Winchell Chung ⚛🚀
@nyrath.bsky.social
Star map and Atomic Rocket geek. The hard-science SF writer's tech support. The website is at
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/
Also at https://spacey.space/@nyrath
In my long and misspent youth I did the artwork for various TTWG
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/
Also at https://spacey.space/@nyrath
In my long and misspent youth I did the artwork for various TTWG
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1701 deflector dish - machined copper and brass, weathered with airbrushed Tamiya smoke. 1/350 scale.
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
1701 deflector dish - machined copper and brass, weathered with airbrushed Tamiya smoke. 1/350 scale.
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@nyrath.bsky.social @toughsf.bsky.social @scottmanley.bsky.social or anyone who might have any insight, I am trying to figure out what the exhaust plume of a Fusion Rocket in vacuum might look like.
The question in-full:
krismur.tumblr.com/post/7996751...
If you have any thoughts, please weigh in
The question in-full:
krismur.tumblr.com/post/7996751...
If you have any thoughts, please weigh in
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
@nyrath.bsky.social @toughsf.bsky.social @scottmanley.bsky.social or anyone who might have any insight, I am trying to figure out what the exhaust plume of a Fusion Rocket in vacuum might look like.
The question in-full:
krismur.tumblr.com/post/7996751...
If you have any thoughts, please weigh in
The question in-full:
krismur.tumblr.com/post/7996751...
If you have any thoughts, please weigh in
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November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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I am very fond of the Jupp, though I would make a small change if this was a non-background ship.
I would change the officer's lounge (seen here on the Refit) into a very small shuttlebay.
It would probably hold either two shuttles or 1 + auxiliary support craft (such as a travel pod and workbee)
I would change the officer's lounge (seen here on the Refit) into a very small shuttlebay.
It would probably hold either two shuttles or 1 + auxiliary support craft (such as a travel pod and workbee)
October 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I am very fond of the Jupp, though I would make a small change if this was a non-background ship.
I would change the officer's lounge (seen here on the Refit) into a very small shuttlebay.
It would probably hold either two shuttles or 1 + auxiliary support craft (such as a travel pod and workbee)
I would change the officer's lounge (seen here on the Refit) into a very small shuttlebay.
It would probably hold either two shuttles or 1 + auxiliary support craft (such as a travel pod and workbee)
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Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Fireball XL5 is 63!
"In 2062, Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol and the crew of his spaceship, Fireball XL5, explore Sector 25 of the galaxy, encountering friendly and hostile aliens along the way."
"In 2062, Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol and the crew of his spaceship, Fireball XL5, explore Sector 25 of the galaxy, encountering friendly and hostile aliens along the way."
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Fireball XL5 is 63!
"In 2062, Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol and the crew of his spaceship, Fireball XL5, explore Sector 25 of the galaxy, encountering friendly and hostile aliens along the way."
"In 2062, Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol and the crew of his spaceship, Fireball XL5, explore Sector 25 of the galaxy, encountering friendly and hostile aliens along the way."
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It would be fun to write an alternate history in which the post-Apollo space program would be based on Apollo/Saturn technology & experience - and then ask people to identify the bits I made up (as opposed to the bits based on real plans from the 1960s/1970s).
October 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It would be fun to write an alternate history in which the post-Apollo space program would be based on Apollo/Saturn technology & experience - and then ask people to identify the bits I made up (as opposed to the bits based on real plans from the 1960s/1970s).
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My mother and grandmother were part of the letter writing campaign that saved Star Trek TOS. This photo was a thank you from the Star Trek folks and is an heirloom of my house.
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My mother and grandmother were part of the letter writing campaign that saved Star Trek TOS. This photo was a thank you from the Star Trek folks and is an heirloom of my house.
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Lunar Liner, sometime in the 2100s. The whole ship would spin around its axis to provide some artificial gravity to the six inflatable passenger modules. The ship would be boosted via space tug to the moon, then return to pick up more passengers before being boosted again.
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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I love the spectacle aspect of minis wargaming.
It’s the 610th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt so here’s a quick pan down the English line, under severe pressure from the French. 28mm miniatures painted by
@scrivs67.bsky.social and Nick G, rules were Midgard Heroic Battles. #wargaming #miniatures #nerdlings #spreadthelard
@scrivs67.bsky.social and Nick G, rules were Midgard Heroic Battles. #wargaming #miniatures #nerdlings #spreadthelard
October 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I love the spectacle aspect of minis wargaming.
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Someone was asking what the interstellar medium around the Sun looks like in 3D. Here's a quick render. I might add an improved version of this to a room in my Star Central VR world.
Brown: dust, red: ionized gas, blue: hot stars.
Brown: dust, red: ionized gas, blue: hot stars.
October 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Someone was asking what the interstellar medium around the Sun looks like in 3D. Here's a quick render. I might add an improved version of this to a room in my Star Central VR world.
Brown: dust, red: ionized gas, blue: hot stars.
Brown: dust, red: ionized gas, blue: hot stars.
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"Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of magic."
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
September 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of magic."
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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TOS phaser concept art - it has a few dimensions written on it
September 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
TOS phaser concept art - it has a few dimensions written on it
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Tholian ship concept art
September 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tholian ship concept art
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I was a Junior in Wooster High School in Ohio. I was in a class where we were taught to create Crystal Radio sets, requiring an antenna and earphones.
I plugged my set in and the first thing I heard was “Kennedy has been shot.”
I dropped the earphones; afraid I had made the radio incorrectly.
I plugged my set in and the first thing I heard was “Kennedy has been shot.”
I dropped the earphones; afraid I had made the radio incorrectly.
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I was a Junior in Wooster High School in Ohio. I was in a class where we were taught to create Crystal Radio sets, requiring an antenna and earphones.
I plugged my set in and the first thing I heard was “Kennedy has been shot.”
I dropped the earphones; afraid I had made the radio incorrectly.
I plugged my set in and the first thing I heard was “Kennedy has been shot.”
I dropped the earphones; afraid I had made the radio incorrectly.
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Foundation.
WHAT A FUCKING SHOW.
WHAT A FUCKING SHOW.
September 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Foundation.
WHAT A FUCKING SHOW.
WHAT A FUCKING SHOW.
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Benton Discovery, bimodal NTR
www.projectrho.com/public_html/...
#lego #space #rocket #spacecraft #spaceship
www.projectrho.com/public_html/...
#lego #space #rocket #spacecraft #spaceship
August 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Benton Discovery, bimodal NTR
www.projectrho.com/public_html/...
#lego #space #rocket #spacecraft #spaceship
www.projectrho.com/public_html/...
#lego #space #rocket #spacecraft #spaceship
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Inspired by a recent Traveller session: (very) quick studies of an Imperial scout ship.
August 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Inspired by a recent Traveller session: (very) quick studies of an Imperial scout ship.
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The FAA still requires you to learn to use a slide rule flight computer ("E6B") to get a pilot license. They're pretty nifty: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E6B
The AI disclaimer writes itself though. AVOID USING COPILOT TO CO PILOT
The AI disclaimer writes itself though. AVOID USING COPILOT TO CO PILOT
E6B - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The FAA still requires you to learn to use a slide rule flight computer ("E6B") to get a pilot license. They're pretty nifty: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E6B
The AI disclaimer writes itself though. AVOID USING COPILOT TO CO PILOT
The AI disclaimer writes itself though. AVOID USING COPILOT TO CO PILOT
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An acrylic painting done in 1982 for an Earth history related 'Cosmic Calendar' that was supposed to be published by a Carl Sagan affiliated business, but the project fell apart leaving a dozen unused paintings. I have mine, including one that is yet unfinished. Here we see a Paleozoic tide pool.
August 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
An acrylic painting done in 1982 for an Earth history related 'Cosmic Calendar' that was supposed to be published by a Carl Sagan affiliated business, but the project fell apart leaving a dozen unused paintings. I have mine, including one that is yet unfinished. Here we see a Paleozoic tide pool.
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After several months, I'm back building rockets. Actually, painting them.
The box art for the three-stage Microsonde has terribly difficult paint scheme no sane person would attempt, so of course I'm trying.
The big rocket is the Maxi-Lepus, which was in a video in a post yesterday.
The box art for the three-stage Microsonde has terribly difficult paint scheme no sane person would attempt, so of course I'm trying.
The big rocket is the Maxi-Lepus, which was in a video in a post yesterday.
August 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
After several months, I'm back building rockets. Actually, painting them.
The box art for the three-stage Microsonde has terribly difficult paint scheme no sane person would attempt, so of course I'm trying.
The big rocket is the Maxi-Lepus, which was in a video in a post yesterday.
The box art for the three-stage Microsonde has terribly difficult paint scheme no sane person would attempt, so of course I'm trying.
The big rocket is the Maxi-Lepus, which was in a video in a post yesterday.
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Coffin burial won’t work. And sky burial is right out - no one’s bringing vultures.
Cremation? Do gas and ash perform the needed recycling? Also does anyone actually want to light a fire that hot in a closed system? 4/
Cremation? Do gas and ash perform the needed recycling? Also does anyone actually want to light a fire that hot in a closed system? 4/
August 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Coffin burial won’t work. And sky burial is right out - no one’s bringing vultures.
Cremation? Do gas and ash perform the needed recycling? Also does anyone actually want to light a fire that hot in a closed system? 4/
Cremation? Do gas and ash perform the needed recycling? Also does anyone actually want to light a fire that hot in a closed system? 4/
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Been reading @zachweinersmith.bsky.social @weinersmith.bsky.social ‘s City on Mars and woke up thinking about dead people
They haven’t mentioned them (yet??) but that’s cool, All The Things In Society is a lot, but ultimately if you have long-term space colonies, gotta deal with dead people 1/
They haven’t mentioned them (yet??) but that’s cool, All The Things In Society is a lot, but ultimately if you have long-term space colonies, gotta deal with dead people 1/
August 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Been reading @zachweinersmith.bsky.social @weinersmith.bsky.social ‘s City on Mars and woke up thinking about dead people
They haven’t mentioned them (yet??) but that’s cool, All The Things In Society is a lot, but ultimately if you have long-term space colonies, gotta deal with dead people 1/
They haven’t mentioned them (yet??) but that’s cool, All The Things In Society is a lot, but ultimately if you have long-term space colonies, gotta deal with dead people 1/
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I've often wondered what sci-fi would be like without Campbell. Or Forrest J. Ackerman. Famous Monsters of Filmland. Starlog. They shaped the culture. That's not a criticism, that's just how it is.
In science fiction, so much of what is "classic" was essentially written for one man: John W. Campbell, the editor of the pre-eminent US SF magazine. Even the stuff published elsewhere, because it was often sent to him first. Think on what it means to have a whole genre filtered through one dude.
August 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I've often wondered what sci-fi would be like without Campbell. Or Forrest J. Ackerman. Famous Monsters of Filmland. Starlog. They shaped the culture. That's not a criticism, that's just how it is.