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Here are scans of a Rockwell International B-1B pamphlet I picked up somewhere over the years. It is now in the collection of the Greater St Louis Air & Space Museum.

At any given point someone could have come to a different decision in trying to solve a problem. Someone could have decided to do this instead of that and been inspired instead of suffering an accident. At any given time - now or in the future - such events could happen that affect the pace of...

There was a story years back about a Maryland Air Guard pilot who dipped the tail of his A-10 in the water while stunting over the Chesapeake Bay. I heard it from someone who had worked in their Life Support Shop.

I usually try to stay away from side discussions that could flair up, but I have to side with Scott on this. With the health and other issues I've been dealing with these last few years, I've been under a lot of stress. The coverage of this event has only added to that stress but I do not want...

I''m just an artist, not an engineer, so this is just me speaking off the cuff. I'd say it might be done with magnetic fields, but think of the ripples of change that would have to come about to make it work. Computer and electronic architecture would have to change to protect memory from the...

Just think of how those one-off commemorative Hornet paint schemes might have looked on the Tomcat.

Since this thread has expanded to new shows in general, let me throw in my thoughts on Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance. Some have (correctly) referred to it as Jim Henson meets Game Of Thrones. You do not have to be a fan of the original movie to get into this series - you do not...

One little detail in the image snowcruiser_05.jpg caught my attention. The kitchen doubles as the darkroom? I spent time in darkrooms in my younger days. I have to wonder how any lingering traces and odors of the darkroom chemicals would affect the taste of the food.

Then you have this. I've seen three with this livery at one time at KCPS a few times now.

James White used a four letter classification system for his Sector General stories that in universe was used for placement in bringing patients, staff, and the occasional visitor into Sector Twelve General Hospital - keep in mind that it would not be good to place an oxygen breathing patient in...

Some members of this group are old enough to remember this. For the others, here is the story. https://www.primaryimmune.org/story-david

Why a dinosaur? With the first flight of a spacecraft class called Dragon, I'd have brought a dragon.

And if the 3D printer is the first thing that fails? I feel that there would be some items and parts that are deemed critical enough to have ready-made spares on hand.

This is reminding me of the Arthur C. Clarke short story "Superiority."

In my opinion, both franchises' problems are of their own making. Star Wars became a smash hit because it was a different spin on the hero myth. Sure, it had great spacial effects shots from the 'bag-guy' ship nearly filling the entire screen to the jump to hyperspace. However. The effects alone...

And Hope you don't get issued a red shirt.

In fairness to Kubrick and the rest of the crew, they likely knew that but had to go with too small. I'm sure one of the limiting factors on the design of that set was the height of the soundstage ceiling/roof.

Too late for Steve to use, but, here are some Curtiss-Wright photographs of the XC-55 at Lambert Field in St Louis on 06/20/1941. From the Dave Ostrowski Collection in the Greater St Louis Air & Space Museum.

While James White's Sector General series and Cressida Cowell's How To Train Your Dragon books (quite grown up in many ways for a children's series) are my two favorite series which I've re-read many times, The Silent Stars Go By has become my #1 favorite science fiction book. It is set in a...

All right! Someone else who knows about Dr. Conway and the bunch at Sector Twelve General Hospital. Have you, by chance, read White's stand alone novel The Silent Stars Go By?