Following up on last week's discussion of the spacecraft I focus on the latest discovery, a rocky planet which gets the same amount of light as the Earth does.
I think I'm going to add a part 3, I cut out 8 minutes of discussion about other exoplanets......
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGg83MzqiY
For the final part we cover Jet engines, Air Intakes and pull everything together to build a minimalist spaceplane which we take into orbit with plenty of fuel to spare.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxUULv9B5xQ
We have those all important docking and Lunar flypast contracts to clean up, and Gail Porter is the woman for the job.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkFBmcoYBwM
The rules have changed, the best way to get into orbit with spaceplanes now involves taking advantage of the air intakes to run your turbojets at very high altitudes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUQXqG_edKQ
We first had some clues about this on Thursday when civilian radiation monitoring systems alerted people about a rise in background radiation, but later an accident was confirmed by the Russian Defence Ministry and Rosatom. However the information released via official channels is limited, but there's some other clues that have been compiled by experts in the subject.
The best source for reliable updates is Jeffrey Lewis and his collborators, I suggest following him and his blog.
https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm24PtuhEg4
Continuing out quest to save Earth from destruction at the hands of the colonial invaders we catch up with a friendly ship trying to escape hostile forces with important data on the nature of the Colonial super weapon.
Strike Suit Zero is developed by Born Ready Games
http://strikesuitzero.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG2nMeCxZEU
Hardspace: Shipbreakers is a new game by Blackbird Interactive where the objective is to break down the hulls of derelict spacecraft and salvage as much of the valuable materials as possible.
Available from the Steam Store today: https://bit.ly/2AlVJ6h
You're a shp breaker working in zero-g inside a ship breaking facility in Earth orbit, with a selection of sci-fi tools at your disposal, but even with the tools it's a lot of hard, dangerous work as you cut into the hulls of derelict ships, so you can isolate the valuable parts. Cutting in the wrong place might mean rupturing a pressure hull, tearing open a fuel tank or triggering a minor nuclear incident that makes a giant mess that's hard to salvage.
This video was sponsored by BlackBird Interactive (thanks!)
The game is being released on Early Access with plans for future content updates to expand the ship designs, mechanics and stories.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj0FKs7l8sA
A year after the initial kickstarter Maia released its first public alpha just before Christmas, since then it's had quite a few updates and is bringing its own flavor to the space colony management genre.
http://maiagame.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1wt1ngSjis
Ceti is the next moon out, and we already have a bunch of hardware that's just right for exploration, so let's do this.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qORwHEtlBk