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The Space Review: essays and commentary about the final frontier : The Space Review: Battle of the Collossi: SLS vs Falcon Heavy

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:57:49 +0000

I'm curious -- does anybody know if the two side cores in a Falcon Heavy can actually be used as Falcon 9 rockets in independent launches without additional modifications -- launch as Falcon Heavy, land, refuel, launch as three Falcon 9s? Not that I can imagine any reason that kind of pace would be necessary, but just curious how different the side cores are from the centre core, and how different those cores are from Falcon 9.

The Space Review: essays and commentary about the final frontier : La Rassegna Spazio: La SLS: troppo costoso per l\'esplorazione?

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:39:13 +0000

Well, if Space based Solar Power sats are a viable thing, then that is one commercial market which presumably will need continual launches for building new capacity, repair and maintenance.

The Space Review: essays and commentary about the final frontier : The Space Review: EML-1: the next logical destination

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:33:18 +0000

So how many years constructing things at EML1 would we have to do before we can go some place interesting? 20? 30?

Winter Is Coming : GRRM: Blackfish not in first season

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:34:20 +0000

Or Momoa was just coming in for costuming (there is a new costume designer if I remember correctly) and the read-through.

Winter Is Coming : GRRM: Blackfish not in first season

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:11:53 +0000

Can't say there was this much excitment about Fringe or Dollhouse either.

Winter Is Coming : George confirms Tena as Osha

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:25:32 +0000

I wonder if GRRM is furiously writing Osha scenes for ADWD now, inspired by this casting.

Winter Is Coming : George confirms Tena as Osha

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:41:25 +0000

The men in the cast outnumber the women by a lot, so reducing the number of female characters doesn't seem likely.

Winter Is Coming : George confirms Tena as Osha

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:42:38 +0000

I always thought she was 50-60.

Winter Is Coming : George confirms Tena as Osha

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:39:40 +0000

So... in the books she's a MILF or a GILF? In the show, she's a WILF (Wilding I'd Like to.... )

Winter Is Coming : Jory signs, the rest backgrounded

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:10:09 +0000

Female riders were used in Lord of the Rings movies for male Rohan riders. Obviously just for way in the background shots.

Winter Is Coming : Jory signs, the rest backgrounded

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:46:29 +0000

I would love to see Ciaran Hinds as Varys. Brad Dourif for Vargos Hoat would be great too.

Winter Is Coming : Conan talks GREGOR

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:36:20 +0000

We should encourage him to really do a Cooking With Gregor show for the website, in character. He can show us how to best prepare a nice alfredo sauce with Milk of the Poppy. lol!

Winter Is Coming : Conan talks GREGOR

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:31:26 +0000

Congrats! I'm curious as to whether your contract specifies how many seasons you would be needed for the role? The books... so far are suggestive that Gregor may play an even more interesting part(s) in something more frightening later on...

Winter Is Coming : Conan Stevens to play Gregor

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:18:58 +0000

Good interview: http://youtu.be/JcL9Ulnkwy8

Winter Is Coming : Will being recast, prologue will be reshot

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:05:53 +0000

Oh oh. That's going to encourage some people the wrong way.

Winter Is Coming : More casting news: Syrio and Rast

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:33:43 +0000

Does this mean Robert's Rebellion in the series was greater than the 8 or 9 years previous as it is in the books? (I can't remember if you are one of those who have read the pilot script) 18 seems a little much, but if they are keeping the aging up of the characters consistent I suppose they can make it work without continuity problems.

Winter Is Coming : We have a Sam!

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 01:42:27 +0000

Hot Pie! Hot Pie!

Winter Is Coming : Scripting Episode 6

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:39:56 +0000

http://www.westeros.org/GoT/News/Entry/Samwell_Ta....

Winter Is Coming : Scripting Episode 6

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:39:22 +0000

I find amusing his bio list workshops done while training: Animal Workshop, Period Dancing, and Clowning. The animal workshop can't possibly mean expertise handling all sorts of animals (like crows), could it?

Winter Is Coming : Scripting Episode 6

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:16:42 +0000

Sam is cast!