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Monday, May 31, 2021
CONTEXT: Rockwell Star-raker Single Stage to Orbit Spaceplane
Here is more about Star-raker from Encyclopedia Astronautica. Payload to orbit was 100 metric tons with an estimated turn-around between flights of 1.8 days. The concept was proposed to support launching 1600 metric tons per day into low Earth orbit to support construction of solar power satellites.
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CONTEXT: What's Inside a Light Aircraft Magnetic Compass?
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TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Explosive Seed Dispersal in Arabidopsis thaliana
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CONTINUITY: Small-Gauge Extension Cords and Power Strips—An Underappreciated Hazard
Note that the British system of fuses in individual power plugs (if the fuses are correctly sized) avoids this risk, although its original motivation (“ring main” wiring) was entirely different.
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