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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | A {{w| | + | {{incomplete|Created by a WINDEX-SCRUBBED LAUNCH WINDOW - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | A {{w|Launch window}} is a brief period of time in which a spacecraft can be launched from Earth's surface such that the spacecraft can reach its destination with the minimal amount (or an amount lower than a threshhold of acceptance) of energy expenditure. | ||
− | This comic takes the concept of a "launch window" in a more literal direction, implying that they have an actual physical window that is only open at certain times | + | This comic takes the concept of a "launch window" in a more literal direction, implying that they have an actual physical window that is only open at certain times. One character suggests moving the rocket outside in order to avoid issues that arise from dealing with the window, but gets pushback because moving the rocket outside would cause them to have to deal with more (again, literal) bugs. |
− | The title text | + | The title text is a play on the two meanings of ''scrub'': 1. to rub with a (usually wet) sponge or brush to clean 2. to cancel (here: the launch of the rocket). This continues the comic’s theme of taking aerospace terms literally. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | + | [First panel: Ponytail and Hairy can be seen sitting behind a console] | |
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− | :[ | + | Ponytail: The launch window will only be open for another 90 minutes. We may have to scrub. |
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− | + | [Second panel: Slightly zoomed out, left from Ponytail and Hairy, Cueball can be seen behind a console as well] | |
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+ | Cueball: You know, given all our issues with the launch window, | ||
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+ | [Third panel: Cueball turns around, facing the others] | ||
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+ | Cueball: Have we thought about moving the rocket outside? | ||
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+ | Ponytail: Ugh, no. It's so sunny out. | ||
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+ | Hairy: And there are bugs. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Space]] | [[Category:Space]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Comics featuring Ponytail]] |
+ | [[Category: Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Comics featuring Hairy]] |