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Aethon

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  1. Hey all.

    When NH flew by Pluto/ Xaron, there was a NASA eyes on the solar system thing that you could watch realtime as the flyby was happening.  I halfheartedly looked back through the thread to see if I could find it.  Does anybody have any idea how to make that go again?  I remember it really made the flyby fun.  

    Thanks

  2. Hey all.

    I've been away for a while, but I bought the DLC during the holiday sale.  I've built a serious comm network before, but only once, soo I'm n00bish there.

    Hmm  Forum won't let me embed images.

     

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1186379176

    So I threw up a good enough most times, easy, lazy guy comm net for sandbox testing porpoises..  

     

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1600770648

    Which also includes a Minmus equatorish orbiter.

    I'm prepping to land a small rover on Minmus and when it's shadowed from Kerbin by Minmus I get no signal, even though there is a Relay sat, clearly above the horizon with contact to Kerbin, clearly above the horizon and in view of my dumb dead lander.  

     

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1602088259

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1602104275

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1602152688

    Here's the relay..

     

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1603215653

    Here's the lander still attached to the transfer booster and the skycrane.  Sorry about the lighting, I can't maneuver because THERE"S NOH SIGNAL.

     

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1603215905 

    Antenneai (ee eiai?) are all extended.

    What am I missing.  Thanks in advance.

  3. Hey leezak.  Welcome.  

    Uhh I've been away for a while but I'm pretty sure you're using an old version of ScanSat, since the 1.6 update is so new.  During the holidays, the mod makers may be unusually slow, spending time with family, but rest assured, current versions of the mods will be up soon.  I'm sure the updated version will solve your problem.

    Good luck!

  4. Man.  That's a yuuge disappointment.  We spent years creating the Orion thread.  A labor of love intended to show the long, incremental process of making a space project happen, and now it's been merged and renamed into another thread.  That's enough to make me not return to the KSP forum.

  5. On 3/30/2017 at 0:58 PM, jofwu said:

    These are all just needed to calculate the travel time between the sites.

    Travel time is more related to the density of the bodies.  

    Mass = volume * density.

    "Period of a circular orbit (T) is 2 π * sqrt(r3/(Gm)) where m is mass of planet.

    Mass can be expressed as ρ * volume where ρ is density.

    π * sqrt(r3/Gm) = 2 π * sqrt(r3/(G * 4/3 *π * r3 * ρ).

    The r3 cancels out and we're left with T = sqrt(π/(G * 4/3 * ρ).

    Thus trip times for a given separation rely solely on density. Period scales with inverse square root of density."

  6. "According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Trump Administration is considering a proposal to launch a crewed mission to Hubble to replace sensors, navigation hardware and other aging components. NASA extended Hubble's science operations for an additional five years in 2016, but whether the HST will make it through the 2020s is unclear. A mission such as the one proposed would likely extend the space telescope's operations well into the future. "

    Exciting.  The Wall street journal article is unfortunately behind a paywall.

    http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/telescopes/a25211/mission-to-service-hubble-space-telescope/

  7. An analysis EM thruster data by Tau zero scientist reviewers. 

    " For those of you who are neither researchers nor funding sources, what should you do? First, before reposting an article, take the time to see if it offers new and substantive information. If it turns out to be hollow click-bait, then do not share it. If it has both new information with meaningful details, then share it. Next, as your read various articles, notice which sources provide the kind of information that helps you understand the situation. Spend more time with those sources and avoid sources who do not. "

     

    http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=36830

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