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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| + | {{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 threshold of acceptance) of energy expenditure. | 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 threshold 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, and through which the rocket presumably has to be launched. | + | 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, and through which the rocket presumably has to be launched. One character suggests moving the rocket outside in order to avoid issues that arise from dealing with the window. This immediately gets pushback by the other technicians who, in stereotypical behavior of shut-ins, don't want to bother leaving their comfortable computers. They complain the outside 'is so sunny', which ironically would normally indicate good conditions that would permit a launch. It also meets resistance because it would cause them to have to deal with bugs, presumably not of the technical type which might commonly prevent a launch, but more of the living, biting kind. |
The title text continues the comic’s theme of taking aerospace terms literally, with a play on the two meanings of ''scrub''. Normally, in the context of a rocket launch, this would mean to cancel the launch, but here it apparently means that some cleaning job is required, possibly of the window in question (though how that would help them to launch the rocket through it is unclear), or possibly to deal with the aftermath of launching through the closed window. | The title text continues the comic’s theme of taking aerospace terms literally, with a play on the two meanings of ''scrub''. Normally, in the context of a rocket launch, this would mean to cancel the launch, but here it apparently means that some cleaning job is required, possibly of the window in question (though how that would help them to launch the rocket through it is unclear), or possibly to deal with the aftermath of launching through the closed window. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| − | :[Ponytail and Hairy can be seen sitting either side of a technical-looking double-sided console, with Hairy | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
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| + | :[Ponytail and Hairy can be seen sitting either side of a technical-looking double-sided console, with Hairy wearing a mike-and-headphones headset] | ||
:Ponytail: The launch window will only be open for another 90 minutes. | :Ponytail: The launch window will only be open for another 90 minutes. | ||
:Ponytail: We may have to scrub. | :Ponytail: We may have to scrub. | ||
| − | :[ | + | :[Slightly expanded view where, left from Ponytail and Hairy, Cueball can also be seen, operating a similar but single-sided neighboring console with his back to Ponytail] |
:Cueball: You know, | :Cueball: You know, | ||
| − | :Cueball: | + | :Cueball: given all our issues with the launch window, |
| − | :[ | + | :[Cueball turns around, facing the others] |
| − | :Cueball: | + | :Cueball: have we thought about moving the rocket outside? |
:Ponytail: Ugh, no. It's so sunny out. | :Ponytail: Ugh, no. It's so sunny out. | ||
:Hairy: And there are bugs. | :Hairy: And there are bugs. | ||
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{{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]] | ||
