Comments on: space launches http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/infographic-on-the-history-of-space-launches.html/space-launches Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 12:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Lucifer_Oxy http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/infographic-on-the-history-of-space-launches.html/space-launches#comment-1236685 Lucifer_Oxy Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/space-launches.jpg#comment-1236685 The first thing I noticed is that in the image here, the US launches look like a space shuttle. If the article had actually linked to the PDF, I'd have likely noticed that the USSR launched more things into space. The first thing I noticed is that in the image here, the US launches look like a space shuttle. If the article had actually linked to the PDF, I’d have likely noticed that the USSR launched more things into space.

]]> By: leidentech http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/infographic-on-the-history-of-space-launches.html/space-launches#comment-1236254 leidentech Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/space-launches.jpg#comment-1236254 Never mind - went to the source and downloaded the pdf - http://www.technologyreview.com/files/68762/graphiti_charts.pdf Never mind – went to the source and downloaded the pdf – http://www.technologyreview.com/files/68762/graphiti_charts.pdf

]]> By: the_engineer http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/infographic-on-the-history-of-space-launches.html/space-launches#comment-1236249 the_engineer Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/space-launches.jpg#comment-1236249 This is a cool idea, but the infographic seems not well thought out IMO as i'm not quite getting it.  I don't understand why the bar graphs are mirrored about a centerline, and also the payload scale at the top doesn't appear to match up to anything at all. Source link might help? This is a cool idea, but the infographic seems not well thought out IMO as i’m not quite getting it.  I don’t understand why the bar graphs are mirrored about a centerline, and also the payload scale at the top doesn’t appear to match up to anything at all.

Source link might help?

]]> By: leidentech http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/infographic-on-the-history-of-space-launches.html/space-launches#comment-1236246 leidentech Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/space-launches.jpg#comment-1236246 Is it me or are the pictures too small to read? Is it me or are the pictures too small to read?

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