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Is it true that the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload?
I worked as a Flight Crew Systems engineer for Lockheed Space Ops and then United Space Alliance, supporting over a hundred missions. Because some of my group took…
If the Earth stopped rotating, would we feel a difference since we’re so used to it spinning at really high speeds?
You would notice the difference for a fraction of a second and then you would cease to notice anything at all….because you would be dead. Imagine you are…
How can US Navy carriers that were built 3-4 decades ago be better than Chinese Navy carriers built just 2-3 years ago?
Love this question and I’ll throw my hat into the ring here. The question, for the benefit of the uninformed, is the following: Why is this ship that…
If a nuclear powered aircraft carrier was sunk in deep sea water, would the reactor be cooled enough by the sea, or would it explode?
The only time a nuclear reactor actually exploded was in Chernobyl. It happened because the operators broke a cardinal rule on thermal spectrum nuclear reactors: You NEVER, EVER…
Is Japan pretty much dead now?
There are a great many political, international economic reasons and I am sure most answers will centre around this. However the real reason is that the Japanese culture…
Can the F-35 fight any of Russia’s current aircraft face to face?
Absolutely. The Su-57 is faster, possibly a little more maneuverable, and it’s also going to come with a powerful radar and avionics suite to increase its chance at…
As an American, when I visited Britain and Germany, I was shocked by how people in Britain spoke my country’s language but Germans didn’t. Why is this?
A Spanish friend of mine was stopped by a patrol on a road in Texas. The policeman inquired about her nationality. She answered, “I’m Spanish.” He quickly replied,…
For how long do I have to aim a laser at the moon to see a dot?
There are two possible questions here. The first is simply how long would it take for a laser to travel to the moon and back. The moon is…
What is the scariest flag to see flying on a ship?
The signal flag Lima “I have contagious disease onboard”. Not influenza, but yellow fever, cholera, plague, Ebola or something as nasty. Almost as bad are signal flags Alfa – Juliet…