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Have been playing Planetbase for the past few days; not sure how it slipped off my radar given that it was released almost four years ago but I'm glad I discovered it accidentally now. A space colony building/management game by Madruga Works with some survival elements. I'm quite enjoying it.

I'd love to but I'm moving apartments again in less than a month

They also cost a fortune around 700USD apparently...

That was my intention...now I fully expect to get a Lego star destroyer from you next Christmas!

Which part?

As much as I like the innovative nature of solar and electric ion propulsion, both have by far more limitations (at current) than nuclear thermal propulsion and I hope governments finally start pumping serious money into nuclear technology again (and not just limited to space). We entertained the idea of nuclear thermal rockets and even experimented with it in the 60s already; they were proven to work as expected back then already but then got shafted due to change in policies. With advances in technology in the last 50 years this should be the right time and the next logical step in spaceflight if we want to make manned expeditions to other planets a feasible option in the near future. A few times better efficiency, significantly shorter transit time, more flexible launch windows - imagine being able to get to Mars in 3-4 months instead of 9 months? And maybe we can move from fission to fusion and derivative technologies in a few decades after that (hopefully even earlier); that would start a new age of opportunities in space exploration. Back to more realistic things, 2020 is promising to be very exciting in terms of Mars exploration. NASA, ESA/Roscosmos and China are launching their rovers during the launch window next summer. Given that the launches are successful, we can expect the landing in early 2021 (February - March). However the European one seems to be racing against time and could be delayed until 2022.

A year in space exploration: https://interestingengineering.com/12-of-the-most-exciting-space-moments-of-2019

They found Chtulhu Looks a bit like Alien rip-off but underwater instead of space.

I love how he still keeps the six pack safe

I hope he can show that he deserves a place in the first team. So far he was far from convincing. Granted he didn't play much and playing in our defence makes everyone look less than convincing anyway

Yeah; especially as he's someone who never fakes injuries. Gutted for him and for us. Lang's chance to shine now I guess...

Theo's injury appears to be pretty serious and he will miss the winter training camp as well as first few matches of the Rückrunde.

Seeing those numbers is just confirmation bias and synchronicity; but you're spot on about us being insane anyway

Yes! 15:44 for me; same fucking number for at least 15 years now. Haven't noticed it much in recent years as I mostly check time on my wrist watch. Until today. Got in a car and looked at the clock - bam! 15:44.

Silverstone in 2005 winter testing...in February with freezing temperatures and snow

Guess the year/circuit/team/driver:

Max's overtake on Leclerc at Silverstone won FIA's Action of the Year award. Alex Albon got Rookie of the Year award!

Josh Sargent picked up an injury and will be out until the end of the year.

Interesting article about Red Bull's season and upcoming challenges next year. https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/red-bull-saisonende-podest-rb16-2020-grosse-evolution/ The RB16 should be a big evolution of the current car; proneness to wind and temperature are named as two areas that especially need fixing. Consistency is another key thing to improve on. The ambition is for Max to win the drivers' championship and for the team to challenge for the constructors' title.