tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post7750832190523890573..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: A Look Inside One of the Most Important Advances in Space ExplorationSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-14892451467072413872018-12-13T23:23:32.201-05:002018-12-13T23:23:32.201-05:00Well, in this case it may have been a "Though...Well, in this case it may have been a "Thought up in the USSR. Won't tell anyone outside the USSR." thing.<br /><br />First thing a totalitarian regime like the USSR does is stop the flow of information out of the regime.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-61785131991670173482018-12-13T16:55:00.675-05:002018-12-13T16:55:00.675-05:00Yep. The same way Marconi "invented" rad...Yep. The same way Marconi "invented" radio....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-7565451072880285892018-12-13T08:05:10.886-05:002018-12-13T08:05:10.886-05:00I didn't know the name either. A friend had s...I didn't know the name either. A friend had sent me the link to Minovitch's website which gives the impression he invented everything about it. Wikipedia says gravity assist was invented by a Russian, "published in 1938 but dated 1918–1919" and that the Russians used it on Luna 3 in the late 50s. Real or just Cold War propaganda? Still another guy is selling a book based on all the research he did into who invented it - and claims Minovitch sued him. <br /><br />Regardless of whether or not Michael Minovitch is really the sole creator of gravity assist, he was in the thick of it and in the right place at the right time to do something. History is full of ideas that have been claimed by more than one guy, sort of "an idea whose time has come". <br /> SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-82457690832602656062018-12-13T07:24:00.761-05:002018-12-13T07:24:00.761-05:00Old news. White male. Probably one of those Chri...Old news. White male. Probably one of those Christians, too. Move along, nothing to see here...<br /><br />Now, class, let's talk about George Washington Carver again.McChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243337792601085456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-57103575967992669842018-12-12T23:24:16.160-05:002018-12-12T23:24:16.160-05:00As with DRJIM, I never knew who the genius was - b...As with DRJIM, I never knew who the genius was - but knew that there had to be a person who solved the problem.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-22014885718700593922018-12-12T22:46:57.002-05:002018-12-12T22:46:57.002-05:00I knew there was The One Guy who figured it out, b...I knew there was The One Guy who figured it out, but never knew who he was until now.<br /><br />Thanks for updating the wetware!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-80634208470903932042018-12-12T22:33:15.637-05:002018-12-12T22:33:15.637-05:00They've high-lighted this on the Science Chann...They've high-lighted this on the Science Channel's "Space's Deepest Secrets" about the Voyager probes. Between that and "How the Universe Works" there's a lot of geeks getting their names out in the public finally.<br /><br />And now the USA is the only nation to have two space vehicles in interstellar space. All thanks to Dr. Minovitch.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com