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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1715 on: March 03, 2021, 04:21:25 PM »
YES!!!!!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1716 on: March 03, 2021, 04:22:09 PM »
Freaking amazing!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1717 on: March 03, 2021, 04:30:07 PM »
oh lol, it's just blew up!  :lol

We got a landing and a big boom, success for everyone!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1718 on: March 03, 2021, 04:33:32 PM »
I'm wondering if it was a remote detonation. It was sitting crooked and probably not safe to approach.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1719 on: March 03, 2021, 04:54:07 PM »
Yea it might have been, I guess that's the safest way since it seems like a bad idea to approach a tilting giant rocket.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1720 on: March 03, 2021, 05:01:33 PM »
Quote from: Chino on March 03, 2021, 04:33:32 PM
I'm wondering if it was a remote detonation. It was sitting crooked and probably not safe to approach.
Certainly a possibility. It was crooked, and it was definitely on fire when it landed. I don't know how long there was between the landing/MECO/Kaboom, but after a minute or two on the ground I still saw fire under one of the fins, even while the remote fire hose was dousing it.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1721 on: March 03, 2021, 06:23:31 PM »
I actually just watched the explosion. I shut down the stream about a minute after landing and missed it live.

Having seen the footage, I don't think it was a controlled detonation.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1722 on: March 03, 2021, 08:47:48 PM »
Hot damn! That angle at 11:40 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODY6JWzS8WU&t
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1723 on: March 03, 2021, 09:37:15 PM »
Yeah, that was a fantastic shot.

If you watch to the very end you can still see what looks like fire under the right fin.

edit: Here's the entire thing with the time between the landing and the kaboom. About 8 minutes. Looks to me like it was leaking fuel before the engines re-ignited for the flip, and continued to burn well after that bouncy landing. Also, they shut down the fire suppression about 2 minutes before it blew up. Maybe they thought it was stabilized, or maybe they saw a lost cause.

https://youtu.be/XOQkk3ojNfM?t=37765
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1724 on: March 04, 2021, 02:05:49 PM »
Great summarization by Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF9mdMI1qxM&ab_channel=ScottManley

Those tiny landing legs looked ridiculous.  :lol
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1725 on: March 08, 2021, 10:50:34 AM »
SN11 heading to the pad! Word online is they're looking to complete all systems tests this week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UynhUVEkpg0 

They're really turning these things out fast. I was reading last night they already have up through SN20 in assembly.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1726 on: March 09, 2021, 06:22:54 PM »
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1727 on: March 16, 2021, 09:42:06 PM »
My freshman astronomy teacher from Berkeley, Alex Fillepenko, just posted this...

https://www.universetoday.com/150506/the-giant-magellan-telescopes-6th-mirror-has-just-been-cast-one-more-to-go/?fbclid=IwAR1UVtA62W37ZL4VyIigNQbRG-XPDmgl6AVXoKDapwNSe7gRyStSLNJzCi4

This thing is going to produce images 10x sharper than the Hubble... :omg:
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1728 on: March 17, 2021, 01:13:51 AM »
Quote from: lonestar on March 16, 2021, 09:42:06 PM
My freshman astronomy teacher from Berkeley, Alex Fillepenko, just posted this...

https://www.universetoday.com/150506/the-giant-magellan-telescopes-6th-mirror-has-just-been-cast-one-more-to-go/?fbclid=IwAR1UVtA62W37ZL4VyIigNQbRG-XPDmgl6AVXoKDapwNSe7gRyStSLNJzCi4

This thing is going to produce images 10x sharper than the Hubble... :omg:
4 years to build the last two mirror segments, yikes.

Can't wait to see the images from Magellan and James Webb.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1729 on: March 17, 2021, 05:38:32 AM »


I didn't know telescopes could look so sexy.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1730 on: March 17, 2021, 05:44:25 AM »
Quote from: Chino on March 17, 2021, 05:38:32 AM


I didn't know telescopes could look so sexy.
James Webb is a sexy ass beast!  Let's get her launched!!!!!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1731 on: March 30, 2021, 11:18:16 AM »
Saw the footage of SN11 blowing up or atleast that's apparently what happend because you couldn't see anything because of fog. Suddenly there's debris falling everywhere, kinda funny to see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN7855POvJ8&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1732 on: April 07, 2021, 01:41:15 AM »
I've said it before but we do really live in exciting times when it comes to the next space race. To have the ability to actually see the progress and rockets being assembled so closely is amazing.

Just had my breakfast while watching the activity at Boca Chica.  :corn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqzqIKrcPxk&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1733 on: April 13, 2021, 10:13:34 AM »
This has to be the 10th different article I've read over the last few months about legit UFO's. Not saying they are extraterrestrial but not ruling it out. Military has been the recent source for these reports.

https://www.foxnews.com/science/navy-captures-footage-of-pyramid-shaped-ufos-orbs
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1734 on: April 16, 2021, 03:56:21 PM »
Someone made a CGI recap of all the tests at Boca Chica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4pQZgRDWM4&ab_channel=NickHenning3D
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1735 on: April 17, 2021, 12:57:13 PM »
So SpaceX is going to the Moon!  :metal

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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1736 on: April 19, 2021, 04:58:23 AM »
Just saw the livestream of the data (actually it's a short video) from Mars's Rover Perseverance and the helicopter's data showing the helicopter has flown on freakin Mars. Incredible stuff.


Crazy we're seeing a video of a helicopter flying on Mars being taken by another machine. So surreal.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1737 on: April 19, 2021, 07:47:07 AM »
Quote from: faizoff on April 19, 2021, 04:58:23 AM
Just saw the livestream of the data (actually it's a short video) from Mars's Rover Perseverance and the helicopter's data showing the helicopter has flown on freakin Mars. Incredible stuff.


Crazy we're seeing a video of a helicopter flying on Mars being taken by another machine. So surreal.

I love the fact that it had a piece of the Wright brother's plane on it too. That was a cool touch.


Also, I can't wait to seen a Starship on the moon. That's going to be sick.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1738 on: April 19, 2021, 08:51:50 AM »
I haven't been following this, but if we flew a helicopter on Mars, then that means Mars has an atmosphere, right?  I hadn't really thought about that before.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1739 on: April 19, 2021, 08:56:19 AM »
Quote from: Orbert on April 19, 2021, 08:51:50 AM
I haven't been following this, but if we flew a helicopter on Mars, then that means Mars has an atmosphere, right?  I hadn't really thought about that before.

Yep, it's about 1% as dense as Earth's atmosphere, which makes flying and slowing down in it really difficult.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1740 on: April 19, 2021, 09:08:20 AM »
Cool, but it sounds like Quaid needs to get his ass to Mars and start up the reactor.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1741 on: April 19, 2021, 12:50:18 PM »
I can just imagine that seeing it perform in a simulation and then seeing it actually work IRL must be very fullfilling and rewarding for the engineers. Someone asked them how this knowledge will transfer to other worlds like Titan, that kind of questions makes me giddy for the future.
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« Reply #1742 on: April 19, 2021, 06:57:06 PM »
Quote from: Orbert on April 19, 2021, 09:08:20 AM
Cool, but it sounds like Quaid needs to get his ass to Mars and start up the reactor.

They already got their ass to mars, just needed to get to the choppa!

https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1383876808295129093?s=20
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« Reply #1743 on: April 19, 2021, 07:22:36 PM »
Quote from: Chino on April 19, 2021, 07:47:07 AM
Quote from: faizoff on April 19, 2021, 04:58:23 AM
Just saw the livestream of the data (actually it's a short video) from Mars's Rover Perseverance and the helicopter's data showing the helicopter has flown on freakin Mars. Incredible stuff.


Crazy we're seeing a video of a helicopter flying on Mars being taken by another machine. So surreal.

I love the fact that it had a piece of the Wright brother's plane on it too. That was a cool touch.


Also, I can't wait to seen a Starship on the moon. That's going to be sick.

Me too! I love the fact they were able to take that piece of cloth to Mars.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1744 on: April 24, 2021, 09:07:27 AM »
Is anyone else feeling a diffrent kind of excitment these days that going back to the moon might actually be a reality and not just talk this time?
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1745 on: April 24, 2021, 09:50:51 AM »
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on April 24, 2021, 09:07:27 AM
Is anyone else feeling a diffrent kind of excitment these days that going back to the moon might actually be a reality and not just talk this time?

I guess we came to an agreement with the aliens to land on the moon again?  :hat
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« Reply #1746 on: April 26, 2021, 09:19:23 AM »
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on April 24, 2021, 09:07:27 AM
Is anyone else feeling a diffrent kind of excitment these days that going back to the moon might actually be a reality and not just talk this time?

Exciting times for sure! I hope we start an inter-celestial game of capture the flag with other countries.


Some awesome footage of Ingenuity's third flight on the red planet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1747 on: April 26, 2021, 11:20:48 AM »
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on April 24, 2021, 09:07:27 AM
Is anyone else feeling a diffrent kind of excitment these days that going back to the moon might actually be a reality and not just talk this time?

Yea, also with today's tech we would be able to see and experience things on the moon that we couldn't before. 
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« Reply #1748 on: April 26, 2021, 12:29:29 PM »
Quote from: Chino on April 26, 2021, 09:19:23 AM
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on April 24, 2021, 09:07:27 AM
Is anyone else feeling a diffrent kind of excitment these days that going back to the moon might actually be a reality and not just talk this time?

Exciting times for sure! I hope we start an inter-celestial game of capture the flag with other countries.


Some awesome footage of Ingenuity's third flight on the red planet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww
I understand what you mean, thinking about the space race during the 50-60s. That would be awesome. Honestly though for me i'm more excitied about countries working together this time for a common goal but seeing Russia turning it's focus on China I guess it's wishful thinking. Foolishly i'm kinda hoping the Artemis program and the journey for Mars will be a global event making the general public truly excited for space exploration again and the mysteries of the universe.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1749 on: April 26, 2021, 09:15:17 PM »
Quote from: Chino on April 26, 2021, 09:19:23 AM
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on April 24, 2021, 09:07:27 AM
Is anyone else feeling a diffrent kind of excitment these days that going back to the moon might actually be a reality and not just talk this time?

Exciting times for sure! I hope we start an inter-celestial game of capture the flag with other countries.


Some awesome footage of Ingenuity's third flight on the red planet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww

The third comment on that video... "now I know how my dog feels when I go to the bathroom and then come back"  :lol
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