Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Fwd: BREAKING the RULES!!! (Expanded Version)..,

 
 
 
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Subject: BREAKING the RULES!!! (Expanded Version)..,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Only two articles appear at both www.quasarpolitical.blogspot.com and
www.comsat-ak.blogspot.com for greater exposure (Sorry - not of
Aphrodite).



 
 
 
 
 
 
                           Scientific Paper: Breaking the Rules
                      by Richard DePersio with Ben and Michael*
Flying solo aboard comsat. Gods and goddesses - Calliope
included - are on Mt. Olympus. Winging it; impromptu; off-the-cuff;
adlibbing; without a net. Without hours of research and planning.
Lying: B  M (not bowl movement --- best men) are with me for
one of my final articles (the boy who cried wolf; you've heard it
before --- this time it's for real; looking forward to hearing from you).
An autographed picture of Aphrodite is on my computer desk.
Breaking the Rules...This represents my first scientific paper (or, is it
the second; Hayden Planetarium Program, age 16, some math - must
be early senility) as differentiated from a scientific article. It would never
 be published in science journal because of format and other violations.
 All modesty aside, it deserves publication After all, the UN papers on
global warming are falsified while mine is honest! (At
see: "Green with Envy" and "The Article: New-Spanking Version"
(first blue section).
(This paper was written prior to the events at
www.rickcmtsite.blogspot.com As Colombo would say: :Just one more
thing..." feel free to share my articles with your friends and
semi-friends and to tell people eve more famous than me about
my web sites and articles - even Schultz-ey at Red Eye!).
     
There has been a proliferation of shows about ghosts and UFOs
thanks to cable and thanks to cable for these comedies. I would
like to relate a story which I'm certain has a rational explanation.
Being that this is my space, I'll relate it unless there are any
objections.
      My nephew Miles (4 or 5; I don't keep track of important stuff).
My sister used to read to her daughter which helped her learn to
read. Miles didn't enjoy it. One day, he was looking at a photo
album and saw a picture of my father who passed away before
my nephew was born . He asked his mother to tape it to the
backboard of his bed. She continued to read to him and virtually
all the time he was bored and distracted; her daughter still found it
enjoyable. One day, my semi-wonderful sister heard him reading out
 loud. In shock, she said, "How did you learn to read!" He pointed to
the picture of my father and said, "He taught me."
      Brain or brain/mind...God or multiverses...Physics with math. and
without.....................I just returned from visiting the pope. Alright, no
more potty humor. Have you noticed that since the 70s, especially,
the '80s that stand-up comics and sitcoms, by and large, are only
capable of finding humor from sex, bodily functions, buffoonish
white males, the religious and conservatives. It must take all of ten
minutes to write a sitcom or a monologue nowadays. Gone are the
days when such humor was rare and comedy writers could derive
laughter from all forms of  human behavior....where is my Adderall?
...........I'm back. You didn't catch me kissing the picture on my desk.
No; good.
     The articles at www.comsat-ak.blopgspot.com concern astronomy
and philosophy...it takes time for the Adderall to take effect...the
posts at www.quasarpolitical.blogspot.com are primarily about
astronautics and space policy.
     Didn't I warn you that this article was extemporaneous (except for
BM (now, cut that our!), well, we're changing the title of this magnum
opus...too pompous?...exposition.
The BIG Challenge: Gravity - the Force that Pushes not Pulls-Part Two
(actually, adding a sub-title in the middle of article...nay, paper).
I can do that because I'm Add-ed and this is my comsat! A-oh, Hermes
and Urania just arrived. RD: "No; it's not a hostile takeover. No; I'm
not crazy enough to make a god and goddess angry. After all, all five
comsats belong to me." Hermes: "What! Comsat-ak belongs to Urania
and quasarp..." RD: "Where not doing that kind of humor here."
"Hermes: ...belongs to me and don't ever interrupt me again! I work
with Hades." RD: "Aphrodite gave me permission --- and you know who
her father is! Urania: "Namedropper." I'll see you later at the latest
Diogenes Club." Hermes: "What are you talking about?" RD: "The
one at rickcmtsite." Hermes: Now, I remember." RD: "You've been
spending too much time with Dionysus!"
Let's get down to business...Some say that Einstein replaced Newton.
Albert fell otherwise. He felt that Newton was great for the cosmos
(world) in which normal people lived. Einstein felt that Einstein was
only needed to be invoked when dealing with masses and speeds that
the average (who needs them; most people are prosaic; can't think in many
boxes simultaneously) don't deal with (forgive me for ending a
sentence with a preposition. Ladies, make that a cyber-space proposition).
Newton was good enough to get us to the moon! Albert helped develop
quantum physics but never accepted it. He felt that it must be part of
something BIGger. Newton shouldn't be discarded but thought of as part
of something BIGger and more correct: Einstein. Newton was good enough
 for everyday world. Einstein contended that quantum would eventually be
found to be  part of something BIGger and more accurate. Albert felt that
you can use Sir Isaac in the commonplace world or him (more complex
math.) for greater accuracy but why make life more difficult for yourself.
       As far as we know, no one has attempted to describe Einstein
non-mathematically in the world of Newton. At this junction, you might
elect to reread Part One to see where I'm going. B & M: "Do you know
where you are going or where you are in the universe!?!?" RD: No; but I'll get
 there. Don't abandon me."
Sir Isaac refused to explain how a force could pull and do so without
having contact between the two bodies - touching each other or a medium
between them. He finally became testy regarding the question and said,
"hypotheses non fingo (Latin for: I feign no hypotheses)...It is enough that
gravity exists according to the laws I explained. I feign no hypotheses...it
abundantly serves to account for all the motions of celestial bodies...I won't
speculate or guess if it is physical or metaphysical or occult or mechanical.
...inappropriate...experimental science explains how not why."
Later scientists tried to explain gravitational contact
between bodies not in physical contact via a invisible ether -- reminiscent of
the invisible crystalline spheres. A holdover, it would seem, during the
development of modern science of ancient type thinking, it seems to me.
Our contention: Let's think in terms of push not pull. Let's agree that the
 pictures of the space-time curvature in books, magazines and docs are
misleading generating misconceptions much like Bernoulli diagrams, as
opposed to, Newton-based in describing lift when it comes to things like planes.
We should change the way that we visualize the s-t curvature and, perhaps,
for the first time we can visualize Einstein in the everyday world between the
worlds of the very massive, very large and very fast and that of sub-atomic
particles. We shall return to this controversial position sometime before the
conclusion of the article. Let's go for the gold : a scientific paper in contrast
to a scientific article. Let's keep our bladders under control. My Biggest
Challenge: Let the stars be with me: Welch, Madonna and Spears (with a
shaven head). The established scientific community is crying foul. You can't
do a scientific paper this way. We certainly don't seek to be published in a
U.N. scientific (we use the term loosely, very loosely) journal. We'll present it
directly to our intelligently readers - nothing average or common about them.
We'll start off with the indirect like a lawyer who has his strong stuff but will
fatten it with stuff of lesser strength.
RD: "Dionysus what are you doing here? Something tells me that it is time for
 a liquid break; perhaps, it's the change of color -grapes...
Drank Ascencion - Torrontes, Salta -- cheap enough to do the trick.
Let's get physical...no; Aphrodite hasn't arrived yet...tangentially for you...
In "Understanding Flight" by Anderson and Eberhardt (McGraw-Hill; 2010)
they give a physical description of flight, especially, lift. I'm attempting to give
a physical description of Einstein in the world with which we are familiar.
Engineers employ Newton in the everyday world and scientists go with Isaac in
the commonplace world except when the most precise measurements are
required when they call upon Albert. As far as we are aware no one has
attempted to give a physical description of Einstein gravity for the world between
 the extremes: the very fast and massive and the quantum of the very small.
We couldn't handle Einstein mathematically in our world but they must think that
you are stupid too stupid to grasp complex concepts with a physical description. 
(Please reread last few articles a quasarp - not absolutely necessary).
       Understanding Flight: "...the wing is forcing the air down, or more
accurately pulling air down from above." If we want to enjoy the BIG 'A' in
our familiar environment, we must think in terms of forcing down or even
better: pushing air down.
(Aphrodite has arrived). Let's get physical...
RD: "Klinger, slide one, please":  the curvature of space-time  depicted
 for laymen (RD: "Aphrodite, let me be you lay-man) in discussions of 'E's
general relativity is rather flat and two-dimensional. They do point out that the
more massive an object is, the more it curves the 'fabric' space-time. (Don't forget
 that when it comes to space-time, we don't mean empty space like a vacuum; we
mean space that contains dark energy and quantum foam {electrons are made
 of strings while protons are made of quarks which are made of strings and
strings are made up of the foam - remember: Albert 'no middle name' Einstein
 taught as the matter and energy were different forms of the same thing;
preempting a question that you made ask later}).
RD: "Max, slide two": Let's imagine: that the first circle to the center represents
the earth; the next circle has a satellite in orbit around the earth. In Newton's
universe, gravity (an invisible force or force field) is pulling the satellite down.
(although, we generally, think of a force as a push not a pull; further, there is no
physical contact between earth and satellite). Let's pretend that the next circle is
right above and in contact with the satellite. (Hey! You have to work with what
you have!). There is no downward force instead the earth is bending or
warping space-time. (If the earth were more massive it would curve it more).
Result: the circle representing space-time is pushing down on the satellite.
RD: "Next slide, please,": You and I are being pushed a lot by BIG bullies! Mainly,
the sun and the moon. Jupiter, for example, though massive is far away,
therefore, its effect is imperceptible (not even capable of being measured with
 today's instruments {technology}): the curve looks like a line --- but  slight curves
does exist.
Curves and Curves...The whole solar system creates a curve around the
earth and you but not as curved as that of sun and moon ( solar system: further
 away; more spread out).  There are more curves that Aphrodite: The Galaxy;
the Local Group; the super cluster; the whole damn universe. (once again, we
have to work with this slide; it's the best that we got!). Space-Time is being
curved all around us: some imperceptible (with present technology), some slight,
others progressively larger.
       No longer should newspaper and magazine articles on science or popular
science books written for intelligent laymen or college textbooks use slide one
but instead a version of slide three!
What about dark matter? Newton: Hermes ("You rang?" RD: You're invoking
Maynard G, Krebs line in Dobbie Gillis."). orbits the sun faster than  Gaia
because it is closer to the sun, therefore, the sun's gravitational pull
 on Hermes is greater than that on Gaia. Alternately, the curvature over 'H'
pushes down greater than on 'G.'
Getting back to dark matter....You would think that the stars closer to the center
of our galaxy would orbit faster than those further out. Well, they don't! the stars
near the center and at the edge orbit at the same velocity (think of a record; the
thing before the CD). Astrophysicists claim that the Galaxy is filled with dark
 matter and extends out 10x (pardon the math!). the length of the visible part of
the Galaxy. I wonder if this dark matter, extending so far out, isn't pushing the
stars at the edge to orbit faster than those closer in, as the halo of dark matter is
 closer to the edge than the center. Newton battling with the DM achieving
equilibrium. Or, more precisely, the push not pull (or curvature) is less between
 the edge and the center. Matter battling with the dark stuff. We reiterate: Ban
Slide One!!!
*Franklin and Faraday are counted amongst that rarified breed: two of greatest
f'n scientists. Yet, they weren't very good at mathematics beyond arithmetic! (As
we learned from our WC friend Goldstein {another wonderful Jew-boy of "BO
Offends WC/AB" at rickcmtsite; David had nothing to do with this paper).They
possessed a genius for conceptualization and physical representation; akin,
one might say, to Albert's thought experiments to work through and help
explain his thoughts non-mathematically. RD wouldn't presume to place himself
with the the Fs; although, Citizen Journalist might!
 
 
 
 
                           



Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Fwd: Doyle/DePersio Joint...Gravity: Force that Pushes...

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: b <rrdd3939@aol.com>
To: rrdd3939 <rrdd3939@aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 19, 2013 4:09 pm
Subject: Doyle/DePersio Joint...

 





Recently, we learned that China hacked major U.S. companies.
Who should we thank? Check out "wasn't he the guy who...
Parts 1 & 2" at this venue.
Enjoy Doyle/DePersio Trilogy: "Citizen Journalist is Missing"
(start with "Gone Fishin'" and work you way backwards) at this
comsat; "The Return of Citizen Journalist" at
www.rickcmtsite.blogspot.com ; separate from the  
two part-er is "Citizen Journalist in the Diogenes Club" at
Sent: Thu, Feb  14, 2013 1:08 am Gravity: Force that Pushes...
 
                          HERMES Presents PUSH or PULL
                          A GIFT to a REAL LADY: URANIA
      by Richard DePersio with Citizen Journalist Janus Calliope
Hermes: "Speaking on behave of RD, CJ-C, it is good to be back.
Signed long-term contract that is equitable to all parties: RD, CJ
and I. The gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus aren't members of
socialist unions which are destroying America --- to whom we
bequest Western Civilization. A Message for Urania: The old
haunt - CJCS Comsats - won't be the same without you. Sign new
contract post haste! The Obols are quite good! Ploutos concurs.

The problem with gravity: it pulls rather then pushes. We think of
a force as a push.
      Newton couldn't explain nature of gravity and how it could
influence over empty space. He tired of the questions until with
annoyance, he finally said: "It is enough that gravity exists
according to the laws I explained. It abundantly serves to explain
the motions of celestial bodies. I feign no hypotheses." He would
not speculate on the nature of the force - be it physical or
metaphysical or occult or mechanical. He explained that
science explains how something acts but not why.
We think of a force as a push.
     Einstein stated that a mass bends the curvature of space-time.
The more massive the object the greater the curve. The curve
causes space-time to push down on a nearby object.
Newton works just fine under most circumstances and the numbers
in problem solving are virtually identical to Einstein. Newton is
somewhat easier and was good enough to get us to the moon.
 Einstein is needed when dealing with extremely high velocities and
 masses.
     The fact of the matter: Push not Pull seems to save the
phenomenon better; it works better and may or may not describe
reality; describes it better than Newton. We can never be
certain if we are describing reality or absolutes --- that's for religion.
With science near certain, perhaps.
 
Wing lifts because air pushes down. Force is a push. Wing
irregardless of shape causes air to be deflected downward like the
curve of space-rime causes the space-time above the less
massive object to press down on it.
     Run a small stream of water from a faucet. Bring a horizontal
water glass over to it. The water will wrap partway around the glass.
Newton's first law  (no need to call on Einstein to complicate
things) tells us for  the flow of water to bend, there must be
a force on it. The force is in the direction of the bend. Newton's
Third Law tells us that there must be an equal and opposite force
acting on the glass. The stream of water puts a force on the glass
that tries to pull it into the stream.
    You don't like pull. The wing gives the air a downward deflection.
It does so by creating a region of reduced pressure on the top
surface of the wing (a kind of a suction) which pulls the air
downward. PUSHES on the wing. Wing deflects air down; air
pushes down on wing FORCE; equal and opposite reaction wing
pushes up --- lifts.
"Stick and Rudder" by W. Langewiesche (McGraw-Hill): "The main
fact of all heavier-than-air flight is this: the wing keeps the
airplane up by pushing the air down."
     "...it pulls the air down with its top surface...makes the air go
down. In exerting a downward force upon the air, the wing
receives an upward counter force."
Air pushes down on wing (force; action) and wing pushes up
(equal and opposite force; reaction). The same thing: gun
recoils as it shoves the bullet out forward.
     ''...if the wing pushes the air down, the air must push the wing
up." This is Newton's Third Law: For every action, there must be
and equal and opposite reaction. "...the wing...is in the last
analysis nothing bit an air deflector. It is an inclined plane...
that's, after all, why that whole fascinating contraption of ours is
called an airplane."
     "This plane is inclined so that as it moves through the air,
it will meet the air at an angle and thus shove it downward." It
pushes down on the wing.
Pic. 2: Imagine space-time pushes down on satellite as a
consequence of the curvature.
Pic. 3: As Albert taught us everything is relative: Wind deflected in
 downward direction by wing as viewed by pilot (if he could see
wind); wind would be nearly straight down behind wing as viewed
 from earth - not depicted (again, if you could see air).
 
(More on flight, as well as, the fallacy of Bernoulli Principle when
applied to lift {according to BP, symmetrical wings, for example,
 couldn't produce lift}, see: "Hermes has a Message" And
"Hermes: Ladies, Fly Me" at www.quasarpolitical.blogspot.com ).
 
    
 

 

 










Thursday, December 20, 2012

Fwd: Muse to RD/CJ...New Info...

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Sent: Thu, Dec 20, 2012 7:02 pm
Subject: Fwd: Muse to RD/CJ...New Info...

 
 


www.rickcmtsite.blogspot.com AH PUCH: The END shall
appear at midnight.
Sent: Thu, Dec 20, 2012 8:14 am
Subject: Muse to RD/CJ...New Info...

Additional clues regarding Citizen Journalist and
Calliope's fates have been available at
Connect: Twitter Followers @rickaddsite Facebook Friends Richard
 DePersio Anyone Facebook Second American Revolution.
 


Sent: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 11:38 am
Subject: Muse to RD/CJ...

                                         CALLIOPE:
                       MUSE to RICHARD DE PERSIO
                                            JANUS
                               CITIZEN JOURNALIST
                            (Calliope is Hermes' guest)
Calliope: "I was the inspiration behind the Doyle/DePersio
Joint (A Collaboration Across Space-Time):
www.comsat-ak.blogspot.com Citizen Journalist is Missing
(start with Gone Fishin' and work your way back),
www.rickcmtsite.blogspot.com The Return of Citizen
Journalist and www.quasarpolitical.blogspot.com Citizen
Jounalist in the Diogenes Club. If you have difficulty
connecting directly, anyone can connect via Facebook's
Second American Revolution. The numbers for these
comsats are only fair. Give my CJ a BIG Christmas
Present: Visit these Calliope-Inspired comsats as we
worked hard on them for you."
Calliope: "Hermes' Final Final Message is one stage down;
you are hereby invited to enjoy all of his posts."






Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Fwd: Hermes Final Final Message...

-----Original Message-----
From: b <rrdd3939@aol.com>
To: rrdd3939 <rrdd3939@aol.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 12, 2012 3:24 pm
Subject: Hermes Final Final Message...

       Back by Popular Demand/A Reprieve from Astraea
   HERMES' PRESENTS: The FINAL FINAL MESSAGE
        by Richard DePersio and Citizen Journalist
Desert to Space...
Astraea: "Hermes may I have the floor, or, should I say the deck of
your comsat?' Hermes: "How can I refuse you, my fair beauty."
Astraea: "In the olden days, people lived in peace, but, then
came robbing and wars. I found unhappiness everywhere that
I went. Only one option was left: live in the heavens. I had a
stork of wheat which broke and scattered grain across the sky:
the stars. It has been said that only those who love peace and
justice can see the Virgin (Virgo is one of my other names). All
 these years am I still...none of your business. Watch it! Zeus is
my father."
The Delta Clipper became more advanced when it became
the responsibility of NASA: DC-XA or Clipper Advanced. It
would take off and land vertically. Testing ended in '96.
It was conceived for low earth orbit. There are NASA
engineers who wish to reactivate it and develop it into a
rocket for moon and Mars landings.
Hermes primarily funded by France as part of ESA was to
be a reusable shuttle for transporting crews and equipment
to the space station and repairing sats in orbit. It also would
have placed sats in orbit in unpiloted missions. It was
canceled in the early '90s. Hermes: "Thank the gods, I
don't want my name associated with the smelly French!
I'm Greco-American now. I have my citizenship papers. I
voted for Romney. I'm a fan of Apple Pie and Rizogalo."
The Boeing 707 jet went into service in '57 for commercial
flights and deregulation of the airliners in '78 were the
two events that made air travel affordable to the all the
upper-middle class and some mid-middle class in '57 and
all mid and many lower in '78.
The total power = Pi (Induced power: the power required to
maintain enough lift to overcome the force of gravity) + Pp
(power needed to overcome drag). To cruise your engine
does nothing more than fight drag.
The magic speed is the speed at which there is the least
amount of drag (it varies from one type of plane to another).
Go slower or faster and you have more drag.
As we explained four stages down, it is incorrect to say that
the shape of the wing causes lift and enables plane to stay
in the air. That's not to say that the shape of wing isn't
important. The aerobatic airplane's wings are symmetric and
thick; further, they have great deal of curvature on the top
and the bottom. This enables slow flight. In contrast, jets
have thin, symmetric wings for fast flight.
Aspect ratio - the ratio of the length of a wing to its width:
High: Long, narrow wings; less fuel consumption - can keep
at constant speed longer -- airliners.
Low: short, wide wings; more fuel to maintain cruise speed;
swift maneuverability - X-15, most fighter jets.
High: can take off at a lower speed than Low; when speeds
are the same, high can carry a larger load.
Moderate: in between; see drawing below.
Edwards Air Force Base is home to 412th Test Wing, USAF
Test Flight School and NASA'sDryden Flight Research Center.
Rogers Dry Lake is there because its a desert. Flat expanses
covered with salt and other minerals called a salt pan. Large,
dry and hard, it serves as an extension to Edwards regular
runways and is a National Landmark which appears white most
of the day due to the sun. The X-1, X-15 were
tested there. Space shuttle landed here in California when
weather prevented landed in Florida. Who knows what secret
planes are being tested here now and being mistaken for flying
sauces!?!
Deserts: About 25% of the earth is desert and located in the
subtropics. There is 0 to 15 inches of rain per year. Some
deserts more but doesn't last long: evaporation faster than
precipitation. It supports only sparse vegetation.
Hermes: "My friend Urania is sad and you're responsible: she
doesn't get many visitors. She's lonely too. Visit her at
www.comsat-ak.blogspot.com If you can't connect directly,
everyone can connect via Facebook's Second American
Revolution.With the help of Vulcan, she renovated the place.
 
 

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Fwd: Hermes Final Message...

-----Original Message-----
From: b <rrdd3939@aol.com>
To: rrdd3939 <rrdd3939@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2012 3:41 pm
Subject: Fwd: Hermes Final Message...

 
                         HERMES FINAL MESSAGE
             by Richard DePersio with Citizen Journalist
Hermes: "It appears as if I'll be flying away. It seems like
only yesterday that I arrived. I got my nearly finalized walking
papers from the BIG Guy...no; not Zeus...Citizen Journalist."

Let's talk trash...no, you won't have to wash you f'n mouth out
with soap...space garbage, that is. It has become a major threat
to manned and unmanned space exploration and exploitation.
       Since Sputnik 1 was launched in '57 (A temporary aside
{where's the Adderall?}: It despicable that we have to pay Russia
to get to the space station for which we footed most the bill. It's a
disgrace too: we who won the Space Race to the Moon! We
know that deep spending cuts are dictated by BO's Debt Crisis.
Nonetheless, his canceling the Constellation Program meant
turning money spent up to that point into wasted money and
many lay-offs. Sometimes canceling a program doesn't result
in expected savings. The makers of Atlas, United launch 
Alliance, have indicated that they could achieve manned 
launches by 2014, about 3 years ahead of companies like
SpaceX! It would make Atlas happy. Remember: Since NASA's
inception in '58, it has been completely or partially responsible
for over 30,000 inventions and discoveries; for every $ budgeted
to NASA, you get a return of about $5 over 7 years; it is one
of the few fed gov entities that work. It too must take cuts but
they should be sparingly. We should return to the moon - BO
is wrong - for scientific exploration and for He3 and silicon; we
should develop nuclear thermal propulsion for solar system
exploration. We should do these things in conjunction with our
real Friends {except certain aspects - not all - which might have
commercial applications}: UK; Canada, Australia, Japan, Czech
Republic, Poland,  India, Guyana, Israel and UAE - the latter
 two will have to work out their differences. Obviously, some
can't contribute as much as others. Getting back to Atlas, ULA,
also is considering entering the space tourist business.
Initial flights would be expensive. NASA would keep ULA
fiscally viable until tourist business gets off of the ground.
Just barely with 1 - 3 flights per year for they would be
expensive {NASA must contribute to debt reduction but
exempt from the BIG Axe for reasons given. For more info
on these issues, please visit stages below --- good news:
elevator has been repaired). Where were we...you, in the
front row...since '57...right....Since '57, litter has been
accumulating in the space environment at a perilous rate.
It includes spent rocket stages, defunct satellites, explosion
and collision fragments, mission-related debris. Small
Category: objects smaller than a grain of sand; as they are
so small, it's not possible to detect them from the ground.
Medium Category: A grain of sand to about the size of a
melon; tens of millions fall into this category. Large
Category: A melon or larger; over 22,000 are tracked. By
 the way, there are about 700 working spacecraft and sats in
orbit.
       Space debris can render a satellite inoperative and can
kill astros aboard spacecraft. Think about this when you fall
asleep: a piece of space debris could strike the earth
unexpectedly or even if trajectory is known nothing can be
done to alter it. Scientists are working on the latter issue.
Goodnight. But wait!...
Nature of mission and funds will dictate the rocket employed.
Most common is serial staging: one stage mounted on
another. The most famous example is the Saturn 5. Another
method is parallel staging wherein usually solid rocket
boosters are strapped usually to the first stage. The boosters
are sometimes referred to as zero stages. The most famous
example is...correction: sadly, was the Space Shuttle. The
Titan 3 is a famous example of a combo: serial and parallel
staging. If the payload is destined for an orbit higher than
600 miles or is leaving earth orbit, a 3-stage rocket is
usually used.
      Multi-staged (serial) rocket's first stage once fuel is
consumed fall into the ocean while the other stages either
burn up in the earth's atmosphere or are added to our
collection of space debris and orbit the earth until their orbit
decays and they to eventually burn up in earth's atmosphere.
     NASA had to render a decision for it couldn't afford
both. The X-15 was achieving records in speed and altitude
but would have to go 3x faster to reach space. When
President Kennedy set the goal of a moon landing the choice
had been made for them: you couldn't land a plane on the
moon! Nonetheless, in '62 plans existed for a space shuttle-
type glider, X-20 (aka Dyna Soar - for DYNAmic SOARing)
to be launched by a Titan 3 into orbit (The Titan 2 launched
the Gemini spacecraft into orbit in our 2-man program of 10
flights; Titan 4 is currently our largest and most powerful rocket).
Six pilots were selected, the program was canceled in
 '63, less than a year before its hoped for first flight - lack of
funds. The Air Force had BIG plans for their own version. Not a
total loss - our NASA is always thinking -. R & D was used in
Space Shuttle program.
There are three basic types of airplane wings: low, medium
and high aspect ratios. Wing Loading: The mass of the
aircraft divided by the area of the wing  (upper surface of
wings).  High aspect ratio indicates long, narrow wings - less
fuel needed to maintain constant speed, less maneuverability;
low aspect ratio indicates short, wide wings - more fuel needed to
 keep at constant speed, swift maneuverability,  (examples: most
 fighter planes; X-15). A glider will be light and have long, narrow
wings. A plane not a glider can lift off at a lower speed than a
plane with short, stubby wings or can carry a heavier load  when
the speeds are the same (most high altitude subsonic crafts
such as airliners).
 Clarification: In "Hermes BIG Challenge" we stated that sounding
rockets are sent between 30 and 900 miles up. Actually, they are
most commonly used between 30 and 120 miles up: this is a region
too high for balloons and too low for sats to gather data. The
flights are sub-orbital: up and down on an arc.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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Nota Bene': You can enjoy "Hermes BIG Challenge" solo
but better enjoyed with companion piece at the top of
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Below "Hermes BIG Challenge" Expanded Version.
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"Orion was a giant hunter who roamed the forests of the
earth with only his dog, Sirius*, for companionship. One
 day Orion saw seven beautiful sisters walking through
 the forest. Hoping to make one his wife, he chased after
 the girls and frightened them. They fled from Orion,
calling to Zeus for help. Zeus turned the seven sisters
 into  birds,**and off they flew leaving Orion alone once
 again."-C.E. Thompson, Constellations, Sunflower Publishing

HERMES' BIG CHALLENGE TO NASA: CHEAT THANATOS
                            Sub-Title: Atlas will Upset
             by Richard DePersio with Citizen Journalist
 
The death vigil has been launched. In attendance: BO who
has charged Thanatos with the rapid death of NASA; Mitt
who, if elected, would inhibit, not stop, the demise.
      Hermes has concocted a recipe to cheat Thanatos a la
Sisyphus. "NASA, says Hermes, "must go BIG." BIG would
serve a two-fold purpose: restore morale to NASA and
excite the public - who will pressure White House and
Congress to issue a stay of execution. 
      BIG means nuclear thermal. (Please read articles on the
stages below concerning: Project NERVA; Saturn S-N;
current NT R & D). We have been BIG proponents of NT for
 a long time. There will be members of congress and the
public whose opposition will be over safety concerns;
concerns which NASA can overcome even if NT stage is
on launch pad (a traditional chemical stage or two will
lift to orbit, NT would not be ignited on earth, nonetheless,
safety must be maintained regarding fission reactor and
hydrogen propellant. NASA might be able to construct the
NT rocket in low earth orbit - up to 600 miles or on moon).
     NASA hasn't made NT a priority. It must think BIG!
The rocket of choice for solar system exploration: Mars;
moons of Mars; asteroids; the outer planets. It would mean
reasonable transit times to and from destinations and it
would be cost-effective. (Some engineers contend that
NERVA facilities are salvagable; reactivating them may
 save $$$s).
     NASA and DARPA (Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency) have partnered for the "100 Hundred
Year Starship Project." Initial funding: DARPA - $1 million;
 NASA - $100,000. Hopefully, 10:1 ratio will be  maintained.
 It will develop interstellar spacecraft and launch system
and create spin-off technologies a long the way (will largely
 justify costs; NASA has been completely or partially
responsible for over 30,000 discoveries and inventions
since its inception in '58 - one of the few successful
components of fed gov and can be constitutionally justified
 unlike most of fed gov!).
    While NT rockets are the rockets of choice for solar
system travel, it is insufficient for interstellar travel. However,
 NT can open up the solar system and its resources to
enable interstellar missions. Hopefully, NT research will,
therefore, become part of "100 Hundred Year Starship
project." NASA must enhance its own sending for NT
(spin-offs may help us become energy independent).
     Interstellar possibilities...Solar Sail: laser beam
supplying pressure, manned, hundreds of miles in diameter,
 maximum speed: 10% the speed of light, time to nearest
 star: 45 years; Nuclear Pulse Propulsion, manned,
nuclear bomblets, exploded behind craft, maximum speed:
5%, 90 years (see blue section below); Nuclear Fusion
Rocket (way beyond our present  ability), fuse deuterium
 and He-3 (plentiful and cheap to get on moon, see lower
 stages) for propulsion), 15%, 35 years.
     Pure Science: Increasing man's reservoir of knowledge -
an exciting and beautiful thing, It's what makes us human.
 Over time Pure Science finds applications (aka spin-offs,
aka Applied Science) making living more enjoyable and
comfortable. Get revved-up!
     You must think BIG to enjoy BIG benefits!!!
 Atmospheric physicists consider an altitude of about 300
miles as marking the beginning of space. The exosphere is
about 300 to 6000 miles above the earth. It is considered the
lower part of space. While aeronautical and aerospace
engineers identify 62 miles up as the beginning of space. The
German V2 during a test become the first man-made object
to reach space: it attained an altitude of 100. A few U.S.
X-15s flew above 62 miles. Spacecraft and satellites orbit
above 100 miles. Sounding rockets study the atmosphere
between 30 and 900 miles up.
 As you ascend in the air, temperature and density decreases.
Let's have our imaginary airplane fly to a higher altitude. It
acquires the same speed that it enjoyed at the lower
altitude but the density is lower, therefore the amount of air
diverted has been lowered (See "Hermes has a Message," two
stages down, "Hermes has more Messengers"). To maintain a
 constant lift, the angle of attack
(the leading edge of wing must rise) to compensate for the
reduction in air diverted. The velocity of the diverted downward
air increases. Speed is the same: lower density, higher
downward velocity; higher density, lower downward velocity.
Remember: Downward air, lift of wing; action-reaction.
Orion is teeming with compliments. Named after him:
a constellation; a nebula; an association of dozens of hot, new
stars. Let's not forget the Orion spur on which resides the
solar system ("Urania Presents" at
www.comsat-ak.blogspot.com ) Orion: "Aren't you forgetting
something? Rocketry." The Orion Sounding Rocket and the
 Orion Spacecraft with heavy-lifter. Also: Orion was an
experimental model of the exploding fission bombs tested in
 '68-'70 (explosives not fission bombs were employed). Orion:
"Would ever you do, don't tell Atlas ("Is there a God"/Urania
Moons You" at comsat) Sagittarius and Centaurus ("Urania
Presents" at comsat). You know how jealous they get!"
*The Dog Star follows Orion across the sky.
** Pigeons. Zeus having taken pity on them turned them
into pigeons and then  made them a constellation, Pleiades.
 Was that a favor!?! Eventually, Orion is turned into a
constellation with the unreachable Pleiades ahead of him.
Gods play hardball!
 We know Atlas is already distraught. Don't bring up
Pleiades if you see him - they were his daughters!