> The Catalyst ... has achieved 41,000 feet in an altitude chamber.
Wow. That's about 1/5 sea level air pressure. I can't imagine a system able to maintain that while handling the turbine's output gasses.
Nah. They aren't accurate enough to keep the laser beam tight enough to impact the culprit(s), although they'll light up nicely when they're hit. Wrong incentive.
Yeah, would have been fun. But, you know that he's been approached by people who ask this in all seriousness. (People, excepting present company of course, are idiots.)
So, what do you all think makes someone an "astronaut"? Reaching a certain altitude? Circling the Earth at least once without using aerodynamic lift? Some involvement in controlling the vehicle? (There's no "right" answer; it's all nomenclature.)
