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I think there's at least one other space exploration aficionado on here, so here goes.
SpaceX will be launching the TESS mission the middle of April. This is big. Bigger than big.
The following link is an excellent presentation by SETI of just how significant TESS will be. The science -- and heavy reliance on AI -- is fascinating.
If you want to skip the intros and cut to the chase, start at 6 minutes in.
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In this harrowing age of MAGS (Mutually Assured Golden Showers), it's always nice to see something a bit more on the constructive side, such as a spaceship launch, especially when it's not just putting up another spy satellite or military deathray (like yesterday's launch).
Tomorrow (Monday), if all goes well, the TESS exoplanet hunter will launch on a Falcon 9 at 3:32 pm our time.
This will be a very complicated launch, in the sense that TESS must be put in a highly eccentric elliptical orbit that goes out to a lunar distance and then comes in close to earth. Further, it's a polar orbit (passing over the poles). Further, each polar orbit will shift, and in doing so look at a different slice of the sky.
I'm very much looking forward to this, and hope to hell that TESLA's winning streak holds tomorrow.
There will be various live feeds. The ones handled by SPACEX staff are the best, while the NASA live feed can be rather stodgy. Not certain which flavor the following link is, but it's all I can find for now.
https://www.space.com/17933-nasa-televis...ce-tv.html
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I always go to spacex.com for the live webcasts.
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Check back in on Wednesday after today's Tess launch was postponed.
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Coverage begins at 3:51 pm today.
Unless Musk oversleeps on the factory floor in Fremont.
http://www.spacex.com/webcast
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Or he's still setting up his tent at Coachella.
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Starship SN8 -- Holy fuck!
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Awesome and then BOOM.
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So just plain *Awesome* then?
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Yes.
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This seems like an appropriate spot for a NASA post.
Here is the video of Percy landing on Mars.
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(02-24-2021, 11:18 AM)thatguy Wrote:
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Next time I would suggest they just print the latest Sunday crossword puzzle from the New York Times on the chute. That will keep folks bamboozled for more than a matter of minutes.
And since when did the Metro paper start carrying it? Took me three days (with help from a Jeopardy-class spouse) to finish it.
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03-03-2021, 06:09 PM
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The Leaning Tower of SN10
It's not Paris, but I'll take it.
Uh. Never mind.
The disappearing leaning tower of SN10.
Dang it.
This footage is on twitter. Don't have time now to learn that insert.
Here's the address.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1367260073416945670
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