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Today, 01:41 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

And they only lost the upper half. The lower half, with pretty much all the expensive bits, came back into port.

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Today, 12:11 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Morty, in all his re-lighted glory! Note that the antlers are a slightly different color. That's because I retained the original incandescent...

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Yesterday, 11:35 PM

Swift replied to a thread Rocket Lab in Space Exploration

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

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Yesterday, 03:41 PM

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

Soon!

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Yesterday, 02:25 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China Space Station in Space Exploration

More details of the Chinese Space Station, including launching of the various components and astronauts. ...

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Yesterday, 01:41 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread NASA's moon exploration ambitions in Space Exploration

"NASA-funded project to explore one-of-a-kind lunar observatory" ...

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Yesterday, 12:22 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's podcast - Dongfang Hour in Space Exploration

Now the podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvnMBm69fUo&feature=emb_imp_woyt

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Yesterday, 12:18 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Heavy-lift boosters? in Space Exploration

"China’s super-heavy-lift rocket awaits state approval, to serve in lunar manned mission around 2030: experts" ...

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Yesterday, 12:08 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's Tianwen-1 mission in Space Exploration

"Three candidate names for China's Mars rover come out after global poll" http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202103/02/WS603ddaa7a31024ad0baac2d4.html

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Yesterday, 07:03 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's podcast - Dongfang Hour in Space Exploration

No podcast this week. It it President Xi puts has support phase 4 of lunar exploration (CE6, 7, 8, and ILRS(moon base)) ...

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Yesterday, 01:16 AM

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

Morty the Moose. But it's not his fault. Around 20 years ago,we noticed that instead of the usual lighted deer, someone had a moose. That was...

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Yesterday, 12:57 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's podcast - Dongfang Hour in Space Exploration

China Aero & Space Weekly News Round-Up - Episode 21 (15 – 21 Feb 2021) This episode gives some insight into China's future moon base and working...

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2021-Mar-01, 07:53 PM

Swift replied to a thread M 5.3 earthquake near Point MacKenzie, Alaska in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

This is the USGS website on aftershock forecasts; has some nice graphs of aftershocks over time from various size quakes.

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2021-Mar-01, 07:28 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread M 5.3 earthquake near Point MacKenzie, Alaska in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

From the USGS glossary: And this, from the Southern California Earthquake Center (emphasis added): Here's a USGS search of earthquakes...

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2021-Mar-01, 04:16 PM

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

100.3% ? Someone get three doses? ;)

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2021-Mar-01, 04:00 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Disease and pandemics thread (because it's science) in Science and Technology

For far too many people, unfortunately, the obvious reason is that flu deaths are being falsely reported as Covid. Along with all other deaths...

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2021-Mar-01, 02:11 PM

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

That sounds like Ohio, though I don't know of any mass-vaccination centers close by. But its a hodge-podge and nothing centralized. I'm not...

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2021-Mar-01, 01:49 PM

Swift replied to a thread Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket in Space Exploration

I assume they are marketing it as the best rocket in the 'Verse. ;)

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2021-Mar-01, 12:59 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket in Space Exploration

"New rocket, Firefly's Alpha, may be ready to launch by April" ...

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2021-Mar-01, 12:29 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread NASA's moon exploration ambitions in Space Exploration

The next article is a bit of a dampener on NASA's drive for the moon. Only 33 percent of the American public support Moon of Mars exploration. ...

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2021-Mar-01, 08:13 AM

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

Nowhere near that easy, of course, any more than cloned dinosaurs are a threat to amusement parks. Human and viral genetic engineering and virology...

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2021-Mar-01, 08:00 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Rationale for a deep space station in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I'll just add, in the first episode of the show it's established that there were political and military reasons for taking over a repurposed facility...

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2021-Mar-01, 07:49 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

I was mistaken. To make my point clearer, I'll say even if human safety were not a concern, even if we never set foot on Mars, my view is that...

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2021-Feb-28, 06:28 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Minimum amount of light for photosynthesis in Life in Space

Which would make both radiation shielding and thermal control less complicated than windows.

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2021-Feb-28, 03:47 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

I was looking forward to watching Vera on PBS last night, but it's pledge time so instead they had some health quack followed by an old music show. ...

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