The Astronomy Thread
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what Suineg set it to
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Lambourne
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There's one tower at Cape Canaveral currently, got to see it in the flesh earlier this year. Pictures don't really do it justice, it's huge. Sensation was a bit like seeing the Eiffel Tower or a Manhattan skyscraper for the first time, you know it's tall before you go but the sheer height of it just hits you.
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Ukerric
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Boeing Starliner spacecraft experiencing helium leaks ahead of docking at space station
Despite the discovery of helium leaks, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that launched from Florida on Wednesday is expected to dock at the ISS on Thursday.www.foxbusiness.com
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Boeing's 1st Starliner to carry astronauts arrives at ISS despite thruster malfunction
Boeing's first Starliner capsule ever to carry astronauts has arrived at its orbital destination.
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shame it stopped before the topple, that was my favorite part. I really like that SpaceX isn't afraid to show it all, warts and all.
Lambourne
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Earlier this year they said that a tower landing was planned for test flight 5 if flight 4 went well. Considering that this water landing looked like it went like it was supposed to, I could see them going ahead with that plan.
Elon seems to think so, maybe the FAA doesn't though.
Elon seems to think so, maybe the FAA doesn't though.
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Looks like the left is UGC 6923 and the right is UGC 6969. Both are Galaxies. Here is a SS from Stellarium, it's rotated *almost* 90 degrees:
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Edaw
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Sanrith Descartes
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Ephemeral morning frost discovered atop Mars' tallest volcanoes
Morning images show frost briefly coating at least four colossal volcanoes: Olympus Mons, Arsia Mons, Ascraeus Mons, and Ceraunius Tholus
www.astronomy.com
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In an update released late Friday evening, NASA said it was "adjusting" the date of the Starliner spacecraft's return to Earth from June 26 to an unspecified time in July.
