The Astronomy Thread

MusicForFish · Jul 11, 2019

What? You wanted me to say "dont be fooled, the colorful vape is seeding for chemtrails and the CGI is covering it up?"

Borzak · Jul 14, 2019

The 20th is the 50 anniversary of the big one. Man landing on the moon.

Tuco · Jul 14, 2019

Borzak said:
The 20th is the 50 anniversary of the big one. Man landing on the moon.

It's a testament to the achievement made and a global disgrace that we aren't looking back on the Apollo missions as a quaint achievement that was impressive only given the tech available.

Here's to changing that in the next ten years.

Borzak · Jul 14, 2019

I read once only Gene Kranz was over 35 in the control room that day. May have been not true no way to check it. Looking at his wiki he was 36 at the time.

khorum · Jul 15, 2019

Even this thing is better than a fucking quadcopter.

Tuco · Jul 15, 2019

khorum said:
Even this thing is better than a fucking quadcopter.

Someone needs to tell the marketing team for JPL to not publish zoomed in shots of dudes zip-tying cables, screwing down cams and nervously holding estops.

Otherwise that robot looks really cool. I wonder what its mobility system's power consumption is

meStevo · Jul 16, 2019

Propellant leak caused the Crew Dragon explosion. First crewed flight expected next year.

SpaceX found the problem that blew up its Crew Dragon spacecraft

The investigation shows a fixable problem, but don't count out on SpaceX flying astronauts in 2019.

qz.com

khorum · Jul 16, 2019

Well it's better than blowing up another astronaut I suppose. That'll nix Musk's entire project right fast. In fact, the risk of that happening is significant enough that he should delay NASA manned projects and focus on capturing as much of the cargolift market as possible. He can do manned missions for private clients.

Cybsled · Jul 17, 2019

Government contracts are always going to be more lucrative in the near term, especially if they actually start to get serious about the moon stuff. Private clients are ok, but that is a pretty niche market and you still have the same safety problem. A billionaire isn't going to strap himself into your space craft if they aren't convinced it is safe as a space craft can be.

Musk is still first at this point. That is a position you need to fully take advantage of, before you find yourself mired in competition. A company with a functioning and reliable launch platform and space craft is going to be a much more attractive option than someone still in the PoC stage.

Borzak · Jul 19, 2019

Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. But the media is "remember the US put a man on the moon, did nothing for women.

To Make It to the Moon, Women Have to Escape Earth’s Gender Bias (Published 2019)

The Apollo program was designed by men, for men. But NASA can learn from its failures as it aims to send women to the moon and beyond.

www.nytimes.com

Tuco · Jul 19, 2019

khorum said:
Well it's better than blowing up another astronaut I suppose. That'll nix Musk's entire project right fast. In fact, the risk of that happening is significant enough that he should delay NASA manned projects and focus on capturing as much of the cargolift market as possible. He can do manned missions for private clients.

SpaceX blowing up a few astronauts wont kill spacex. It'll set them back for sure, but everyone understands the risks.

Captain Suave · Jul 19, 2019

Tuco said:
SpaceX blowing up a few astronauts wont kill spacex. It'll set them back for sure, but everyone understands the risks.

Right, a big part why this work is being done privately in the first place is that a company can afford to take more risks of this type than can a government agency.

Tuco · Jul 20, 2019

Tuco · Jul 20, 2019

I thought that looked familiar...

Tuco · Jul 20, 2019

Apollo version:

BrutulTM · Jul 21, 2019

Tuco said:
I thought that looked familiar...

Shout out to the Sikorsky Skycrane. Always thought those things were cool.

LachiusTZ · Jul 24, 2019

Elon Musk: We could land on the Moon in "less than two years"

He says SpaceX might make the trip without NASA.

futurism.com

Captain Suave · Jul 25, 2019

My sister's SO works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and gave my kids and me a private tour today. We got a good look at the Mars 2020 Rover, which is nearly fully assembled and will shortly disappear from public viewing to undergo environmental testing. It's pretty cool being this close to machines which will shortly be an another planet.

Tripamang · Jul 25, 2019

I had a funny thought, what if travelling back in time was a lot easier than we imagined and it takes an advanced civilization 300 years of advancement to develop it. In an effort to perfect the past they through their own ineptitude or through war to control the future end up erasing their own existence entirely. Could time travel be the great civilization filter? Lol

Mudcrush Durtfeet · Jul 26, 2019

Tripamang said:
I had a funny thought, what if travelling back in time was a lot easier than we imagined and it takes an advanced civilization 300 years of advancement to develop it. In an effort to perfect the past they through their own ineptitude or through war to control the future end up erasing their own existence entirely. Could time travel be the great civilization filter? Lol

The aliens/etc/paranormal thread is that way. ---->

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