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  1. Did I miss the explanation for the SpaceX YT live feed quality? Was only getting 720p as the highest, and they weren't using the usual graphics for the inflight info and footage.
  2. They lit up something. Not sure if static or preburner test.
  3. No we're not! (glances at weather report of possible cat 2 hitting NW Florida while people are still cleaning up after Sally came through) No we're not...
  4. Unfortunately, looks they're heading for the NAS docks, not the downtown docks. Don't think the base is open to non-DOD and dependents yet, so I'm just a few miles from the capsule, but won't get much closer.
  5. Possible explanation: If Ganymede is such a major agro station, then it could be spread over a very large area. We only see a small section in books and show. The falling mirror could have been supporting another area of the station (so it's not falling straight down). It was knocked out of orbit (by accident or design) by the Earth/Mars skirmish in orbit (or an ultra radical OPA faction). There was no way to stop it, so evaced where it was predicted to hit. As for the problems with the passage of time, like any TV show, they've got five seconds to explain/show events, versus five pages in a book. But I agree they (and all scifi shows and movies) need a better system for time and transit so it doesn't look so ridiculously fast.
  6. They use the Kerbal method and put the extra seats on the outside.
  7. Imagine, if you will, one long, unbroken scream of rage and frustration.
  8. Another anniversary I didn't realize, it's the 51st for Apollo 11. The spirits are favorable now for giant metal tubes to fly.
  9. Has anyone else noticed that, if SN5 hops next week, it'll be just shy of a year since Hoppy made its first small hop? Makes me hopeful will see a hop in a few days.
  10. Ok, someone help me. If I'm in northwest Florida, and the skies are clear, would I be able to see Falcon's exhaust at higher altitudes? Was driving to work and saw what looked like aircraft landing lights or a helicopter spotlight (that looked like they were in cloud or fog), but didn't realize till now the skies are clear, no fog, and it was at the right time and direction for the launch. Saw a pic on Twitter of the exhaust dispersing after launch and realized it kinda looked like what I saw.
  11. In other news, space news writer doesn't know 'ceiling' and 'above' don't mean much in microgravity.
  12. Lord Murphy needed a sacrifice to appease him before tomorrows launch attempt.
  13. EST or UT, it's still when I'll be stuck in traffic driving home from work. Got lucky to get off early today.
  14. Didn't mean to make it sound like I was talking about all U-boats (or subs in general). The story that stands out in my memory is a U-boat in the early days of WWII sinking an allied merchantman, then towing the life boats closer to shore so they had a better chance of surviving. But, they had to cut the lines early when allied patrol planes spotted them. The two crews were at war, but the sea is still the enemy of both of them. The u-boat's skipper did what he could to help, but when it came to deciding between helping the life boats or saving his boat, he wished the allies luck and submerged to safety. And I can't think of any time a sub took prisoners on board the boat itself. No room.
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