Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
MorlockP's profile
ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs
ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs
ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs
@MorlockP

Tweets

ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs

@MorlockP

Two-time Prometheus award-winning hard science fiction author. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005JPPMS6  Learn how to homestead https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093BC3K1T 

Aristillus Crater, Luna
amazon.com/dp/B005JPPMS6
Joined June 2012

Tweets

  • © 2022 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Velo

      * accomplishes almost no real science * half by design, half bc cost overruns ended up cutting out lots of stuff * mostly a jobs program for Boeing, etc. * a "wet lab" inside a single shuttle fuel tank (tech pioneered in 1970s w skylab) could've been launched in 1985 w 3x volumehttps://twitter.com/VeloMontaigne/status/1352204225154002944 …

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs added,

      Velo @VeloMontaigne
      Replying to @MorlockP
      Redpill me on the ISS. Naively I always thought it was pretty cool (and have had some research projects make it up there).
      6 replies 12 retweets 63 likes
      Show this thread
    2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      2/ This is what we were planning to do circa 1978pic.twitter.com/q0lCBd0Lwf

      4 replies 6 retweets 36 likes
      Show this thread
    3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      3/pic.twitter.com/b1CWNvv2Xi

      1 reply 1 retweet 22 likes
      Show this thread
    4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      4/ a "wet lab" or "wet workshop" is a fuel tank that has a mesh floor built into it. The mesh floor lets fuel drain through. Once you reach orbit (and the orange EFTs could easily reach orbit; the shuttle went through extra steps to burn them up in the atmosphere) you >>>

      1 reply 4 retweets 24 likes
      Show this thread
    5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      5/ open up a door in the exterior and move equipment into the now empty tank, then pressurize it with air. Voila. Massive space station.

      2 replies 3 retweets 30 likes
      Show this thread
    6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      6/ In just a SINGLE space shuttle launch we could have had a space station in orbit with ~ 2x the volume of the ISS We could have done this in 1981 Imagine that - a (fully American) space station in 1981, twice the size of the shared space station that we actually have in 2021

      3 replies 5 retweets 42 likes
      Show this thread
    7. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      7/ We actually had 135 launches. Not all were to the same orbit, but imagine that just 60 of them had sent their tanks to the new station. We've have a space station today with 120x the volume of the ISS. Instead of a crew of 10, maybe a crew of 200, maybe growing food & air

      1 reply 3 retweets 34 likes
      Show this thread
    8. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Velo

      8/ Jobs program, pure and simple.https://twitter.com/VeloMontaigne/status/1352217475178524673 …

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs added,

      Velo @VeloMontaigne
      Replying to @MorlockP
      So then why the desire for the complex juggernaut of modules we have up there? How did the bureaucrats justify it?
      5 replies 2 retweets 33 likes
      Show this thread
    9. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      9/ https://twitter.com/jcrichman/status/1352217149411106816 …pic.twitter.com/ESuiaA3wy9

      4 replies 4 retweets 43 likes
      Show this thread
    10. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      10/ Here's video from the inside of Skylab in 1973https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLbxhNeSkw8 …

      1 reply 0 retweets 17 likes
      Show this thread
      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

      11/ cross section, showing three floorspic.twitter.com/48UO3fuHCb

      3:44 AM - 21 Jan 2021
      • 18 Likes
      • zywiec Corn Smut braintree Cristine Rice Arthur Niculitcheff The Engine Sherman4life
      2 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

          12/ One launch (which took 1 day) gave us a wet workshop in the 1970s with 12,417 cubic feet (351.6 m3) of habitable volume. 30 launches over 10 years gave us ISS with a habitable volume of 32,333 cu ft (915.6 m3 ) One shuttle tank has a vol of 19,744 cu ft (559.1 m 3)

          4 replies 1 retweet 19 likes
          Show this thread
        3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted SlowPool

          13/ The EFT was designed for an operating internal pressure of 22 psi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_external_tank … The ISS has an internal pressure of 14.7 psi Skylab has a pressure of 5.0 psi.https://twitter.com/Pipboypope/status/1352223730965987330 …

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs added,

          SlowPool @Pipboypope
          Replying to @MorlockP
          There has to be reasons other than bureaucratic conniving. I really just want to believe these modules had a small chance to violently explode and not some dickhead in Washington's inlaw was on the boeing board of directors.
          2 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
          Show this thread
        4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

          14/ an EFT space station would not have just exploded To be sure, things are always much more difficult in theory than in practice. How stable is EFT foam in vacuum and UV light for 20 yrs? How do the equipment hatches work? How do you connect power from outside to in?

          1 reply 0 retweets 20 likes
          Show this thread
        5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

          15/ Here's the canonical study. 171 pages of hard data. http://ssi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ssi_externaltanks_gimarc.pdf …

          2 replies 1 retweet 17 likes
          Show this thread
        6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 Jan 2021

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted

          16/ https://twitter.com/GeoGDF01/status/1352292158334787584 …

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs added,

          This Tweet is unavailable.
          0 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
          Show this thread
        7. End of conversation
        1. New conversation
        2. Jeff Richman  🇺🇦 ❤️‏ @jcrichman 21 Jan 2021
          Replying to @MorlockP

          Jeff Richman  🇺🇦 ❤️ Retweeted krakek

          This is tangentially related, but apparently the Soviets built underground missile command posts in the shape of ICBM's so they could easily build the protective silo infrastructure, and the things worked fine:https://twitter.com/krakek1/status/1349705941550305287 …

          Jeff Richman  🇺🇦 ❤️ added,

          krakek @krakek1
          It is interesting to see how US only now is shifting towards not having hot bunks inside of their LCCs, with the GBSD. Below - older unified command posts. pic.twitter.com/yGMcej4D5g
          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Show replies

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2022 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info