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SpaceX and other space stuff

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I've been gone, and I'm back checking in.

I'll offer this up re:SLS. I'm generally not a fan, but I did follow along - rooting for the best.
Looks like there was some nice success.

My first thought after the launch was - where is the hi res video? But, soon after, we got some, and overall, we Did get some great shots of the moon and the earth.

If they were in any way being SpaceX like and had SLS2 not so far behind, I could jump in as a semi advocate.
And yet, the current plan, and the build rate, is absolutely ridiculous.

Long live SpaceX.

If we had built an Initial return plan using derivatives of Falcon and Dragon, we'd be back already.
 
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These Starllink launches are becoming so routine and so short (they cut off right after booster landing any more). I still like to tune in to hear Jessie's voice, even if she's not on the screen. ;)
 
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And if anyone's looking at last minute travel plans for more cold and snow during the holidays, NASA found the new coldest spots on the planet.

"That is several degrees colder than the previous low of minus 128.6 F (minus 89.2 C), set in 1983 at the Russian Vostok Research Station in East Antarctica."

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Just for fun. May have been posted already.

We just had the Artemis/Orion mission around the moon, quite successful.

As part of the early development of the Orion capsule, NASA launched an unmanned test build in 2014. Orbited earth twice, went out 3,600 miles (5793 kilometers) and re-entered at about 20,000 mph (32,200 kph).

There was a hi-def camera installed, looking out thru a crew window. Entire sequence from beginning of plasma trail until capsule splashdown. 10 mins 40 secs.
 
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bholder said:
These Starllink launches are becoming so routine and so short (they cut off right after booster landing any more). I still like to tune in to hear Jessie's voice, even if she's not on the screen. ;)
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I was in my backyard a few months ago listening to tunes and having some beer when I saw a string of about 50 little lights cruising off to the horizon. I had no idea at the time what they were. They were cool though.
 
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