Conjunction #11 and #12 (Because it's Been Awhile)

Today we release the penultimate Conjunction comic strip.  Because it has been so long since #11 was published back in March, I decided to include it so you wouldn't have to chase the links down.  Besides, the two read best back-to-back like this, so.

Next Wednesday will be the final Conjunction comic, unless popular demand moves me to continue.  Anyway, enjoy!

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Conjunction # 11: Concerned

Conjunction #10 "Unrecognized"

Conjunction #9: Taste Test

In the Pumpkin-Suit Manual: Easy Rules for Hard Science Fiction, I described riding in a laser propelled vehicle as similar to being inside a machine gun...

Conjunction #8: Misunderstanding

...The next major article, "Space Combat in Conjunction II: Design Considerations" should be ready by Friday sometime, so keep an eye out. 

Conjunction #7 Unenviable Position

I thought I would actually add a little commentary to this one.
For all my Hard SF Rocketfans out there, the masks provide pure O2 so that the mechanical pressure suits under their clothes don't cause the bends in the event of depressurization.   The spaceplane they are traveling on rides along a magnetic track until it ski-jumps off the launch tower.  Then the umbrella bell on the tail opens so the rocket can be goosed into space via lightcraft propulsion.  There are a couple of solids to boost the plane out of LEO and into a GEO rendezvous.

Thanks Winch! 

Conjunction #6: "...and My Brown Pants!"

Conjunction Comic #1

 

Happy New Year!  Have a comic!

 

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