Spaceception

Ah. When did you do that? Could they just not have had the time to update? Maybe you could shoot them an email or something

Huh, didn't know that. That's unfortunate. I liked that planet. I honestly thought they got new measurements for the K2-72 star, and that's why the stellar flux for the planet changed. I know, it was just a reference.

Yes! I would be ecstatic to go. Plus I'd probably get so much inspiration for my sci-fi novels Also, I'd be able to write a microgravity environment with pinpoint accuracy, so that's cool

See edit for a bit more detail, but 40 Eridani Ab isn't habitable. Stupid clickbait articles

Ah damn. Gotta edit the HZ thread. I saw articles saying the planet was on the inner edge of the habitable zone. And given some K type-HZ planets can have shorter orbital periods I just figured this was simply the case as well. What're the odds a smaller planet can be found further out?

Yay! We saw some hardware! And I think a longer engine test? And so many questions. Gonna need to rewatch the Q&A later.

They'll probably do basic training. Plenty of time to learn the basic systems of everything.

Aft cargo? Aft cargo? That's what the back panels were for? Is it ISRU stuff? Questions, questions, questions...

Speculation: Since SpaceX said that they'll also be saying why they're doing this mission, do you think it may have something to do with incremental tests of the BFR to do more and more impressive things (simplified version), before they head to Mars? Starting!!!

No, it's only just now 9:00, which is when it was supposed to start. And this probably won't be the last time they're a bit late

I'm here! Bathtub decided today would be the perfect time to back up. Couldn't get it down. The plunger broke before the clog did.

I really hope so Since they aren't on a leash like NASA, I hope they'll be able to pull it off. We shall see.

Hax Ooh boy, looks like I'll be up past the stream as well to watch his breakdown. Also, was there any word on how long the SpaceX announcement will be?

Makes enough sense. Was anyone seriously expecting the full stack to launch in 2020? I do hope the hop tests are before 2020 though. But even still, I'd say they are making incredible strides.

What was on it?

3 hours. They better have some new hardware and test videos to show off.

Before we have true AI, well before we have it... we really need to decide how much we want robots as a staple of our society. How much of the job market will they be allowed to have? How will we adapt it to our growing population? While I do think it is coming one way or another, we can still angle it in a way that it doesn't screw us over. Whatever we decide, it has to be a good merger of both safety - exactly what jobs robots can take so that we're safer - And feasibility - How will we implement those without making people unemployed, or worse, homeless? Should we work to expand other industries first? And it could be decided at a local level. Some places may not have the required workforce. (either in skill, or sheer numbers) - more robots. some may have plenty - less robots - so the amount of automation may vary greatly wherever you go. Above kinda applies for true AI as well I think. But in addition, we'll need to decide how that'll work. Will we be willing to put them in positions of power? Probably not. Especially the "big ticket" ones. We might experiment with that on a small scale, but at best, I could see them as assistants. No more, at least for a long time. So, AI would probably have fewer rights in regards to voting and politics in general, being on a jury, or even being a lawyer, etc. Could we see some of them split off, and make their own robo-nation because of that? That'd be interesting. Anyway, enough rambling.

This'll be good (Basic) practice in between the BFR Moon tourism mission and their first Mars mission.

While I'm personally pro-AI (As it has a lot of applications for the future), I think some of the fears, while valid, can be driven too far. But that's evident with each new, novel technology we develop. AI will probably not be the super intelligent Gods like we think, but instead just genius level citizens living among us. Only dedicated AI on a supercomputer could get to that extreme point, but even then, more processing power doesn't mean higher intelligence, let alone godlike intelligence; and you will almost certainly get diminishing returns after awhile. So they'd be lugging around wasted space for a long time just... figuring stuff out. I don't think they would want that, since I presume they have sapience. And with that, all the bells, whistles, and existential crisis's prevalent in our budding species. They may want the freedom to explore and learn naturally, and just be self-contained artificial entities. Just a prediction of mine though. Skynet: Likely won't happen. Scientists are smart for a reason, they've watched Terminator, they probably have some cool acronyms describing worst-case scenario plans. Etc. Utopia: Definitely not at first. We're still wary of self-driving cars, very basic genetic engineering, etc. It will take decades at least for both the old and new generations to accept and get used to AI. [Not gonna say specifics due to forum rules] But it'll take a long time for them to be accepted into being a "major' center in certain affairs. Even then, humans will still need to be a guiding hand. We still need human solutions to our human problems. I think they will be merely used to assist us as well. Not be the babysitters of the post-scarcity human race as we race spaceships across the solar system. For one - We still need jobs, either as profitable hobbies, or the classical kind. Robots can't take over everything, even if they are better. Instead, we'll be working side by side. As for the arts, I'm confident I'll still be in a job even as I become an old man

I read somewhere that Moderators have to read every link posted to make sure it's not something like spam. So do you get a special notification (Or something similar) whenever someone posts a topic/reply with a link in it? And has there been any bad instances with links? Not language in a video. I know about those, but like scam links and whatnot. Or can you sometimes tell it's bad to click on based on the URL? I was just curious after I thought of the initial question

Yes. 1.21. Or 21% more ( 121%) to be more simple.

How much light the planet receives compared to Earth. For example; GJ 3323 b is a planet orbiting a red dwarf star around 17 light years away. it gets around 1.21x more light than Earth, or ~21% more Because of this, it has a higher equilibrium temperature than Earth (Basically Earth's temperature with the same Albedo, and no atmosphere). For Earth it's 255 Kelvin (-18.15 Celsius). For GJ 3323 b it's 264 Kelvin (-9.15 Celsius).

[EDIT] Turns out according to an article posted by @ProtoJeb21, the Equilibrium temperature of this world is 440 Kelvin, not nearly low enough to be potentially habitable. Sorry, false alarm