That’s correct. Everything is bigger than on the shuttle. Propellant tank and boosters are stretched, four RS-25 engines instead of three, and engines configured for single use instead of refurbishable.
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It’s essentially a rearrangement of all the Space Shuttle system’s components, but with a capsule on top instead of a space plane stuck to the side. STS was SSTO, so SLS will be too.
The photo captions remind me of the training sequence from ‘Spies Like Us’. “This test verifies the warhead’s ability to stay afloat at high speed.”
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He’s been hanging out with Russians too much.
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He’s perfect as the right-wing Rush Limbaugh clone (who shows a different side of himself off the air) in the cult film The Last Supper.
Oh shit. He put on a mask when visiting a ventilator facility in Indiana. Trump’s gonna be pissed.
Y is for You Tell Me What You’re Gonna Watch!
He can’t wear a mask because Trump said that he wouldn’t wear one, and Pence has spent so much time giving nothing but unwavering, sycophantic support to his boss that to even cover his face in the presence of a viral outbreak would be nothing short of an act of treason.
The Man in Black was right, everyone is going to be wearing masks in the future.
Imagine being the two passengers facing the backwards-facing middle seat passenger, wondering which of you is going to get the technicolor yawn straight onto your lap during takeoff.
Oohhhh, fire and ice.
O ye’ll take the high road and I’ll take the low road
And I’ll be in Pabianice afore ye
Come on fhqwhgads!
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“Yeah, nah, this whole thing is a circle. But not a real circle, more like a freaky circle.”
Dairy Farmers Dump Milk, Even as Food Demand Skyrockets
FOOD WASTE IS NOT THE CAUSE OF FOOD SHORTAGES IN AMERICA.
Boy, a machine that can run hundreds of tests on a single drop of blood sure would be handy right about now.
Hey! Leggo my Lego Eggo!