Originally Posted by Prokhor Zakharov

The popular stereotype of the researcher is that of a skeptic and a pessimist. Nothing could be further from the truth! Scientists must be optimists at heart, in order to block out the incessant chorus of those who say "It cannot be done."

Originally Posted by Reece (Post 2397051)

This wont effect me in any way!:yep:

Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 2396990)

Originally Posted by Torplexed (Post 2397070)

Can't believe I still have that game in the closet along with the tech charts and strategy manual. I wonder if I could get it to run on Win 7?

Originally Posted by AndyJWest (Post 2397052)

I've been playing too much Elite: Dangerous - my first thought was 'Alpha Centauri? That won't take long...' :o

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2397111)

They said it'll only be a very small spaceship, so who's going to steer it?
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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2397111)

They said it'll only be a very small spaceship, so who's going to steer it?

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2397111)

They said it'll only be a very small spaceship, so who's going to steer it?


http://i.imgur.com/x0Eh64F.jpg "Start the car..."

Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 2397073)

When (ha) we finally move, and I find out which box I put my copy in, I'll try and let you know. :03::yep:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens (Post 2397212)

You still in your old house?

That's about the only good thing about moving, you find a lot of stuff you forgot you ever had...

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins (Post 2397156)

I think a simple calculation will show that if you could get the craft to Alpha Centauri you would never be able to learn that it arrived. You'll never generate the power for a receivable signal from a small circuit board. If you could generate 1 watt that would be amazing. However our most dense storage devices, Lithium based batteries are good for 3 years before they quickly degrade to uselessness. If you build a craft so small you would only have enough space for about a 300mAh battery. At a 10C discharge, that's 3 amps for 6 minutes then kaput. And that's if it would retain 100% of its capacity, which it wouldn't.

I may be optimistic. The camera might take up the space that I figured for the battery. I bet this thing would have a 30% chance of detection from the moon.