SpaceX and other space stuff

[Jon Clegg]

Never gets old:

 

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Last section of Webb primary expanding starting any moment now...



Edit: "Waiting for NASA"
...and we're live...

"that's this huge golden eye"

 

[Winslow]

...and we're live...

Love that they're playing music in the room. At the moment (as I type this), Bowie's "Fame" is thumping along in the background.

 

[Winslow]

Oh wow! I just noticed that the necklace the woman in the lower-right inset shot has is a miniature depiction of the mirror array of the Webb telescope! That's cool.

 

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command to deploy wing imminent....

...it's apparently moving, too slowly to pick up much on the visualization, takes about 4 min so very slow mocing.

..oh that was cool to watch! All unfolded! What's left? I'm not sure... but primary mirror deploy - CHECK!

 

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Oh wow! I just noticed that the necklace the woman in the lower-right inset shot has is a miniature depiction of the mirror array of the Webb telescope! That's cool.

Yeah, girl geeks rawk! \m/

 

[Winslow]

Yeah, girl geeks rawk! \m/

 

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A few major steps left for sure (like focusing), but I think that's most of the "high risk" stuff now checked off. Can't wait for "First Light".

 

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Just got in after some Saturday morning 'adulting', so now I can get back to my default state of 'geek'.

Watching this on the NASA channel on TV. Fascinating talk of the engineering and the challenges, recently on all the actuators to move and warp each mirror.

Yeah, girl geeks rawk! \m/

Especially when they have lion's mane hair LOL.

She's Dr. Michelle Thaller. Strange watching her do hosting duties, but she's qualified. Astronomer and researcher in her own right.

 

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Just got in after some Saturday morning 'adulting', so now I can get back to my default state of 'geek'.

Watching this on the NASA channel on TV. Fascinating talk of the engineering and the challenges, recently on all the actuators to move and warp each mirror.


Especially when they have lion's mane hair LOL.

She's Dr. Michelle Thaller. Strange watching her do hosting duties, but she's qualified. Astronomer and researcher in her own right.

She's done this sort of thing before, I'm not remembering what specifically, but I've seen her providing commentary on several other space-related things. Definitely knows her stuff.

 

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NASA:
"Next up for Webb? Five months of alignment and calibration before we start getting images."

Sigh. Hurry up and wait 5 more months lol.

 

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MOONWABBIT!!

 

[ahc]

And on Mars...

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For anyone wanting to get more in-depth about the James Webb telescope, this is a very informative read written in plain language for knuckle-draggers like me. Written by someone from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for the general public. Some fun comparisons, too, like how much gold was used on the mirrors? Spoiler alert...about equivalent mass of a golf ball.
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Found a more technical one written for scientists.
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[StereoPlayer]

They’ve been testing the catch arms today at SpaceX.

 

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They're saying they may be able to start doing Starlink launches with Starship as soon as April! Boo-Yah!

 

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They're saying they may be able to start doing Starlink launches with Starship as soon as April! Boo-Yah!

Can’t wait.

my link above is for a launch today…the first link didn’t work.

 

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music's on!

 

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and another perfect landing!