cubinator

New question: What time is undocking and is anybody streaming it? I already checked NASATV.

I've seen it there several times, it's plenty bright. Stellarium says it's Progress MS-06, which launched in June. I think they will be/are undocking it in preparation for the new vehicle arriving in the next few days.

PTPTPPTPTPTPTPTPTP *pops a megaminx* I will be outside playing sax in the pep band tonight for the homecoming game. So, I decided to check if there will be any ISS passes while I'm out there. I checked Satflare, and ISS will pass almost directly overhead! I decided to look at it in more detail in Stellarium, just for a little extra info on where and when to look. I zoom in, and see...a Progress resupply vehicle! I will tell the whole band and the director about it! They should both be visible! Anybody know the approximate magnitude of a Progress/Soyuz at altitude?

When you draw mathematics...on your literature teacher's whiteboard.

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You should check out: http://www.satflare.com/home.asp

I think it involves floating point numbers. See this video for a pretty good explanation of what floats do.

I don't think they'll be reusing those grid fins. Also the landing legs look a little more bent upwards than usual.

In 100 years, I predict there will be a rocket with grid fins with integrated waffle irons.

It's easy to forget the size of the rocket, even after watching so many launches...

Fixed that for you.

You can't stop us! The spook is too strong! And I have JPEG powers!

There's a magnitude 11 comet in Perseus right now, if you can get objects that dim.

That's really slow, I think. c ~ 3x10^8 m/s Cancel out 8 zeroes from your number 0.000000000000000000000000198 m/s Let's split that up 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 198 A ten thousandth of a yoctometer every second. That's really slow. Carry on.

The change I've noticed is that tags are a very light color today. I think they're going to fall off in preparation for winter.

A M A Z O N

The color of the flame is unique. Hydrolox, for instance, makes a clear blue plume. Methalox is purple, I think.

I'll dive right in and do the Amazon!

Welcome, spooky fello-*cough* Sorry, let me try again. Welcome, spooky fellow, to the skeleton club! We will spook the forums for the whole month together!

I mean...there's actually nothing wrong with the meme. You do actually have to go sideways to get into orbit.

Granted, but the US President can switch it on and off at will. I wish coronation had to do with the sun's corona.

A very nice shot of S1 dropping through the clouds onto JRTI, too bad the video cut out.

I think I dreamt I was the Doctor last night. It got pretty crazy, although I hardly remember any details.