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Any landing that you don't walk away from is a crash...
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That's gonna cost ya, Mr Bezos. A shame, really. But think of all that new data....
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What is the best energy source for an unmanned airship?
StrandedonEarth replied to farmerben's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Not a bad idea; however, I'm assuming these would be used in remote locations where there is no power grid connection. Granted, the first cargo hauled in could be generators... -
How do you fix leaks in space?
StrandedonEarth replied to farmerben's topic in Science & Spaceflight
I believe that the particles in the hot coolant get sucked toward the hole and gum it up. -
How do you fix leaks in space?
StrandedonEarth replied to farmerben's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Always worked for me... Your mileage may vary.... -
What is the best energy source for an unmanned airship?
StrandedonEarth replied to farmerben's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Cover the top half of the gasbag with flexible PV panels... -
What is the best energy source for an unmanned airship?
StrandedonEarth replied to farmerben's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Is solar power at 23W/g good enough? https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat4388#:~:text=d%2C Power-per-weight,g−1 with PU). -
I see, an orange Moon arising.... Wildfires in the area have smoke blowing down the valley, making for an orange moon... Once I saw it, I had to wait to get home to pull out my Canon to get a decent pic, as my phone wouldn't zoom in enough and just showed an bright orange disc. As a result, it wasn't as deeply orange as when I first saw it. Had to play with settings to get a decent exposure. And then I messed around with a really long exposure setting...
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totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
StrandedonEarth replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Mount a fire extinguisher on Zeus… -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
StrandedonEarth replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Thanks for the vidtweetpost, I had tuned in just in time to see a muted wall of smoke, and had to wait for it to clear to make sure it was still standing… Couldn't scroll back; quicker to find your post than the replay tweet lol -
The Rest In Peace thread: Teri Garr, October 29, 2024.
StrandedonEarth replied to StrandedonEarth's topic in The Lounge
Wow, I heard rumbling on the webs this morning and then heard “God Save The Queen” on the radio (I don’t hear much of the radio here at work, but I heard that!), The Queen is dead, long love the King! She was Queen for as long as my mom could remember…. Sorry, Mr Bernard Shaw, but you have been royally upstaged…. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
StrandedonEarth replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Woot! Hopefully a static fire on my birthday! I wonder how many engines this time... -
[New] Space Launch System / Orion Discussion Thread
StrandedonEarth replied to ZooNamedGames's topic in Science & Spaceflight
If it’s still on the pad for Hallowe’en, someone has to paint a jack’o’lantern on the big orange rocket… -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
StrandedonEarth replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
24hrs apart at the Cape. I wonder just how close together they can launch... -
KSP1 Computer Building/Buying Megathread
StrandedonEarth replied to Leonov's topic in KSP1 Discussion
Ah, okay, that makes sense. I had looked up the specs at one point and knew it should have only two RAM slots, then saw the TM performance tab and got a little confused. So I was hoping for the best but expecting (or forgetting) the worst. Not so much this time, but it was mandatory on my old laptop to deslugify it. Sometimes I parked it on top of the AC vent when I was launching a challenging part count... -
totm march 2020 So what song is stuck in your head today?
StrandedonEarth replied to SmileyTRex's topic in The Lounge
I like to karaoke, and I'm told I'm not half bad at it (does that mean I'm actually all bad?). But I'm not a fan of country music/ Nonetheless, a friend posted a video of her hubby swinging singing a verse of a song I'd never heard before, and took it as a challenge to me. So I had to learn the first part, so she could video my twang , and she giggles every time she watches it. And I'm stuck with that song swinging through my head.... -
KSP1 Computer Building/Buying Megathread
StrandedonEarth replied to Leonov's topic in KSP1 Discussion
Happy to say the upgrades went without a hitch, once I finally figured out how exactly those ribbon connectors worked. It sounds great again (it was always much louder than my wife's laptop), 24 GB of RAM installed and working (only 2 RAM slots, although task manager claimed 4), and 1TB of "deep storage" HDD to augment the 256GB SSD it came with (once I found the HDD ribbon cable that came with this specific machine a couple of years ago...). And the fans got blown out. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
StrandedonEarth replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Tuned in just in time for the second burn, a few seconds long.... Seeing the booster light up the ocean is almost as good! -
totm dec 2023 Artemis Discussion Thread
StrandedonEarth replied to Nightside's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Just glue a Bluetooth-enabled sensor to the engine bell, lol. Just kidding, only Bill Kerman would do that…. -
Mars Rover Perseverance Discussion Thread
StrandedonEarth replied to cubinator's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Riding the winds, land when the atmosphere thins, rise and go somewhere new when it thickens…