Autonomous Ⓐ Robot Starship🛰️ @StarshipAmelia@cybre.space

And while I'm at it, the Space Shuttle was Bad, actually!

It's got the highest number of deaths that any space vehicle has had (14, across two 7-person missions), was massively unsafe, underpowered, and could only barely do the things it was designed to do!

If the space shuttle had been used as the part of the larger system it was originally designed to be used with, it probably wouldn't have been so bad, but the space shuttle by itself just doesn't really make sense?

Stars we could've had such good Space Infrastructure already if space exploration hadn't been so defunded and mismanaged 😔

All that said, nuclear propulsion tech is absolutely the future of rocket design - chemical rockets just aren't good enough, especially if you want to get something big somewhere fast

Like, the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter could've done so much cool science! And it'd be almost to Jupiter by now if it hadn't gotten canceled (and had stayed on schedule, anyway). ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Orbiter )

It would've used nuclear electric propulsion and was going to carry at least one landing probe (for Europa)!

I can't quite remember the details or where exactly I read this (so, probably the Atomic Rockets/Project Rho site), but apparently an Orion/Nuclear Pulse Propulsion system would only need 1/10th power or so nuclear pulse units if you use it in an atmosphere, because of airburst effects

For a ~10m diameter orion design that'd work out to subkiloton yields, iirc?

Of course, you'd still be detonating hundreds of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere per take off, which is widely considered an Uncool Move

If I were designing a rocket I would simply funnel barely subcritical nuclear salts down a bunch of pipes into a reaction chamber in which they'd become supercritical, providing me with plentiful thrust *and* specific impulse

They're just so over the top I love them

Thinking about nuclear salt water rockets again 👁️

Another spaceship!

The idea behind this one is that it's a short range shuttle used for getting around the Jovian system's moons! It's fairly small (40m tall or so), and doesn't have any interplanetary capacity and certainly no warp capacity, but can get people off of moons and to other moons or stations effectively!

It's very heavily based off of some 1950s designs for "moon ships", esp those from "Man Will Conquer Space Soon!", a series of 1950s magazine articles published by "Collier's"

Finally got around to updating/finishing my robosona a week or so ago! Really happy with how she looks aaa

The forearms and hands being one single unit is especially rad imo (and was also a pain to model decently lol)

Probably going to work more on the rigging/armature sometime too, because posing the arms has presented some problems (not really visible in these images, luckily!)

And now it's time to imminently vanish for 3 months again =V

I made more art please look at it

(In fiction details and a longer image description can be found here https://reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/comments/jzh9vh/solar_collective_a_propaganda_poster_showcasing/ )

I managed to find (and, crucially, have sign the paperwork) two roommates just in time before September started and I'm under so much less anxiety now lol

Don't have much fiction written for this ship yet but I finished it a while back and figured I might as well share it while I'm feeling un-shy enough to do so.

I've really been feeling "puller" type spacecraft lately.

This is the LS-8702 "Extrospection", operated and partially crewed by the 17th Jovian SigInt Union, "Retrograde Thought".

The ship is ~234m long, ~241m wide, and ~25m tall excluding the radiators.

The intended use of this vessel, as hinted at by its nameplate, is as an electronic warfare vessel with artillery capabilities.

It would sit at the far edge of a battle, lobbing slugs at enemy vessels while at the same time trying to dazzle enemy sensors & compromise computer systems.

However, this class of ship is semimodular, allowing for easy refits between different "mission pods" (see the octagonal containers in the middle of the spine). This specific vessel has had a long range artillery weapon installed.

The apartment is within walking distance of a MBTA bus stop, as well as the Quincy Center Red Line station. There's a clothes washer and dryer in the basement, costing 2$ in quarters each to use.

In Quincy, looking for 1-2 roommates who can help cover $2100/month rent ($700 per bedroom, includes electricity) and ~$90/month utilities (water/gas/internet, cheapest avg month $40, most expensive $125. I’m likely to be eligible for heat assistance during winter). 3 bedrooms (2 available), 1 bath. No pets, no smoking, vaping probably fine. I cannot pay any more than my share of rent+utilities due to limited disability income

Ideally looking for other queer roommates, who can keep the shared kitchen and other spaces clean/free of dishes regularly. I am generally quiet and keep to myself, but also am open to friendly interaction, including occasionally sharing food or such. I am disabled, and occasionally require assistance in moving heavy objects, including my monthly medical supply shipment. (Delivered to the front porch, getting it into the apartment is difficult)

Please DM for pictures or other details

I've not posted anything here in ages and while I def can't guarantee that my posting will increase, here's a preview of the piece I've been working on lately.

It's set on a spinning hab ring (100m radius, ~0.3g effective gravity)! Character is currently unnamed.

If I've done my math right the ring will need ~33s of animation to complete a full rotation, which is what I am hoping to eventually reach, making a smooth loop! Attached are only stills, however.

These are three different angles on the same scene. Notable props include the heavily pdp-11-inspired computer cabinet, space oscilloscope, "half clamshell" laptop computer, and scattered tools and data storage cards

I've returned from my endless slumber and I bring art!

Here's a segment of a post-revolution Solar Collective/JASC historical film on early JASC warship designs! Idk how masto will handle the encoding, so here's a gfycat link that is at least mostly good quality
https://gfycat.com/illiteratewhimsicalimpala

Also, a reddit link containing a comment with credits and background fiction! https://reddit.com/r/SolarCollective/comments/fgg9io/ws31003b_warp_is_a_racket_demonstrating_photonic/