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by luke strawwalker
Sun, 25 Jul 21, 19:33 pm
Forum: Heard around the Starport
Topic: The Cantina ahead of its time?
Replies: 2
Views: 1912

Re: The Cantina ahead of its time?

More and more, new venues for free speech have cropped as a response to the oppression of free speech on the internet. http://www.Rumble.com to compete with YouTube, http://www.Mewe.com to oppose Facebook, http://www.Parler.com to speak when twitter won't let you; and others. To these and the other...
by luke strawwalker
Sun, 16 May 21, 03:46 am
Forum: NASA News
Topic: 28 Jan 1986- 28 Jan 2021- Challenger 35th Anniversary...
Replies: 5
Views: 4930

Re: 28 Jan 1986- 28 Jan 2021- Challenger 35th Anniversary...

I can only hope that the current administration has as much of a positive attitude for our space program as the previous administration. I don't what part Vice-President Biden played in NASA during the Obama tenure, but let us hope he wasn't the one who wished to pursue such an anti-space sentiment...
by luke strawwalker
Sun, 16 May 21, 01:04 am
Forum: I'm from the government, We're here to help...
Topic: Duck and Cover (with a mask)
Replies: 2
Views: 4144

Re: Duck and Cover (with a mask)

Okay this is a pet peeve of mine, so here goes. Duck and cover had a purpose, and it was good then and it's STILL good TODAY. It is equally effective for both nuclear and NON-nuclear large explosions, as well as most natural disasters like earthquakes, tornadoes or hurricanes or other destructive wi...
by luke strawwalker
Sun, 16 May 21, 00:04 am
Forum: Politics As Usual
Topic: Corporations starting to become political...
Replies: 3
Views: 2504

Re: Corporations starting to become political...

I think *decent* people are FINALLY starting to have enough... I've seen a lot of "pushback" against Coke and people deciding to vote with their dollars and BOYCOTT them and other businesses that foolishly decide to push their own agenda rather than try to sell their product to the broades...
by luke strawwalker
Sat, 15 May 21, 23:53 pm
Forum: Heard around the Starport
Topic: Only half?
Replies: 2
Views: 2187

Re: Only half?

Yup.... OL J R :)
by luke strawwalker
Sat, 15 May 21, 23:32 pm
Forum: Books, Films & other media
Topic: Voter Restrictions? I don't think so!
Replies: 1
Views: 1819

Re: Voter Restrictions? I don't think so!

Voting is a damn joke anyway anymore... this recent escapade just proves it. Total and complete waste of time. Later! OL J R :)
by luke strawwalker
Sat, 15 May 21, 23:28 pm
Forum: NASA News
Topic: Vice President Harris Swears in NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson
Replies: 4
Views: 4939

Re: Vice President Harris Swears in NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson

Great... more "Shuttle Mafia" crew still in charge... joy. I read a story the other day about Blue Origin siccing the Senator they bought on NASA for the SpaceX "lunar lander" contract. Blue Origin had the shittiest design in the entire competition-- even Dynetics lander could &q...
by luke strawwalker
Sat, 15 May 21, 22:29 pm
Forum: Model Rocketry
Topic: NARCON 2021
Replies: 5
Views: 6332

Re: NARCON 2021

If I could find the insurance from a different source, I might give it up. Nice thing flying on my own farm-- don't need the stinking insurance. From what I've read it's d@mn near useless anyway. Basically EVERYTHING OTHER KIND OF INSURANCE available has to pay FIRST before they're obligated to pay...
by luke strawwalker
Sun, 31 Jan 21, 22:34 pm
Forum: Heard around the Starport
Topic: FAA putting the brakes on SpaceX...
Replies: 1
Views: 1757

FAA putting the brakes on SpaceX...

As usual, our Fed gubmint is doing what they do best-- standing in the way of people actually trying to get something accomplished. Supposedly SpaceX's SN-8 launch which was highly successful except for the rocket not quite getting back down onto the ground in one piece (after a pressurization failu...
by luke strawwalker
Sun, 31 Jan 21, 21:58 pm
Forum: NASA News
Topic: 28 Jan 1986- 28 Jan 2021- Challenger 35th Anniversary...
Replies: 5
Views: 4930

Re: 28 Jan 1986- 28 Jan 2021- Challenger 35th Anniversary...

This was the text of a post I did on Hay Talk forum, for a farm audience. Hence a little more descriptive of terms and things for a non-rocketry related audience than I would have for a rocketry-familiar audience.

Later! OL J R :)