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I think part of the reason the USA lagged behind the Soviets in the early stages was because in the beginning the USA was more focused on weapons development which was a much more short term goal. When the Soviets launched Sputnik 1 the US did not have any rockets that could put a satellite into or...

https://sfdebris.com/videos/fam/fams1e01.php I've heard a lot of people praising this show, but I never got around watching it. Seems like an interesting concept, though I imagine A LOT of butterflies are needed for the Soviets to quickly become space competent, and Korolev not dying would have to ...

I wish I read it man, But I think I'm going to now. If you're interested in the 1632 series, Baen actually had a free library system by which they freely distributed the books up to 1635: The Eastern Front. Eric Flint (the writer of 1632 and editor of the Baen Free Library) convinced the directors ...

I'm a history/aviation buff but not an expert, but, would the 1940s fuel even work in an F-14? Yes, I think. Gas turbine engines are fairly forgiving of what fuels you put in them--it's one of the reasons why the US shifted to gas turbines in tanks. Using 1941-vintage avgas would be a slight proble...

I haven't seen this film, but when Chuck showed the scene of the Nimitz contacting Pearl Harbour, only for them to ignore their warning, I could only be reminded that this kind of thing happened for the real Pearl Harbour, how a lack of communication and indecisiveness lead to Japans declaration of...

Back in August, I requested the 1984 post-apocalyptic film "Sexmission," but never got a reply to my e-mail--not having any other idea where to contact Chuck, this post is just in case the sonn@sfdebris.com e-mail address is defunct or something.

I don't have much to add except that this episode is exactly what came to mind when I was reading "Unity" and got to the part where the Vong use psychic alpha-quadrant beetles to project their war god against the Imperial fleet, so watching this review reminded me just how well Chuck blended Star Tr...

"Destroy the Death Star once, it's thrilling. Destroy it twice, it's diminished. Destroy it a third time but now we've made it bigger, and now it's just something to check off the to-do list, isn't it?" A subtle dig at Abrams' other work, I take it. This is my favorite of the Kelvin-verse movies, an...

That Mephisto joke at the beginning got me.

As for the Prime Directive, my understanding is that the locals had space travel and abandoned it, so they're just like the Baku--not really pre-warp.

The thing about Odo that always got me (and his race in general) was that he felt sexual attraction to Kira. I find it hard to believe that such a creature would have such a concept. He may have a personality and has taken male form, but he is still a puddle of goo. This would be like a giraffe fin...