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07-12-2022, 10:16 AM | #4891 |
New and Improved
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07-12-2022, 10:19 AM | #4892 |
Kind of a mod
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07-12-2022, 11:27 AM | #4893 |
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Booster 7 experienced an explosion during testing.
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-sta...ted-explosion/ |
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07-12-2022, 12:13 PM | #4894 | |
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07-12-2022, 01:38 PM | #4895 |
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It sounds like this was supposed to be an engine spin test without ignition, but testing 33 engines at once allowed too much methane to build up in the air below the engines. In the future Musk says they will use something like the spark showers under the Space Shuttle to ignite gasses as soon as they come out, and they will not spin all 33 at once.
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07-12-2022, 02:19 PM | #4896 | |
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07-12-2022, 04:31 PM | #4897 |
"Think BOOM!"
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Obviously a major malfunction...
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07-13-2022, 08:11 AM | #4898 |
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First images from the webb telescope have been released. This link compares the images to the hubble telescope to give just how much detail we are getting back.
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...cope-rcna37875 |
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07-13-2022, 01:06 PM | #4899 |
Ain't no relax!
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Zooming out...
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07-13-2022, 01:12 PM | #4900 |
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07-13-2022, 03:45 PM | #4901 |
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New NOVA tonight on PBS on JWST.
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07-13-2022, 07:02 PM | #4902 |
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07-14-2022, 11:08 PM | #4903 | |
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More JWST mind blowing stuff...
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07-15-2022, 06:00 PM | #4904 |
Live free or die hard
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07-21-2022, 11:18 AM | #4905 |
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T-20:00
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 10:39 a.m. PT (17:39 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, July 22 at 10:39 a.m. PT (17:39 UTC). The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85 and SARah-1. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff. |
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