Ontopic Mission to Uranus

[nukes]

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It's a wet chickenshit

 

[Frau Blugher]

Jupiter

 

[Josh]

Last Saturday I went to a friend's house and watched the Moon occult the star Aldebaran, live streamed to the big screen TV in the comfort of his warm house. He had his 5" refractor outside with a planetary imaging USB camera connected to his laptop, wirelessly streaming to a Roku on his TV.

Fucking technology man.

 

[Floptical]

Just gonna leave this here...

We should do an entire thread on that photo to see who can select the best background music for it.

 

[Floptical]

Last Saturday I went to a friend's house and watched the Moon occult the star Aldebaran, live streamed to the big screen TV in the comfort of his warm house. He had his 5" refractor outside with a planetary imaging USB camera connected to his laptop, wirelessly streaming to a Roku on his TV.

Fucking technology man.

Did you at least give him a reach around?

 

[Ledboots]

We should do an entire thread on that photo to see who can select the best background music for it.

 

[Duke]

We should do an entire thread on that photo to see who can select the best background music for it.

 

[Duke]

Then of course, the obligatory

 

[Frau Blugher]

 

[Duke]

So the Space X Zuma launch of what was guessed to be a spy satellite worth billions didn't go so well.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/74750...ellite-believed-destroyed-after-spacex-launch

There was a long delay because of concerns about the fairings around the payload section. It's possible they didn't resolve them correctly.

Either way, not a good way to start 2018, Elon.

 

[fly]

So the Space X Zuma launch of what was guessed to be a spy satellite worth billions didn't go so well.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/74750...ellite-believed-destroyed-after-spacex-launch

There was a long delay because of concerns about the fairings around the payload section. It's possible they didn't resolve them correctly.

Either way, not a good way to start 2018, Elon.

Except failures are to be expected. I wonder if the government self-insures these things. I assume they probably do.

 

[Jehannum]

Except failures are to be expected. I wonder if the government self-insures these things. I assume they probably do.

You think anyone would write a policy when half of the manifest is redacted in sharpie?

 

[fly]

You think anyone would write a policy when half of the manifest is redacted in sharpie?

It wouldn't be if you had clearance...

 

[Jehannum]

It wouldn't be if you had clearance...

I have plenty of room between my head and the ceiling.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

NASA has a 3D model page setup so you can print models of your favorite space vessel

https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov

 

[fly]

zomg, @APRIL and I are putting on our snow gear and heading to KSC tomorrow. Turns out there is actually a night launch, so we bought tickets to it as well. EXCITING!!!

 

[Duke]

zomg, @APRIL and I are putting on our snow gear and heading to KSC tomorrow. Turns out there is actually a night launch, so we bought tickets to it as well. EXCITING!!!

Have you guys been there before?

 

[fly]

Have you guys been there before?

Nope. Never seen a launch up close either.

 

[Duke]

Nope. Never seen a launch up close either.

Save the Saturn V for last. You'll wonder at the fact that everything, including the space shuttle, looks WAY fucking smaller than you imagined.

Then you finish with the V

and the world makes sense again.

 

[Jehannum]

Save the Saturn V for last. You'll wonder at the fact that everything, including the space shuttle, looks WAY fucking smaller than you imagined.

Then you finish with the V

and the world makes sense again.

Doesn't the V sit right out front of the building, though?