Re: [ERPS] Cute Asteroid

2002-07-29 Thread The Silent Observer
Randall Clague wrote: > > It's getting to the point that all the humans have to supply is > intelligence. It's not magic *yet* - but this ol' boy can see it from > here. :-) See it? You can buy it, if you have a couple million bux handy. Last I heard, it was now routine in graduate level phy

Re: [ERPS] Armadillo Update

2002-07-29 Thread John Carmack
At 07:09 PM 7/29/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Nice new page. > >When you compress your screens you mentioned 3000 pound pressure, 1500 >actual IIRC. Was this the reading off of the press gauge? We had to add a pressure gauge to our press (a damn good idea!), so we don't have perfect calibration. I u

Re: [ERPS] Armadillo Update

2002-07-29 Thread Alex Fraser
Nice new page. When you compress your screens you mentioned 3000 pound pressure, 1500 actual IIRC. Was this the reading off of the press gauge? -- < Alex Fraser N3DER . . [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... [~]_><

[ERPS] Next Meeting ...

2002-07-29 Thread Michael Wallis
The next meeting of the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society will be held this THURSDAY evening at the IHOP starting at 8:00pm. Items for meeting #241 (01 Aug 2002): - Admin Teams - CMT - Documentation - IT - Liaisons - Logistics - PAO -

Re: [ERPS] Cute Asteroid

2002-07-29 Thread Henry Spencer
On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, David Weinshenker wrote: > > BTW, this kind of flyby would be a great simulator of the ability to > > deflect an asteroid in the time between discovery and impact... > > Also a useful procedure in any case, to refine trajectory data on > objects of suspected potential risk?

Re: [ERPS] Cute Asteroid

2002-07-29 Thread Randall Clague
On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 16:30:10 -0700, The Silent Observer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In fact, enough flash memory to hold a hundred or so megapixel 24-bit >images need cost only a few hundred dollars and weigh under 100 grams Electronics can be used for some very interesting things, very cheaply.