Minmus Taster

He's still got it after all these years!

Guess who's back? back again @Royalswissarmyknife

It was found near the wreck of the Titanic but it's implied that this is a new field of debris. The Titanic's debris field is very well studied;

An ROV has found a field of debris on the seabed. It's over, at least they probably didn't feel it.

The HMCS Glace Bay is reportedly heading to the search area with a diving bell of some kind and a medical team. I've been on the Glace Bay once before, she was docked in Hamilton and they allowed civilians to walk around her. She's a nice little ship, I trust her crew will do their best with the little resources they have.

The final crew member is now thought to be Paul-Henry Nargeolet. Former member of the French navy and a prominent reashercher of the titanic. He's been down to the wreck many times before.

Reportedly the companies CEO is on board as well. This is well and truly a disaster on all fronts. There are treaties in place and this is a public mission. Not that there's anything rock solid protecting the wreck. It's been looted quite a bit sadly but I do not believe the Titan can even pick up artifacts.

We now know the likely identities of two more customers. Pakistani businessmen Shahzada Dakhood and his son. Yikes, this is an ugly story so far. I still hope for a safe return but we need to prepare for the worst.l now.

They have 2 to 3 days of air left. If their on the bottom then time is almost up to save them even if they somehow have a way to pull them out.

I do not believe there was any sonar equipment in the area until the USCG was called in several hours later. If there was a sound it was missed, maybe it was picked up by a more distant sensor but it's a remote area.

Pretty much right alongside it, a collision or ensnarement is one of the likely explanations for the loss. I'm curious; if the dive down takes around 2 hours if they make good time and the last ping heard from it was at the 1 hour 45 minute mark is it possible they went down too quick and hit bottom or the wreck due to a miscalculation or an issue? Keep in mind the pings normally come back every 15 minutes.

If you end up in a situation where you need a second deep-dive sub then you're pretty much screwed. It's almost impossible to approach and dock with anything at that depth. Let alone a situation where the first sub is disabled and lying at a weird angle. If they're on the seabed then as bleak as it sounds it's better to hope that they didn't suffer much.

Since they were near the two hour mark when they were last heard from It's possible they could have hit the wreck during or just after descent. That is a truly horrible way to go, especially if the wreck came down on them. If their still alive at this point they don't have much of a chance if they aren't bobbing on the surface somewhere, just too deep to even think about a rescue attempt.

The Titan Submersible has gone missing with 5 people on board while diving to the wreck of the RMS Titanic. The sub is owned by OceanGate Expeditions which conducts yearly visits to the wreck to study the remains as it decay's. It also brings along tourists to help fund their efforts. The Titan carries 2 main crew members and 3 others, usually high paying tourists. One of these was rumored to be Blue Origin customer Hamish Harding who flew to space last year. The dive takes around 8 hours, 2 hours down, 4 hours at the wreck, and 2 hours up. The Titan dived down sometime Sunday. The sub last pinged around the 1 hour 45 minute mark after which it hasn't been heard from since. The US and Canadian coast guards are searching for the sub on the surface but it has yet to be found. A statement will be released around now from the coast guard, this is a developing story, some details may be incorrect. Lets hope for a safe return for the crew! Some details about the sub; 6.4 Meters in length 4000 Meters max depth (Titanic wreck is at 3800 Meters) 5 Man crew capacity 96 hour oxygen supply (with full crew) Pings location every 15 minutes usually.

Were rolling! T-2 minutes That was uh...a little anticlimactic Oh ok, I assumed it would be a longer test

Adjusting for Elon time were at a brisk 6 months + the lawsuits! So another year at least unless elon can get miracle max out of retirement : P

AX-2 is go for launch Liftoff!

What's going on with F9's second stage? The second stage engine looks like a Terrier XD

I can almost hear the sound that made

The wreck of the RMS Titanic has been fully 3D scanned. For the first time in 111 years we can view the entire ship;

62 new moons have been found around Saturn bringing to the total moon count around the planet to an astonishing 145!

This is a fair contender for one of the most stupid ideas I've seen for starting a series. But my inner 8 year old is gonna love this!

Yeah that one stings, really liked his music RIP

Hate to be that guy but what exactly is "TVC"?

This seems to be the source and it's probably real