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Yesterday,
11:04
cjolley
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RIP: Opportunity
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They don't think it's components can survive the brittleness they will reach at night in the winter with no heaters running. OTOH, they didn't think...
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Yesterday,
04:14
VJ
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RIP: Opportunity
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Nice xkcd cartoon as a farewell: https://xkcd.com/2111 But this one for Spirit also fits nice: https://xkcd.com/695/ And it will miss this...
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3 replies | 51 view(s)
13th February 2019,
17:52
Dr Mordrid
started a thread
PBS NOVA: "Rise of the Rockets"
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Tonight at 9:00 pm Eastern on PBS Dr. Chris Riley @alifeofriley "Rise of the Rockets" - my new film with @SellaTheChemist, @Astro_Ferg,...
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13th February 2019,
14:53
paulw
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RIP: Opportunity
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RIP. A great piece of "short life" engineering. It did a great service.. Maybe one day another storm may blow away the dust and it will come to...
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13th February 2019,
13:13
Dr Mordrid
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RIP: Opportunity
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RIP Oppie 😥 NASA ✔ @NASA One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, our @MarsRovers Opportunity is at an end...
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13th February 2019,
00:49
Dr Mordrid
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SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield)
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Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut Replying to @elonmusk and 4 others Will there still be these header tanks inside starship? | Elon Musk ✔...
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12th February 2019,
21:10
Dr Mordrid
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SpaceX 'StarLink' broadband satellite service [launches begin 2019]
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SpaceX has spun off SpaceX Services Inc. to run the StarLink system. DoD and SpaceX testing the two test satellites for military aircraft comms....
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10th February 2019,
20:43
Dr Mordrid
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SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield)
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Randomness as a human @epoxy101 Replying to @elonmusk and 3 others will it be cheaper than F9 for kg to LEO for instance? | Elon Musk ✔ @elonmusk...
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10th February 2019,
20:22
Dr Mordrid
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SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield)
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Another Raptor TweetStorm... Elon Musk ✔ @elonmusk Raptor reached 268.9 bar today, exceeding prior record held by the awesome Russian RD-180....
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9th February 2019,
09:45
Dr Mordrid
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NASA: Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
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The Lounge
The CLPS timeline puts commercial human lander unmanned tests in the 2024-2025 time frame. SpaceX may well beat this with a Starship test. ...
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1 replies | 204 view(s)
8th February 2019,
14:36
Dr Mordrid
started a thread
Disney Plus (Disney+) streaming service
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It'll combine the Disney, Marvel, ABC TV, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and 21st Century Fox libraries. Disney will also control the majority of shares in...
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7th February 2019,
21:55
Dr Mordrid
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Interesting illustration of the speed of light.
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Science and Military
Nice!
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7th February 2019,
21:46
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield)
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Vlogger Tim Dodd, AKA Everyday Astronaut, has a new episode during which he explains the choice of stainless steel over composites, and the idea...
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10 replies | 370 view(s)
7th February 2019,
19:08
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
Falcon 9: PSN VI & Sparrow lunar lander
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The Lounge
Moved Launch: Feb. 21 (Thursday) Time: 2045 Eastern (0145 UT Feb. 22)
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7th February 2019,
03:23
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
SpaceX Raptor: flight engine tests (HOTFIRE!)
in
The Lounge
This was quick! Boiling cryo 172 tons = 1686.74 kN = 379,195 lbf +10% for deep cryo gives 189.2 tons = 1,855.414 kN = 417,114.5 lbf
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6th February 2019,
16:12
Dr Mordrid
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Falcon 9: Crew Dragon DM-1 - uncrewed test flight to ISS (static fire video)
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Range approved, SpaceX ✔ @SpaceX Targeting March 2 for Crew Dragon's first flight to the @Space_Station...
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18 replies | 1297 view(s)
6th February 2019,
13:45
UtwigMU
replied to a thread
tooting my own horn....
in
The Lounge
For people capable of independent work and thought freedom is the most important. :up:
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6th February 2019,
11:34
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
tooting my own horn....
in
The Lounge
ALWAYS a plus :up:
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6th February 2019,
11:32
Dr Mordrid
started a thread
Otd: 2018
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The Lounge
OTD: 2018 Two more this spring.
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6th February 2019,
06:22
VJ
replied to a thread
tooting my own horn....
in
The Lounge
First some renovations in the apartment... :classic: Not joking! There will be a full renovation of the common areas - photos may follow... ;) But...
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32 replies | 3645 view(s)
6th February 2019,
01:23
Umfriend
replied to a thread
tooting my own horn....
in
The Lounge
Congrats! So what are the plans?
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5th February 2019,
19:28
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
Falcon 9: Crew Dragon DM-1 - uncrewed test flight to ISS (static fire video)
in
The Lounge
In part ISS scheduling Michael Sheetz ✔ @thesheetztweetz NASA will announce tomorrow @SpaceX Demo-1 is targeting no earlier than March 2 at...
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18 replies | 1297 view(s)
4th February 2019,
12:11
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
SpaceX Raptor: flight engine tests (HOTFIRE!)
in
The Lounge
SpaceX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BteDxoUFUOX/ Goal: 200 metric tons of thrust, then a 250 metric ton Raptor "Full Thrust" ...
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5 replies | 140 view(s)
4th February 2019,
04:24
VJ
replied to a thread
tooting my own horn....
in
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:up: Procedure passed. Barring some minor editorial comments on the book, there were no comments at all. The vote was unanimous, so the commission...
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3rd February 2019,
21:46
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
SpaceX Raptor: flight engine tests (HOTFIRE!)
in
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Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut Replying to @elonmusk and 2 others Methalox torch igniters... So what starts those? Is there like a spark plug...
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5 replies | 140 view(s)
3rd February 2019,
21:02
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
SpaceX Raptor: flight engine tests (HOTFIRE!)
in
The Lounge
YAY!!!! Elon Musk ✔ @elonmusk First firing of Starship Raptor flight engine! So proud of great work by @SpaceX team!! 10:49 PM - Feb 3, 2019 ...
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3rd February 2019,
00:27
Dr Mordrid
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SpaceX Raptor: flight engine tests (HOTFIRE!)
in
The Lounge
Incoming!! Elon Musk ✔ @elonmusk At @SpaceX Texas with engineering team getting ready to fire new Raptor rocket engine 2:15 AM - Feb 3, 2019 ...
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5 replies | 140 view(s)
31st January 2019,
21:12
Dr Mordrid
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SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield)
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Matthew Keegan @keego73 Hi Elon. My 12yo son Finlay is doing an assignment on the colonisation of our solar system and wants to know how many crew...
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10 replies | 370 view(s)
31st January 2019,
19:55
Dr Mordrid
started a thread
SpaceX Raptor: flight engine tests (HOTFIRE!)
in
The Lounge
It's said to "tower over" a Merlin 1D Today Musk tweeted images of the first full engines, starting tests this month in Texas before powering the...
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5 replies | 140 view(s)
31st January 2019,
16:52
Dr Mordrid
replied to a thread
Falcon 9: PSN VI & Sparrow lunar lander
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The Lounge
Jim Bridenstine ✔ @JimBridenstine Israels first Moon lander, named Beresheet, has arrived in Florida to launch on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 in...
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