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Will we ever be able to dock on planets?

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Doreen Kaundur
#1 - 2014-06-18 11:21:05 UTC
Planet stations would expand things a bit. No?

Or are our spaceships incapable of atmospheric flight limiting it to small "winged" spacecraft only?

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Solecist Project
#2 - 2014-06-18 11:23:32 UTC
Can't we just "dock" with each other?

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Yarda Black
The Black Redemption
#3 - 2014-06-18 11:24:31 UTC
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Planet stations would expand things a bit. No?

Or are our spaceships incapable of atmospheric flight limiting it to small "winged" spacecraft only?


The aerodynamics of a titan seem lacking...

DUST is on planets. If they manage to integrate that, a cool step were to walk on planets taking an elevator from your CQ. Or down the hall. That closed door could be that elevator. Who needs to walk on a station when you can walk on a planet?
Himnos Altar
An Errant Venture
#4 - 2014-06-18 11:25:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Himnos Altar
Solecist Project wrote:
Can't we just "dock" with each other?




That's no moon.


.....I've got a bad feeling about this.

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Who needs to walk on a station when you can walk on a planet?


Only the millions of people who live on stations.
Christina Project
Screaming Head in a Box.
#5 - 2014-06-18 11:25:38 UTC
She looks so much cuter now!
And the lighting is very well chosen.

Adorable! ;)

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Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#6 - 2014-06-18 11:26:21 UTC
Last time a ship officially made re-entry it left a crater on the planet and threatened tectonic stability. So I doubt they're made for atmospheric flight.

But maybe they make the Jita moon at the trade hub into the station. It would definitely be fitting to the amount of stuff in there and the activity on the station.

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Goti fase
Faulcon de Lazy
#7 - 2014-06-18 11:29:00 UTC
The way it would have to work would be as docking with the POCO and getting a shuttle flight down or sky elevator down to the planet surface. But now we are getting into avatars walking around so expect a 'NOOOOOO!' because - Incarna
Himnos Altar
An Errant Venture
#8 - 2014-06-18 11:29:33 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
Last time a ship officially made re-entry it left a crater on the planet and threatened tectonic stability. So I doubt they're made for atmospheric flight.

But maybe they make the Jita moon at the trade hub into the station. It would definitely be fitting to the amount of stuff in there and the activity on the station.



To be fair, it was shot to hell.

On the other hand, this is yet another way proving Gallente superiority.

Yes, the Wandering Saint *only* slammed into an Ishukone station, but that Caldari Titan crashed into a PLANET!

OUR Titans can avoid planets, thank you very much.

:D
CCP Falcon
#9 - 2014-06-18 11:34:53 UTC
I was distracted... and that planet came out of nowhere!

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Solecist Project
#10 - 2014-06-18 11:36:53 UTC
Himnos Altar wrote:
Abrazzar wrote:
Last time a ship officially made re-entry it left a crater on the planet and threatened tectonic stability. So I doubt they're made for atmospheric flight.

But maybe they make the Jita moon at the trade hub into the station. It would definitely be fitting to the amount of stuff in there and the activity on the station.



To be fair, it was shot to hell.

On the other hand, this is yet another way proving Gallente superiority.

Yes, the Wandering Saint *only* slammed into an Ishukone station, but that Caldari Titan crashed into a PLANET!

OUR Titans can avoid planets, thank you very much.

:D

OUR "titans" are SOOOOO BIIIIIG ...

I still prefer the Avatar. * cough *

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Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#11 - 2014-06-18 11:37:41 UTC
I'd like to see a Dominix try to fly in an atmosphere.

It wouldn't even fall gracefully. It'd be a kind of docking I guess.
Solecist Project
#12 - 2014-06-18 11:39:08 UTC
Scipio Artelius wrote:
I'd like to see a Dominix try to fly in an atmosphere.

It wouldn't even fall gracefully. It'd be a kind of docking I guess.

Grab potatoe.
Throw potatoe.
Dominix flying through atmosphere.

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Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#13 - 2014-06-18 12:07:36 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Scipio Artelius wrote:
I'd like to see a Dominix try to fly in an atmosphere.

It wouldn't even fall gracefully. It'd be a kind of docking I guess.

Grab potatoe.
Throw potatoe.
Dominix flying through atmosphere.

Catch potato with oven mitt.
Enjoy delicious atmosphere baked potato.

Now someone go and calculate what height we need to drop potatoes to have them finished when we catch them.

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Aralyn Cormallen
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2014-06-18 12:13:28 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
Scipio Artelius wrote:
I'd like to see a Dominix try to fly in an atmosphere.

It wouldn't even fall gracefully. It'd be a kind of docking I guess.

Grab potatoe.
Throw potatoe.
Dominix flying through atmosphere.

Catch potato with oven mitt.
Enjoy delicious atmosphere baked potato.

Now someone go and calculate what height we need to drop potatoes to have them finished when we catch them.


"attempted to catch terminal velocity re-entry cooked potatoe" would be one hell of an obituary.
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#15 - 2014-06-18 12:18:14 UTC
Aralyn Cormallen wrote:
Abrazzar wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:

Grab potatoe.
Throw potatoe.
Dominix flying through atmosphere.

Catch potato with oven mitt.
Enjoy delicious atmosphere baked potato.

Now someone go and calculate what height we need to drop potatoes to have them finished when we catch them.

"attempted to catch terminal velocity re-entry cooked potatoe with his mouth" would be one hell of an obituary.

Fixed.

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ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2014-06-18 12:26:21 UTC
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Planet stations would expand things a bit. No?

Or are our spaceships incapable of atmospheric flight limiting it to small "winged" spacecraft only?


I believe that according to the lore tritanium cannot exist in atmospheric environments. So they'd all just explode.

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Azitek
Serenity Labs
#17 - 2014-06-18 12:40:02 UTC
CCP Falcon wrote:
I was distracted... and that planet came out of nowhere!

You shouldn't text and fly.
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2014-06-18 12:49:36 UTC
ElQuirko wrote:
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Planet stations would expand things a bit. No?

Or are our spaceships incapable of atmospheric flight limiting it to small "winged" spacecraft only?


I believe that according to the lore tritanium cannot exist in atmospheric environments. So they'd all just explode.


This is true for raw tritanium, but it's alloyed in starship manufacturing. Did the Titan that crashed on Caldari Prime explode?

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Himnos Altar
An Errant Venture
#19 - 2014-06-18 13:00:08 UTC
Remiel Pollard wrote:
ElQuirko wrote:
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Planet stations would expand things a bit. No?

Or are our spaceships incapable of atmospheric flight limiting it to small "winged" spacecraft only?


I believe that according to the lore tritanium cannot exist in atmospheric environments. So they'd all just explode.


This is true for raw tritanium, but it's alloyed in starship manufacturing. Did the Titan that crashed on Caldari Prime explode?


Yes.

Into itty bitty pieces.

Thus the devastation.
BuckStrider
Nano-Tech Experiments
#20 - 2014-06-18 13:04:25 UTC
Wait.

I'm still trying to figure out how you dock with a planet.

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