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Re: Personal Missile Will Send You Into Sub-Orbit

Binary Assassin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:23:31 -0000

NO WAY! Can you pre order these things? Hell yeah!!

Re: Personal Missile Will Send You Into Sub-Orbit

Evan Ackerman — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:07:11 -0000

Heh, I was trying to paraphrase, but yeah, you are entirely correct. Did you watch "From the Earth to the Moon?"

Re: Personal Missile Will Send You Into Sub-Orbit

Melissa — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:29:54 -0000

Way too reminiscent of Laika for me.

Re: Personal Missile Will Send You Into Sub-Orbit

Chris Johnston — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:11:02 -0000

"...and partly to mitigate g-forces (they pulled the same trick in the Apollo lunar modules)"

Actually, the reason the astronauts were standing in the Lunar Modules is because the designers realized that in 1/6th gravity the astronauts' legs could handle the stress of landing, so they could save weight on seats; and because the astronauts were standing right up to the windows, those windows could be much smaller (thus weighing much less) than they'd have to be if the astronauts were seated.
At least this new design has some support for the passenger's butt, so a 3g+ launch would be somewhat tolerable.

Re: Personal Missile Will Send You Into Sub-Orbit

Scott — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:24:18 -0000

Awesome! Sign me the hell up!!!