| | Re: Contest Entry for Non-violent space contest: Dragon-ISV Trevor Pruden
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| | (...) Hey, I really like this little craft! :^D It has the feel of a classic sea-faring plessure vessel. Ya'know, to expand on this theme I'm actually surprised that no one has tried to make a solar sailing vessel. It would be slow...granted, but (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | Re: Contest Entry for Non-violent space contest: Dragon-ISV Zac Soden
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| | | | (...) Ya'know, to expand on this theme I'm actually (...) Ive had a cool idea for a space yacht which I will probably construct with my next batch of models. I think the actual hull design will be hard, though; Getting that yacht sort of look isnt (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | Re: Contest Entry for Non-violent space contest: Dragon-ISV George Haberberger
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| | | | (...) Interesting, but how pure could you make a Lego Solar Sailing ship? Would it be pure enough if you reused the holey bags that the parts come in? They're not mylar, though. If you go with Mylar, you don't have a pure Lego solution. I prefer (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Contest Entry for Non-violent space contest: Dragon-ISV Zac Soden
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| | | | | | Re: Contest Entry for Non-violent space contest: Dragon-ISV Zac Soden
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| | | | | (...) I wasn't going to tell anyone until I made the model very soon, but..... Remember that huge, useless solar panel on the LOM solar explorer? Well if you had, say, 3 of them then they would look just like the sails of a space yacht! The problem (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Contest Entry for Non-violent space contest: Dragon-ISV Trevor Pruden
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| | | | | | (...) That is exactly what I was thinking! When I saw those sail-solar panel thingies, I thought: Okay - no real use anywhere else, but it would make a great solar sail. Or six to eight of them would make a great set of solar array for a low orbit (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Contest Entry for Non-violent space contest: Dragon-ISV Trevor Pruden
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| | | | (...) Hey, I'll try those baggies! I would prefer mylar too, but mylar is expensive. Those baggies are "free" (I say in jest). You get a surprising amount out of just one bag, too. I just spread out four of them. Enough I say for a small pod-like (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.space)
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