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Static fire test of will probably be held on Thursday 2/9. 

In the meantime, it looks like SN 24 will not be going into orbit. It’s been retired to the rocket garden.

R.I.P. to anyone with trypophobia looking at that photo

The last time you said that, carlTL said it was inorganic so it didn’t bother him.

[TheZookie007]

Lucky him

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What our sky would look like if J1407b occupied the same space as Saturn does now.  J1407b’s ring system is 640 times larger than Saturn’s.

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What our sky would look like if J1407b occupied the same space as Saturn does now.  J1407b’s ring system is 640 times larger than Saturn’s.

That must be a massive and dense planet to have the gravitational force to have such a ring. 

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NASA's glory days. 

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Blue Origin says it has demonstrated the ability to create solar panels from lunar regolith. This could potentially revolutionize manufacturing on the Moon.

Check out this video from the Angry Astronaut or just Google it.

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An annular solar eclipse, a rare eclipse where the shadow cast by the Moon causes a “ring of fire” effect

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An annular solar eclipse, a rare eclipse where the shadow cast by the Moon causes a “ring of fire” effect

That is so cool. 

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Welcome home Crew-5

[TheZookie007]

PBS Space Time: "What If Space And Time Are NOT Real?"

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PBS Space Time: "What If Space And Time Are NOT Real?"

Ooo, that looks interesting.  Will have to check it out tonight!  Thanks Zook!

[TheZookie007]

You're welcome!

This would be one of my biggest fears during an EVA: dropping a critical tool and seeing it float off into space forever...

Real Engineering, 11 March 2023: "Don’t Drop your Tools in Space"

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Well, NASA couldn’t figure out how to do it, so they hired Axiom Space to create the spacesuits on the upcoming Artemis III lunar landing. 

Behold the AxEMU

If anyone has seen that bulky hard shelled contraption that NASA had been working on, I think you’ll agree that Axiom has done a much better job.