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SpaceX and other space stuff
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Not sure. But they are putting on the test stand “B” right now.
"That'll buff right out" indeed!
I love that joke, and I'm afraid I am unable to not utter it in many situations.
I'm the "That'll buff right out" version of the "That's what she said" guy.
Very interesting but it’s not clear to me how a small satellite like that is going to maneuver a likely much larger piece of space junk. Is the plan to somehow put it into a controlled re-entry? Is that little thing going to give the junk a push and then let go?
Whatever, it’s a good goal and I wish them the best.
Showing my age here, but for some reason, whenever I see one of the hops, or Starship test launches, I'm reminded of this short lived show from my childhood :
Well, it was another night of good seeing conditions, so I decided not only to get out one of my telescopes, but to invite my sister and her family out to look at Jupiter & Saturn. Even at full magnification, they were still close enough to be viewed together in the eyepiece, so no one much cared about the technical closeness of last night's "event."
What was really cool for ol' Uncle Winslow was to introduce my incredibly bright, science-loving, 12-year-old niece to telescopes, and the ability to see planets that were not on TV or the internet. The reactions from her, as well as her mother and father, were as one might expect from pretty much anyone who sees Saturn's rings for the first time; Lot's of "WOW!!!"
and the requisite looking up from scope to sky, then back to the scope again. Jupiter also put on a good show, with the four Galilean moons lined up alongside. We even got a "bonus planet," as Mars was basically right overhead. Dad also asked to look at the Moon, so I dialed in some nicely detailed views of the craters along the terminator shadow. Everyone had a great time, and I took the opportunity to underscore to my nice that the experience was entirely analog: No internet required, nothing to plug in; Just a couple of lenses in a tube, and looking up at the sky that's right there, all the time. 
My sister later confided that while my niece does indeed love several science-related subjects, Mom sometimes feels a bit at sea on such things. Add that to the year of screen-staring "remote learning," and keeping the youngster interested and engaged has been a bit difficult (probably true in a lot of homes). I was told our expedition last night was a timely refresher and rejuvenation.
All told, we were out there about an hour and a half, just hanging out with the planets and each other. Well worth it, on all counts!
What was really cool for ol' Uncle Winslow was to introduce my incredibly bright, science-loving, 12-year-old niece to telescopes, and the ability to see planets that were not on TV or the internet. The reactions from her, as well as her mother and father, were as one might expect from pretty much anyone who sees Saturn's rings for the first time; Lot's of "WOW!!!"
and the requisite looking up from scope to sky, then back to the scope again. Jupiter also put on a good show, with the four Galilean moons lined up alongside. We even got a "bonus planet," as Mars was basically right overhead. Dad also asked to look at the Moon, so I dialed in some nicely detailed views of the craters along the terminator shadow. Everyone had a great time, and I took the opportunity to underscore to my nice that the experience was entirely analog: No internet required, nothing to plug in; Just a couple of lenses in a tube, and looking up at the sky that's right there, all the time. My sister later confided that while my niece does indeed love several science-related subjects, Mom sometimes feels a bit at sea on such things. Add that to the year of screen-staring "remote learning," and keeping the youngster interested and engaged has been a bit difficult (probably true in a lot of homes). I was told our expedition last night was a timely refresher and rejuvenation.
All told, we were out there about an hour and a half, just hanging out with the planets and each other. Well worth it, on all counts!
I have no recollection of this. But it blows my mind. I think I have to watch some episodes now.
I don't remember this one either but I'll probably try to check it out.
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Note: I did NOT post this with any political intent. I did post it because it gives an overview of the current state of NASA, SLS, Artemis, the moon program and beyond.
Note: I did NOT post this with any political intent. I did post it because it gives an overview of the current state of NASA, SLS, Artemis, the moon program and beyond.
I love the economics of the whole scheme.
How much junk does he think is up there to salvage Vs the cost of building a rocket, getting it there & back, and the inherent dangers?
As a kid, it seemed like a perfectly sensible prospect - I never questioned it for a second.
I have a great admiration for anyone with the conviction to produce a show like this, confident that kids will buy the concept completely - when exactly is the age, that you start to say "hang on a minute"?
Anyway, when I was searching to see if this show even existed on the internet (rather than just being a figment of my imagination), I was surprised to discover there were something like two and a half seasons made - I only recall seeing about four, or five episodes, before it vanished without a trace.
There do appear to be full episodes online. I may give one a go - or I may just leave it as a happy memory.
Talking of which, if any of you come across a 1970's French Canadian movie, called "The Christmas Martian", please point me in its direction.
I haven't seen that since the early 80's, and I'm having a seasonal urge to revisit it.
Saw on YouTube that there's a new state of the art ground-based telescope nearing completion in Chile.
Speaking of space junk, go to 6:31, all the stuff currently and newly in orbit could really mess with the images this telescope observes.
Speaking of space junk, go to 6:31, all the stuff currently and newly in orbit could really mess with the images this telescope observes.
Extremely interesting. But I'm confused. Don't we have tons of detailed imaging of every inch of the moon? Why are we discovering craters? [probably very stupid question - go ahead, hit me
]It's apparently due to a new study/survey of even more recent, higher-resolution photos than were previously available, with the craters being spotted and counted by an AI program.
