Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
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Listen. I started to tell it to an asshole at the office and he began talking to somebody who walked in the room right at that moment.
Here's what we're talking about... https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/jeff-bezos-william-shatner-rocket-vde142a10 ... Last edited by drewprops : 2021-10-13 at 20:47. |
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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I wonder how Elon will tweet about this?
Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon ... |
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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At least the moon will get a new crater.
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Which way is up?
Join Date: Aug 2004
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I'm not sure this is "news" beyond click-bait. "Out of control" rockets launched from Earth have been wandering around for, what, 70 years? Some of them get sucked back to Earth and burn up; some of them get sucked in by the sun; some of them wander off into space and are considered "lost"; and some of them get sucked in by the moon. The article indicates that there aren't a lot of "accidental" bits hitting the moon, but can in no way provide any evidence as proof. Almost all space junk is accounted for, but there is enough "lost" stuff that we cannot say with any degree of certainty that it didn't go *SPLATT* on the moon.
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Russia gets a second taste of getting their asses kicked in the space race!
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¡Damned!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Purgatory
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Empty threats. We already have all the Russian engines we need before switching over to the Vulcan Launch System, which is USA-based.
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Toronto
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It's probably unsurprising that Sanders hates the private space industry, I don't see any acknowledgement that 100% government-run space industry was getting America nowhere, having to pay Russia, for space rides to a station the U.S. largely created.
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Lest this be shifted off page by the 73 different Star Wars threads, I'm giving it a bump with a new theory on how our inner planets came to be here. Space exploration isn't all rockets and astronauts
https://www.wired.com/story/astronom...f-the-planets/ ... |
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Can we launch Elon Musk into space and leave him there?
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Space Pirate
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Location: Atlanta
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The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope are set to be released to the public on July 12th. I anticipate we'll be talking about them.
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Selfish Heathen
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Despite one of the mirrors already having sustained damaged by a micrometeoroid, the fully processed images coming out in a couple weeks are supposedly very impressive, or at least to the astronomers and engineers who have seen it already and are teasing us. Speculation I've heard from astronomers and telescope operators on social media is that they'll probably be correcting for the damage in post-processing software or by making subtle adjustments to that mirror and the surrounding ones to try to compensate, and that the damage really is pretty minor overall, barely noticeable if you didn't know where to find it. The most likely visible effect of the damage would be slight haloing or "star streaks" around very bright subjects, kind of like what you see in that evaluation image but much smaller. I'm so excited to see what the more PR-friendly results with false colors will be. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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I have to admit that I'm pretty excited to see what some of these images come back with as well as the information we glean from them!
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And it's here. First official Webb images. Lots of lensing and aliens!
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Selfish Heathen
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Nice.
I love that they picked a section that prominently features gravitational lensing. General relativity seems to be really hard for a lot of people to grasp, but then you have confirmation in a beautiful presentation like this that anyone can see with their very own eyes. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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That really is a "night and day" difference.
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Which way is up?
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And, right on cue, SpaceX had a boo-boo as Booster 7 self ignited and tried to destroy itself. Oops!
Elon Musk: "Yeah, we meant to do that." Elon Musk later: "Yeah, we didn't mean to do that." - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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Selfish Heathen
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More JWST pictures!
And then there were five: NASA releases the rest of Webb’s first images https://webbtelescope.org/news/news-...First%20Images Some thumbnails: The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Selfish Heathen
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Ooh ooh ooh! To expand upon 709's before/after image comparing Hubble with JWST, check this out:
https://johnedchristensen.github.io/WebbCompare/ (source code here) Someone set up a simple web page where you can compare the images interactively. Very impressive. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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The six pointed flare compared to Hubble's four pointed flare stand out to me more than anything.
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Which way is up?
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That's caused by the shape of the mirror segments, which are hexagonal (6-pointed) on the JWST thingy.
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I think the Carina Nebula image is the most telling in terms of the detail afforded by Webb. Amazing! - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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Selfish Heathen
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The SLS/Artemis is due to launch in just over a week on August 29th.
I'm not as excited about this as I feel like I should be. Anyone else feel this way? Years of dragging on for what seemed like a relatively simple remake of the Apollo program 50+ years ago kind of sapped the anticipation out of this one for me. At least the extra years JWST spent in development still eventually delivered something completely new (and incredibly complex). Here's a summary graphic describing the general design and mission objectives: I'd be tempted to put money on III and IV not happening until 2030 at the earliest if ever. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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No kidding. By then SpaceX and Blue Origin () will already be there and back with space ports on the moon.
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meh
Join Date: May 2004
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We should never have left the moon. I’m glad we are going back.
I’m not happy with SLS as a rocket, but I love the Artemis Program. Saturn V should never been cancelled either. giggity |
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Monday, August 29, 8:33 AM EDT. All the way to the moon and back!
With as many problems as this thing has had, I think an unscheduled disassembly is as likely as anything else. But, I do hope it is successful. Edit: If you're bored, here's the live feed. - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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