You can run, but you'll just die tired.
Boba Fett quote or ominous Scout Sniper motto? You decide. Welcome back to Net Assessment - modestly interesting weekly news from the DoD and Space sectors.
As engineers, we’re not big fans of one-size-fits-all solutions. Counter-point - we are not professional killers. We’re comfortable letting it go and calling it a draw.
NUKE THE MOON! What’s that? Oh. While this is extremely cool, it lacks a certain penache.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/15/why-nasa-wants-to-put-a-nuclear-power-plant-on-the-moon.html
Now this is more like it. 1958’s seminal "A Study of Lunar Research Flights” a.k.a "HEY YOU COMMIE BASTARDS. YOU THINK YOU’RE CRAZY? WATCH US GO AND NUKE THE MOON.”
https://historycollection.com/project-a119-america-planned-nuke-moon/
This just makes me incredibly sad. I remember applying (and being noticeably ignored) for an internship at Arecibo. Turns out they save the good stuff for people who aren’t just scraping by in Quantum Mechanics.
On second thought - good riddance, you beautiful tropical mountain holescope.
I am very much looking forward to the inevitable Joint Branch Algorithm Sensitivity Training RFP.
Newsflash everyone. The Government may - just may - not be doing things as efficiently as it could be.
Talk about a missed opportunity - think of the “2020 can’t get any worse” memes we collectively missed out on. It’s like we’re not even trying anymore, people.
https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-just-had-a-record-close-shave-with-a-house-sized-asteroid
“If much of the country goes offline, places like Plano, Texas, will essentially be the same.” So, I can’t tell - is this a good thing or a bad thing? Or are we just talking high school football here?
It’s not the size of the boat that’s important, my friends. It’s the efficiency and flexibility of the ocean that matters.
https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-electrifying-new-propulsion-systems/
Save this one for next Thanksgiving when you have to share the table again with your “topper” of an relative. I’m looking at you, Aunt Patty.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Stay safe and just think - we’re almost out the other side of this tunnel of a year. And then 2021 will start and not much will have changed.
- JQP
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