Stories tagged “Wilson”

• Wilson

  10 9 8 Ignition Sequence Start. The turbo pumps came to life. He could feel the rocket move. Vibrations, squeals and rumbles from below. 6 5 4 Ignition. He could hear the roar. A violent guttural growl as his capsule shook like a terriers tail. 2 The v...

  • Author: Radical Yellow Duck
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.
  • 4 out of 5

• Wilson's idea

  So the problem is Mars has the wrong amount of atmosphere. We’ve been able to land there before, she replied. Nothing this heavy. We could use thrusters like on the moon. It would take too much fuel, he said. Why not airbags, she inquired. Above a me...

  • Author: Radical Yellow Duck
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.

• Wilson's idea

  So the problem is Mars has the wrong amount of atmosphere. We’ve been able to land there before, she replied. Nothing this heavy. We could use thrusters like on the moon. It would take too much fuel, he said. Why not airbags, she inquired. Above a me...

  • Author: Radical Yellow Duck
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.

• Wilsons String

  He held the string. It looked for all the world like a piece of black monofilament fishing line. “This is how you are going to get to mars?” “Prestressed steel strands will break at about 1860 MPascals. For carbon nanotube the theoretical limit i...

  • Author: Radical Yellow Duck
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.
  • 5 out of 5