And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, March 27, 2023
Everyone's looking out the window, but who's driving?
Nice shot of the hypergolic rocket Orbital Manuvering System nozzles. Dinitrogen tetroxide plus Monomethylhydrazine equals thrust right friggin now. Just don't get any on you. Or breathe any of it. That would be bad. Those sniffers you would see going out to the shuttle after landing were checking for any lingering traces.
Who's driving? Ralph Kramden taking Alice to the moon of course.
ReplyDeleteOr, it could be Hal, so don't step outside.
DeleteSir Isiac Newton and his equations
ReplyDeleteWell done sir. I was going to just say “gravity”, but Sir Isaac is more elegant.
Delete"Sir Isaac Newton is in the drivers' seat" is the quote for which you're looking.
DeleteThird vote for the exact same answer.
DeleteLikely taken from MIR
ReplyDeleteNice shot of the hypergolic rocket Orbital Manuvering System nozzles. Dinitrogen tetroxide plus Monomethylhydrazine equals thrust right friggin now. Just don't get any on you. Or breathe any of it. That would be bad. Those sniffers you would see going out to the shuttle after landing were checking for any lingering traces.
ReplyDeleteWho’s took the picture?
ReplyDeleteIn reality the flight computer does all the "flying". Humans simply can't do the necessary math and respond fast enough to succeed at reentry.
ReplyDelete"Honest officer, we were all in the back seat! No one was driving!"
ReplyDeleteGround control to Major Tom,
ReplyDeleteGround control to Major Tom,
HOLY SHIT, DID YOU PUT YOUR TETHER ON?