The_Radiation_Specialist
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There are some other cool things there, like work on developing a simple dust removal system for solar panels (would be really useful on Mars) and a...

Thanks, that makes sense.

I’ve had zip type packages that sometimes work. It reminds me of the “easy open” packages for hot dogs and such, which might just be possible to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoscience

Science is a process of a analysis, not a fixed result. A science is an area of study, so any topic that is being studied through the scientific...

If I’m understanding the abstract, this drive requires very dense mass, so perhaps possible in theory but not with foreseeable technology and perhaps...

Today is a teacher in-service day for Simon's school. It's 9 AM, and Irene is just making waking up noises--which she probably wouldn't be if I...

I have no real answer, but I would think they would need to lock to be effective. Different question if anyone knows: What are these “boots”...

:lol: Too bad you didn't get a video.

I received three letters from EDD (state unemployment department). The only thing is that they are addressed to someone that has never lived at my...

We had to change our appointments, but my whole family got our first vaccination today!

Sounds similar to Russia’s Star City, but a tad more public: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_City,_Russia

I'm getting a shot next week! A friend texted my sister that the age in Indiana was just lowered to 50, so right away she jumped on it and grabbed...

I’ve always heard/read it as “RUD” or “Rapid Unplanned Disassembly” which is the basis for the joke I mentioned above, “Rapid Unplanned Launch.” ...

This is probably the best spot to ask without starting a new thread - I was wondering if folks here have an Instant Pot or similar item and if they...

I've seen the series. The look of it, at least, is very much like ST:TNG, much better than ST:D's weird alternate universe look. I kept watching,...

Here is a short (approx. 1 minute) edited video with the later event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzhP3Q5fku8 I've seen some joke comments....

I happened upon episode 1 on Comedy Central this evening. I could only stand about the first 10 minutes of it. My impression of it from the trailer...

Not clear yet if it was a leg failure or if it was engines not working perfectly and landing too hard or a combination. I'm guessing the landing...

It just went boom!

It sounds like legs did not deploy. It is leaning, but it is on the ground.

Looks like they are trying for about 5:30 pm Eastern (4:30 Central)

Not yet scrubbed for the day, at least according to the public announcer from SpaceX.

Ignition and immediate abort

T minus 4 minutes

Never?

Of course, I don’t claim expertise here, I just remember reading an article where a doctor made a distinction between gross compromise of large parts...

I believe it is primarily due to a large number of older people in those crowded settings which have a less effective immune response even if healthy...

Scott Manley's analysis of Neutron, including questions about financing, the market they are trying to compete in, and questions about design.

Yes, it strikes me as a disingenuous hook for the article. I’d expect that Virgin Galactic is dropping on news of further testing (itself delayed)...