CatastrophicFailure
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17 minutes ago, cubinator said:
To be fair, Tyrannosaurus Rex is Latin for "Tyrant Lizard King", which seems like a pretty good descriptor.
Actually...
...there’s a theory that T-Rex was primarily a scavenger, incapable of real hunting and mostly harmless...
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Some better info Here. It seems those numbers might not be that far off after all, tho I’m above 46° (barely) and getting the same. Best viewing won’t be for a few weeks yet, but nice sneak play all the same.
...those Zuma guys should take notes...
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24 minutes ago, KSK said:
I'll probably go to the Hot Place for this but...
Out of likes for the day so YouHaveFailedMeForTheLastTime.gif
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1 hour ago, PakledHostage said:
For me it says:
"You will not be able to see the satellite within the next 2087 hours. Please check again later."
87 days? Really?
I’m guessing it’s a glitch with the site. The satellite still hasn’t updated to my sat tracker app, that might be more accurate.
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2 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said:
That moment when the school web filter blocks it for no reason
*tongue chewing intensifies*
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The Official tweet:
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26 minutes ago, _Augustus_ said:
I really wish they hadn't launched that. In addition to being a worthless piece of space junk, it gives people the idea of space-based advertising......
It’ll only be up there for around nine months, anyway. Don’t know what you could advertise with a randomly blinking carbon fiber many-hedron...
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C’mon, give us a date! Even a fake one, just so’s we can say there is one!
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My entire kerbalverse started out as a bad Super Bowl joke, with the whitesuit crew I happened to have on the way to the Mün at the time.
So initially I went back to that save for new names. Then things shifted, and I had to start picking through Russian names. And now things are really getting complicated, so I’m picking names from whatever source is handy (online Kerbal namers are a great tool) and occasionally tailoring them specifically to need. A nod to @KSK‘s observation, too, I added a throwback to the original three to give the story some grounding and connection to those limited bits we all know.
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15 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said:
It says that the website and tracker are coming soon. I so want to see this, hopefully it will fly over Iowa sometime soon. I wonder just how visible it will be, definitely not as much as the ISS, but hopefully still distinguishable.
They did have a website up for a minute, but apparently it died a quick death. Should be pretty visible depending on your local, considering how much stuff one can usually see that wasn’t inherently meant to be seen.
I’m guessing those facets will catch and reflect the sunlight similar to Iridum antennas, and those can be really bright.
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9 minutes ago, tater said:
Anyone else quietly repeating the mantra, "Don't explode, don't explode, don't explode."?
I think for me it was “pleas no kaboom please no kaboom please no kaboom...”
and now the long long wait for the official close up footage.
I swear if they go all BulgariaSat with this one I’ma go find Elon Musk and slap him silly with a squid.
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*looks closely*
Ahh, right thread.
Of course, cloudy for the next 3 months here.
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hmm. This might actually happen...
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I ricked... er... clicked in the wrong thread, does that count?
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1 hour ago, adsii1970 said:
Hahaha. And on the way, we could have shot at womp rats, right?
Well, if you think you can hit a 2 meter bullseye without a computer...
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34 minutes ago, adsii1970 said:
I actually sold a paper case box of good power converters on Ebay. You know, those converters that come with electronic gizmos which always last longer than what they provide power for? Anyway, sold 27 pounds of them for $60.00. There is a market for some of that old junk.
Shoulda taken them over to Toshi station, those moisture farm boys love them power converters.
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11 minutes ago, PB666 said:
SpaceX and Electron are not really competing in the same market,
That was rather my point... they’re not competitors, but are working with somewhat similar technology, therefore possibly have something to gain from collaboration.
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Kick it!
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4 hours ago, Just Jim said:
Here's a great video, especially the sound.
“BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT.”
Anyone who complains about airliner noise ought to hear what the engines sound like without all the sound-mitigation bits.
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48 minutes ago, magnemoe said:
For one they had doen one orbit, if satellite was stuck it would make sense to do another orbit or more sending more signals, perhaps rotate or shake second stage if it was almost free.
From what I’ve been given to understand, the Orbit was already circularized & stable... and SpaceX apparently has no contact with the upper stage after launch (in this case). It’s running all its maneuvers, including deorbit, automatically, and there’s no way to send it new commands.
Which kinda raises a red flag to me. Amidst a veritable sea of red flags. Sure it’s plausible, but...
Sorry, no. I’m not buying anything we’re being spoon fed on this.
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17 minutes ago, KSK said:
Yes - the electric pumps are pretty cool too! I've seen commentary on other forums suggesting that they're not very scalable, (so a human throwing rocket is unlikely) but on the other hand there's a lot of battery R&D going on elsewhere which Rocket Lab can essentially take advantage of for free. Although they're currently using lithium polymer cells which are already pretty light and energy dense if I remember rightly.
Some humans are larger than others...
But going back to your earlier comment, it would be an interesting collaboration between, say, RocketLabs, SpaceX, and Tesla... RL shares their experience with flight-ready composite tanks, maybe does some deep cryo research for SpaceX, and in turn Tesla shares battery technology.
Fat chance, I know, but one can hope.
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Addendum to report dated 8/78...
Well, Triti, Lodvin, Haylotte and Jencine are back at the space center again, safe and... mostly sound, in body if not in mind. The flight surgeon has pronounced them more-or-less physically healthy, despite the massive radiation dose. He says Lodvin's, er... growths... should go away on their own eventually, possibly without leaving any unsightly scars. Unfortunately for Jencine, there was no sign of any radiation-induced hair loss. Hey! After being poked and prodded and having enough fluid drawn for labs I'm amazed there wasn't an empty-straw-sucky-sound, the crew was thoroughly debriefed then rushed off to some nice comfortable, sensory-depriving padded quarantine cells for
further observationsome much needed rest. Initial results from the debriefings were... troubling, at best. I shall have to compile the transcripts into a separate report, once I can bring myself to read them again.Moving on, there's some housekeeping in order. We do have a space program to run, after all. The crewed program has been put on... hiatus, for the time being. Radiation turned out to be a much more daunting problem than we first thought, but we knew it would be a challenge going into it. Dealing with the stress of long-term isolation away from home, though... this may be the real problem. The science team has a possible solution to both they've pitched, but we all found the very idea quite chilling. For now, we're going to concentrate on robotic exploration while the scientists refine their... concept.
I'm also sad to report that we've lost Thalia EXPRESS due to a failure of the main antenna, only weeks before a scheduled maneuver that would have brought another flyby of the eponymous world.
We still need to deal with the ailing UpLab before we completely lose contact with it, too. Fortunately, the solution there has been crammed into the back of the VAB for weeks now.
Me, I'm enjoying a little peace and quiet. The encounter with Gratian is coming up in just a few days, and after what we've all been through, everyone is looking forward to it. Ah, a nice, boring space probe. It won't talk back. It won't grow... things. It won't poke other things with a stick. It doesn't get happy, it doesn't get sad, it just runs programs and it will never ever go crazy!
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So initially I went back to that save for new names. Then things shifted, and I had to start picking through Russian names. And now things are really getting complicated, so I’m picking names from whatever source is handy (online Kerbal namers are a great tool) and occasionally tailoring them specifically to need. A nod to 
The Palaeobiology Thread:
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I'm still out of likes, so here's a thesaurus.
Getting back on track, so we know the beast can run for at least 6-8 seconds. Would that be enough to get it clear of the pad?