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Yesterday, 03:34 PM

Swift replied to a thread Fish Fight in Fun-n-Games

:lol:

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Yesterday, 02:00 PM

Swift replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

I think a lot of the huge uptick was from bad human behavior during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays (traveling and getting together in...

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Yesterday, 01:52 PM

Swift replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, the morning news is overloaded with it.

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Yesterday, 10:20 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX / Inspiration4 mission - all civilian in Space Exploration

And knowledge of the airflight principle "no problem is so bad that you cannot make it worse" also translates well to spaceflight.

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Yesterday, 02:49 AM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX / Inspiration4 mission - all civilian in Space Exploration

Interview with Hayley Arceneaux. Seems like a neat lady. LINK

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2021-Feb-23, 06:36 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

What was the data path for that video? All stored onboard of Perseverance and then uploaded afterwards, or sent realtime to MRO or something and sent...

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2021-Feb-23, 04:13 AM

Swift replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

I'm reminded once again about what the BA said about the Phoenix lander being imaged by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter:

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2021-Feb-23, 04:06 AM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

GSE? Ground Support Equipment?

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2021-Feb-22, 07:22 PM

geonuc replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. I'd hesitate to guess. While I've been working on it for the past year, I don't usually put in that many hours (minutes) at a sitting. For...

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2021-Feb-22, 07:19 PM

geonuc replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

In building the model, I'm amazed the ship carried two dozen men. La Pinta was not very big.

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2021-Feb-22, 04:30 PM

Swift replied to a thread NEW MEMBER? Introduce yourself in this thread. (Continued) in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Hi JW999, welcome to CQ.

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2021-Feb-20, 11:52 PM

Swift replied to a thread Boeing general news, because it's popular in Science and Technology

CNN.com

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2021-Feb-20, 07:23 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

I doubt the FAA cared too much about why it crashed in the context of preventing that in the future. If SpaceX wants to crash ten of them, go ahead...

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2021-Feb-20, 05:23 PM

grapes replied to a thread Question about Earth tides in Science and Technology

Those earthquakes are huge, but not large enough to explain the change in earth's rotation. But, the rotation has changed a lot, that's the activity...

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2021-Feb-20, 08:03 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Sounds like a healthy approach by FAA. Let SpaceX do the investigation at their pace (and keep up) plus don't care about someone blowing up his...

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2021-Feb-19, 11:04 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

MRO was launched 17 years ago. Quite an experienced workhorse!

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2021-Feb-19, 03:10 PM

grapes replied to a thread Question about Earth tides in Science and Technology

Yes, in the long run. Pretty much the reason for leap seconds--the defining of the day as of a length from a century before meant that we would...

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2021-Feb-18, 10:03 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

Congrats! They are getting really good at this "land things on Mars" game. Experience and proper atmospheric modelling put to good use. Let's hope...

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2021-Feb-18, 09:38 PM

geonuc replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

I wonder if MRO got a photo of Perseverance parachuting down?

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2021-Feb-18, 09:12 PM

Swift replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

First image!

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2021-Feb-18, 09:10 PM

Swift replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

Touch down confirmed!

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2021-Feb-18, 06:46 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm apparently not nice either, because I had exactly the same thought.

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2021-Feb-18, 06:19 PM

geonuc replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

No time like a pandemic, eh?

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2021-Feb-18, 06:13 PM

geonuc replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

Work progresses on La Pinta. The hull and decks are complete. I'm working on railings, hatches, various fittings. My workspace gets kind of cluttered...

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2021-Feb-18, 04:47 PM

Gigabyte replied to a thread Extreme climate change - how much and how fast in Science and Technology

That is not settled science, not even close. The last million years of ice ages does not support that conclusion, nor do the dramatic changes that...

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2021-Feb-18, 04:44 PM

Gigabyte replied to a thread Question about Earth tides in Science and Technology

The presence of the Moon in orbit is slowing Earth's rotation and extending the day by about 2 milliseconds every 100 years. Because of tides.

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