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    Photo from a V2 65 miles up in 1946
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    V-3420 with extension shafts, the configuration that would have been used in the McDonnell Model 1 (pre-Moonbat)
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    Late 80s report on Canadian SSN procurement
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    It's not showing up until the 2030s, but it's not too late to start building hype for the Virginia replacement; https://news.usni.org/2018/10/19/analysis-of-navy-shipbuilding-plan-hints-at-return-to-blue-sea-great-power-competition?fbclid=IwAR0tKJVKVAQu-2OKocVkRG_6t9zKDX7JY3vZaZMqXdPy_39_SEZq64Y6Dn8 At least at this early stage, this new sub looks more like a Seawolf successor than a simple Virginia improvement (though the article does mention that the new boat will replace the Block VII Virginias). I'm curious about whether it will use the S1B like Columbia (S1B-2?), or a new S1F reactor. Also linked in that article is that the USN is considering SSGNs; https://news.usni.org/2017/11/02/navy-considering-mid-block-virginia-class-upgrades-ssgn-construction-late-2030s
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    Sounds good, but I think we should keep the PT boat competition in mind for a later date. I like the concept a lot. The tank competition will likely attract more interest, and we should probably establish a track record of doing more than one contest in a row that doesn't flame out before we expand.
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    Australia's new submarines are very expensive; https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/australias-government-under-attack-over-submarine-deal/ For comparison, per wikipedia, Virginia class subs are $2.7-3.2 billion per unit depending on the fit (not that they would be a perfect fit, since Australia has virtually nil nuclear infrastructure, and almost certainly not enough manpower to support 12 Virginias).
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    Some more XV-5 stuff;
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    K-Mart opens Friday; https://www.killington.com/media-room/press-releases/all-press-releases/opening-day-2018
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    NTRs aren't completely dead 18.8 million is chump change for spaceflight, but better than nothing. reeeeeeee
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    A bunch of ancient settlements extremely far (~82 N) north in Greenland link
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    Things look pretty bad in Yemen right now; https://twitter.com/TurkiAlmohaiya/status/1051805308790685696
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    Sick, whoever wins is going to get this burger king coupon I found under the fridge.
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    Prize split is no problem uh, how does $50 total for a prize sound? I never actually specified at any point.
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    One winner for each category was my intent.
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    Remnants of Leslie are about to hit Portugal with near hurricane winds. Here's the trackmap for the storm's life;
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    US ski season starts Saturday; https://kdvr.com/2018/10/10/wolf-creek-ski-area-to-open-saturday-says-it-will-be-first-in-nation/
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    It looks like SLS is salvageable if Boeing stays involved; https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/theres-a-new-report-on-sls-rocket-management-and-its-pretty-brutal/ Between this and other fiascoes like the KC-46, my opinion of Boeing isn't that great right now.
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    So, there's now a very real possibility nobody will be going into space until June 2019.
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    Hurricane Michael also resulted in the appearance of the rarest NWS advisory, the Extreme Wind Warning. The Extreme Wind Warning was created after the 2005 season, when NWS offices in Mississippi and Louisiana issued tornado warnings for counties that were going to be affected by Katrina's winds, but weren't actually getting hit by tornadoes.
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    The Florida Panhandle has never been hit by a category 4 storm. That might be about to change; I'm not 100% sure, but I think -90C cloud tops corresponds to an altitude of about 60,000 feet.
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    There is now speculation that the surface of Europa could be covered in gigantic spikes of ice; https://www.space.com/42051-jupiter-moon-europa-ice-towers-lander.html They would look similar to (but larger than) penitentes, ice formations found in the Andes caused by differential sublimation in direct sunlight and low temperatures.
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