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sspacegodd · 5 months

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starsspaceandlogic · 2 years

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the other day my astronomy professor was explaining how to Not Die to deadly asteroids coming in for impact on Earth. and he brought in a rock and his lil model starship Enterprise to show that you can actually tug an asteroid away from Earth by using gravitational pull to pull the asteroid in a different direction. So naturally I was like "So. so you're telling me. you can tractor beam without the tractor beam?!" and he was like yes. gravity is tractor beam. without the tractor beam. Which is totally awesome

#star trek #starship enterprise #astronomy #tractor beam

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alphamecha-mkii · 11 months

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#Star trek #Star Trek: Lower Decks #Federation #Starfleet #USS Cerritos #California Class #Tractor Beam #Shuttlcraft #Sci-Fi #Mecha #Spaceship

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doteau · 1 year

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"You said you were getting just the eggs!"

#tractor beam #ufo #aliens #farm life #dairy #cows #pigs #chickens #dairy farm #farming #farmers #drawing #doodles #art

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jgthirlwell · 2 years

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Steve Keene is an extremely prolific artist who is well known for his production-line renderings of record covers. He has made over 300,000 paintings. He had a big show at Chashama in Brooklyn Heights, and a mammoth book of his work was just published by Tractor Beam.

#Steve Keene #Chashama #Tractor Beam #yeah yeah yeahs #kraftwerk #swell maps #pavement #joy division #David Bowie

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posthumanwanderings · 2 years

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#me and who????#tenchi #ryoko #spaceship #toonami #sci-fi anime #scifi anime #90s anime #90's anime #tractor beam #tenchi muyo #tenchi universe

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completewermosguidetohuttese · 1 year

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Comparison shot of the tractor beam controls in A New Hope. The original 1977 version on top was in the Latin alphabet, the 1997 Special Edition version on the bottom was redone in Aurebesh.

#aurebesh #star wars #a new hope #tractor beam #conlang #star wars language #star wars font #episode iv #star wars special edition

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solargifs · 2 years

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nawilla · 1 year

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Fic Excerpt: Vader and Tarkin discuss the sabotage of the tractor beam

This is from a Star Wars Original Trilogy AU in which Obi-Wan Kenobi misses his date with Darth Vader on the Death Star. (He was there, they just didn’t cross paths to have their final duel. It’s a big ship). Vader and Tarkin disagree as to how this sabotage probably came about.

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“He was here!”

Tarkin carefully did not react when Vader pounded his mechanical fists into the conference table. It shook slightly under the blow but did not dent or crack.

“Do you have any evidence besides what you supposedly felt in the Force?” he asked, his tone all patience and reason.

“It is not unexpected that a Jedi Knight could maneuver through a ship this size undetected by those blind to the Force.”

“Was anyone seen on the security feeds?” Tarkin asked again.

Vader turned to glare at him from behind his mask.

“Sir?” The reporting trooper was no doubt sweating blaster bolts under his helmet. “The security cameras and personnel reported three individuals. Two human males and a Wookie. They were first identified in the prisoner hold where they joined the prisoner. They were then tracked to a trash compactor and separated before they returned to their ship. No other persons were detected.”

Tarkin managed not to smirk, instead giving Vader a raised eyebrow. “See?”

Vader turned his glare to the trooper. “What is the status of the tractor beam?”

“Um.” That poor soul’s voice was faint. “The beam has been disabled. Completely.”

Both Tarkin and Vader stared at the unfortunate messenger.

“Completely?” Tarkin asked.

“Yes, Sir. It was not only powered down on at the main controls, the field generators were disconnected from the main reactor.”

Tarkin blinked at the man impatiently. “Well, have the engineers reconnect them.”

Vader laughed ruefully. It was a horrifying sound.

“Um, they say we can’t, Sir. I don’t understand why, something about the main reactor, Sir.”

“The main reactor is running at too high a power level for the force generators to be reset and reengaged while we are in hyperspace,” Vader explained. “We would have to halt the hyperdrive and the subspace engines and allow the reactor to cool for eighteen hours before the beam could be made operational again.”

“Damn.” It was clear Tarkin was using more vile curses in his own head. “Fortunately our subordinate ships have tractor capabilities if we need them.”

“They do,” Vader agreed.

“Would an old man like Kenobi even have the technical skill to sabotage a tractor beam like that?” Tarkin asked. “You might have an in-depth knowledge of engineering principles, but that was hardly universal among your ilk, assuming you were correct about the identity of our saboteur.”

If Tarkin didn’t know better, he would have Vader was offended by his assessment of the Sith’s mortal enemy.

“Obi-Wan Kenobi commanded a Venator-class Star Destroyer throughout the Clone Wars. Do you think he is unaware of the need to power down a reactor to reengage a tractor beam generator bank?”

Tarkin hadn’t. “I see your point.” He huffed a breath. “The tactic is sound but it’s more consistent with Rebel sabotage strategies, not Jedi tactics.” He turned back to the reporting trooper. “There was no one else detected?”

“The cameras did note some droids, Sir. We’re trying to account for them and determine if they are ours or not, Sir.”

Tarkin gave Vader a narrow-eyed stare. “A rogue droid could have performed the sabotage undetected far more easily than a doddering old man, even if he was a Jedi once.”

“Do not underestimate the power of the Force.”

“Do not let your obsessions cloud your reason,” Tarkin countered. “Is he here now?”

Vader was silent for a beat. “He evaded me. For now.”

“There have been no confirmed sightings of Kenobi in more than a decade. Even amongst spies that have infiltrated Rebel cells. If he hasn’t already died, he no doubt will soon.”

“On that last point,” Vader conceded. “We are in agreement.”

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geezerwench · 2 years

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