Aerospace engineer/historian. Observer of societal collapse. Haver of cats and opinions.
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Daylight reveals the extent of damage caused to Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) and the surrounding area of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, following last night’s massive explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn during a Static Fire Test. Significant fire damage to the launch pad, tower, and other infrastructure can be seen - which will undoubtably require months of repairs - while debris from New Glenn lay scattered around LC-36.
Photo credit: @asherbphotos @tweetsiphotos @LaunchHeavenX
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I am hesitant to get ahead of a proper data review, but I understand the space community’s curiosity, especially when imagery can give the impression of a problem.
As you would expect, engineers were eager to inspect the heat shield, starting with diver imagery shortly after splashdown and continuing with the review aboard the ship. No unexpected conditions were observed. I suspect when the images are released, it will be pretty obvious the stark difference between Artemis I and Artemis II head shield performance.
As to the question specifically, the discoloration was not liberated material. The white color observed corresponds to the compression pad area and is consistent with the local geometry, AVCOAT byproducts, and transitional heating environments. We observed this behavior in arc jet testing and expected it in this compression pad area.
We will complete a full data review across all systems, including the thermal protection system, and make the results publicly available.
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63,000 Somalis live in Minnesota.
A very deportable number.
That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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If someone told me it's been scientifically proven there's intelligent plasma entities living in the magnetic convection oceans high above the Sun's photosphere, I'd say "yeah that makes sense"
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I'm sure trained pilots will say, "Oh he has plenty of room. He's fine" 👀 – at Texas, USA
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About 3 weeks ago, the media told you that Biden was “sharp as a tack” 🙄
2 days ago, the poor guy was basically forced at gunpoint to resign as Dem nominee. His staff weren’t even informed.
Now they say Kamala is the best thing ever 🤦♂️
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Now targeting 7:50 a.m. CT for launch of Starship’s fourth flight test. Weather conditions are 95% favorable. The webcast will go live ~30 minutes ahead of liftoff → spacex.com/launches
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Here is the updated cloud cover forecast for Monday afternoon during the total solar eclipse. The best chances for clear viewing remain in northern New England and from southern Missouri to central Indiana. There is still uncertainty, so continue to check for forecast updates!
ALT Key Messages for the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse, updated April 5th. The image has a map of forecast cloud cover on Monday afternoon and descriptive text. The text reads, "The best chances for clear viewing are in northern New England and from southern Missouri to central Indiana. However, there is still uncertainty, so continue to check for forecast updates. Clouds may impede viewing from Texas into Arkansas, and possibly in Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, and western New York. There will be a 20-30% chance of rain showers during totality in Texas, Oklahoma, southern Arkansas, Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, and western New York. There will be a 60-90% chance of Thunderstorms Monday evening and Tuesday in the South-Central U.S. Severe weather and flash flooding will be possible, which could lead to hazardous travel after the eclipse."
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These young ladies just learned a real life lesson.
"THEY" (Asshole politicians) like to toss out numbers trying to make you believe that the economy is FINE using cherry picked, or just flat out BS statistics...
BUT... when these girls go to the store and realize that when they put in 1 HOUR of work, they can't even buy a small package of chicken...
People ACTUALLY SEE what Bidenomics really is!!!
You can't gloss over THAT!!👇🏼
And Heels Up at the end is just a perfect addition!!🤣🤣
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From Dall-E: "prometheus stealing fire from the atom, art deco style, building frieze"
this was the best
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Flight controllers chose to exercise an additional orbit before starting the IM-1 Mission landing sequence. The new anticipated landing time is 1724 CST.
We expect the landing stream to start on the IM-1 web page and NASA TV at 1600 CST. The content on both streams is identical.
(22FEB2024 1330 CST)
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Today, the Sierra Space team has arrived at a profound milestone in our amazing journey - one of audacious dreaming and tenacious doing. We are now living in the Orbital Age.
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Anybody want to make a cool $83 million?
Just fabricate a 25-year-old hallucination about Mark Hamill assaulting you in a changing room.
And then, when he denies it, sue him for defamation!
Those are your rules, @MarkHamill. It would be a tragedy if you had to live by them.
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US Launch Vehicle Projects #06: Solar Power Satellite Launchers
aerospaceprojectsreview.com/…
