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TrueSkill is a skill-based ranking system developed by Microsoft for use with video game matchmaking on the Xbox network.Unlike the popular Elo rating system, which was initially designed for chess, TrueSkill is designed to support games with more than two players.
The KAIROS rocket (カイロスロケット), or Kii-based Advanced & Instant Rocket System, [1] is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch small satellites of mass up to 250 kg to low Earth orbit and up to 150 kg to sun-synchronous orbit by the private spaceflight company Space One. [2] It consists of 3 solid fuel powered stages and a ...
The eldest of the valkyries and their leader, she convinces the gods to hold the Ragnarok. She despises the gods and takes advantage of the situation to enact her revenge upon them. Göll (ゲル, Geru) Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa [1] (Japanese); Anairis Quinones [3] (English) Brunhilde's youngest sister and a valkyrie in training.
An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) is a spaceflight in which a spacecraft is placed on a trajectory where it could remain in space for at least one orbit. To do this around the Earth , it must be on a free trajectory which has an altitude at perigee (altitude at closest approach) around 80 kilometers (50 mi); this is the boundary of ...
This would launch on March 28, pushing the MR-3 flight back a month to April 25. [10] The MR-BD flight was almost completely successful, ensuring that the crewed MR-3 flight could proceed without further significant delay. [11] The pilot for MR-3 had been chosen several months in advance, in early January, by the head of the program, Robert R ...
The 1960s saw the R-7 series continue to develop, with Vostok 1 carrying the first human into space, Voskhod carrying multiple crew members, and the first Soyuz. As of 2025, Soyuz variants are still operational and have launched over 1,100 times. The R-7 family has launched more times than any other family of orbital rockets. [3]
Regular skill rolls substitute a yellow 12-sided Proficiency die for a green 8-sided Ability die per skill rank. It can also add green Ability dice if the character's skill level is higher than their attribute level. Blue 6-sided Boost Dice are added for advantageous events or if another character is helping the player character with the ...
The flight termination system cracks open the port-side solid rocket booster of Space Shuttle Challenger, ending its errant flight following the loss of its mothership. This was the first and only time it was ever activated in a NASA-controlled human space-launch.