Mars like SpaceX is throwing Xperimental Starships over the Gulf Mexico and the Caribbean in 'lets try this... hold my beer' launches... and wants EVERYTHING ELSE OUT-OF-SpaceX's way [to Mars]. ---------- The ISS should be...
  7. WKTaylor

    A few of the Regulations for Civil Spaceflight

    14 CFR PART 417 LAUNCH SAFETY 14 CFR PART 431 LAUNCH AND REENTRY OF A REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (RLV) 14 CFR PART 435 REENTRY OF A REENTRY VEHICLE OTHER THAN A REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (RLV) 14 CFR PART 437 EXPERIMENTAL PERMITS 14 CFR PART 450 LAUNCH AND REENTRY LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 14 CFR...
  8. WKTaylor

    Drone Use in Rwanda for urgent medial needs

    Drone Use in Rwanda for urgent medial needs... Makes You think: what about package deliveries within rural communities worldwide??? Medical Accident/catastrophe deliveries and surveillance Urgent spare parts [farming] MAIL ...Uggghh my brain cannot stop...
  9. WKTaylor

    Where climate change poses the most and least risk to American homeowners

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/home-insurance-climate-change-housing-market/ Story by Michael J. Coren, with Naema Ahmed and Kevin Crowe, October 15, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. CAPE CORAL, Fla. — In 2017, Angela and Donald Brudos moved to a modest, ranch-style house...
  10. WKTaylor

    How Do You Deliver a 7,000-Pound Spacecraft... to the KSC in-prep for Launch...

    No Next-Day Delivery: Shipping NASA’s Europa Clipper How was NASA’s Europa Clipper — a 7,000-pound spacecraft — packed and shipped from the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to Kennedy Space Center in Florida? Watch this video to find out. The spacecraft is expected to...
  11. WKTaylor

    New Technology... Holographic direct sound printing

    This made me dizzy trying to envision the process... Holographic direct sound printing could make polymer additive manufacturing 20x faster https://www.engineering.com/holographic-direct-sound-printing-could-make-polymer-additive-manufacturing-20x-faster/ Acoustic holograms cause extremely...
  12. WKTaylor

    How Did The Vulcan Rocket Survive This Booster Failure?

    Scott Manley takes a looooooong look at a critically serious failure of an SRB that did NOT ultimately cause mission failure. WOWIE... seez a lot about the durability/survivability of the Vulcan launcher. I am sure there were launch crews turning 'blue'... then slowly came back to...
  13. WKTaylor

    ChiComs may have exposed a tactical Sig-Int threat posed by Starlink [and similar] Constellations

    ----------- /NOTE1/ That this 'Chinese study' was even published makes me wary that this is real as opposed to being a decoy... ----------- Could Satellite Signals ‘Un-Stealth’ Stealth Aircraft...
  14. WKTaylor

    SpaceX Super Heavy rocket gets supersonic wind tunnel test for NASA's Artemis moon missions (photos)

    huh... Did this just get completed? https://www.space.com/starship-super-heavy-wind-tunnel-tests Regards, Wil Taylor o Trust - But Verify! o For those who believe, no proof is required; for those who cannot believe, no proof is possible. [variation, Stuart Chase] o Unfortunately, in science...
  15. WKTaylor

    FYI ONLY... Stumbled over these recently... 2020-thru-2022 release

    NAS9945 AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION NAS9945-1 AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEERING ACADEMIC CURRICULA NAS9945-2 AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION – CIVIL AVIATION NAS9945-3 AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION - DEFENSE AND MILITARY Regards, Wil Taylor o...
  16. WKTaylor

    Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test

    This is one of those 'aw-shit' moments... that we all dread... https://www.space.com/space-pioneer-tianlong-3-rocket-accidental-launch Scott Manley's analysis... https://youtu.be/u3-Kw9u37I0?si=ouDgLyHJ2ZpsdXLV Space Pioneer's new Tianlong-3 rocket was supposed to stay on the ground during...
  17. WKTaylor

    NASA astronaut gives tips to Baseball Hall of Fame from ISS (video)

    https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-jeanette-epps-iss-baseball-tips Astronauts are special... Regards, Wil Taylor o Trust - But Verify! o For those who believe, no proof is required; for those who cannot believe, no proof is possible. [variation, Stuart Chase] o Unfortunately, in science...
  18. WKTaylor

    Starliner FINALLY made it to orbit with a crew

    Mission well underway... and in-orbit checkouts on-going[ul] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSp5bcV0SVI Live streaming is enabled... but a bit boring. should dock with the ISS tomorrow. Regards, Wil Taylor o Trust - But Verify! o For those who believe, no proof is required; for those who...
  19. WKTaylor

    Meet The Baby Boom – XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator~ first Flight

    First Flight Takeoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZRYRULj8k First Flight Landing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r00A8gHJr9E Regards, Wil Taylor o Trust - But Verify! o For those who believe, no proof is required; for those who cannot believe, no proof is possible. [variation, Stuart...
  20. WKTaylor

    FYI ONLY... the sight and sound of Fighters at night against the Las Vegas Skyline...

    Video: AfterBurner takeoffs and Las Vegas https://youtu.be/OXIGbZEFy3c AB night-ops takeoffs always give me chills and bring-back deeply hidden memories... "I love the smell of jet fuel-exhaust in the morning... or anytime." –me Regards, Wil Taylor o Trust - But Verify! o For those who...

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