DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair

Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by Gravityloss on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @08:20AM (#29174316)

Soon we can have nonstop nuclear airliners (that land only once every five years), where passengers are exchanged with shuttles.

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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by mc32 on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @08:53AM (#29174618)

How are they getting in and out, is it Keanu-style "Speed" exchanges with people dangling mid-air in space suits at 35000 feet?

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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by marcosdumay on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @09:26AM (#29174936)

I'd guess you capture the entire capsule, have the people walk in/out inside your plane, and launch the capsule again.

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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by Gravityloss on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @10:57AM (#29176103)

I guess the shuttle could be docked to the side, and people could just walk over.

Interesting aerodynamic and geometric problem... More likely is to have the shuttle flying from the under side and people ascending stairs.

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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by Arrath on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @12:07PM (#29177127)

I mean. I'd buy a ticket.

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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by anu7df on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @08:22AM (#29174337)

nuclear airlines... Two words I don't think will ever be in a commercial offering. For one, can you think of the TSA theater that will precede such a flight :)

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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by etiam on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @08:35AM (#29174441)

Well, you would hope so.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nuclear-powered-a...

(from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8680110)

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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by saiya-jin on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @08:33AM (#29174418)

that's a properly horrible idea from security point of view, even when ignoring 9/11 example

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