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Spacecraft systems engineer for over 20 years.

  1. Sometimes: "knowledge" = "justified, true belief", unless of course one is right but for the wrong reasons, and also perhaps only in the English language, with our specific meanings for those words.

  2. "In general..."

    sometimes "applies all of the time and without exception"

    sometimes "applies most of the time, with some exceptions"

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How serious a problem can outgassing of satellites be?
Sep 21, 2016
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Nuances of the terms (mean / osculating / Keplerian / orbital) elements
Apr 10, 2016
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Can you really use Arduino for a small spacecraft?
Feb 5, 2016
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NASA cost estimating and Falcon 9
Mar 8, 2016
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Why is the ribbon of decommissioned geosynchronous satellites skewed?
Nov 3, 2015
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Why don't reaction wheels destabilize spacecraft over time?
Dec 2, 2015
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What's the largest single object payload ever lifted into space?
Jan 22, 2016
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What are the conditions for re-entry of an object in a (highly) elliptical orbit?
Apr 23, 2017
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Why does spinning help stabilisation?
Dec 19, 2017
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Why can't we use the same tank to hold fuel for both the RCS Thrusters and the Main engine for a deep-space mission?
Dec 5, 2020
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Beginner questions adding maneuverability and/or guidance under power to amateur model rockets; could/should they be closed as inherently dangerous?
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Does natural plant decomposition release more greenhouse gases than burning
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What is the residue after plant matter is completely decomposed?

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