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uhoh
uhoh
04:56
nytimes.com/video/science/100000005343497/…
Happy Birthday Voyager - beautiful 5 minute video by the New York TImes' Dennis Overbye, Jonathan Corum and Jason Drakeford.
 
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geoffc
geoffc
10:43
@kimholder On the subway home from work yesterday I figured out the joke Iw as aiming for in that comment.... "Stay tuned for As the Stage Lands" or "All of my recovered stages"... Soap opera jokes.
 
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geoffc
geoffc
13:13
X-37B in 45 min!
Go-go SpaceX! Steal those missions from ULA. No wait, when you are cheaper, launching more often, innovating, it isnt stealing, it is earning it. :)
Side Q: Bluetooth headset... Was biking into Manhattam thismorning and trying my first BT headset. I like it overall. But on the ride it was skipping, cutting out, choppy. Not like this when sitting still. Is this interference from driving by other interference sources? If so, BT is not that good a protcol!
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
14:02
The antennas on bluetooth headsets tend to be poor.
Reduce the distance of the transmitter and the antennas.
Also, they tend to be on a single side, so it might help if you move it to the other pocket, assuming it is in your pocket, that is.
Wow, the launch doesn't even track the SECO at all...
geoffc
geoffc
X-37B is sorta classified, kinda.
Ti grid fins today?
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
Yeah, I know.
Looks like it.
geoffc
geoffc
Headset is on my neck. Phone is in my jersey pocket, Maybe 3 feet. That far matters?
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
It shouldn't...
They are very finicky, from my experience...
geoffc
geoffc
Will we be able to see Irma?
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
14:05
Maybe...
Didn't even think of that.
Probably only with some luck.
It's a good thing this is a direct return to land mission.
Getting the barge back to port might make it really tricky, to say the least.
geoffc
geoffc
Iinteresting that they have enough margin with X-37B not very heavy, and LEO so I guess it is an easier mission.
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
LEO missions also tend to be a better profile in general for return to site.
geoffc
geoffc
Announcer is on Prozac.
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
A typical insertion perigee for a GEO mission is lower than such for a LEO mission.
To have the higher perigee, you have to go more vertical.
Pretty much nailed the X again.
Within only a few feet, at most.
geoffc
geoffc
After 2 feet on JRTI, curious how close they are getting. I get the feeling they are within their error bars now, and won;t get any closer, since honestly, it don't matter.
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
14:10
Agree.
geoffc
geoffc
There is possibly no value in any further accuracy at this point. Even for ITS landing in a stand, this should be close enough. So dang cool!
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
Actually, if they could absolutely nail the landing, they could do it without the landing legs, which would make things a bit easier.
I'm not sure how close it would have to be to do that right. 2 feet might be doable, but I bet they would want it a bit closer.
 
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kim holder
kim holder
15:20
> A woman's attempt to sell a purported $1.7 million moon rock was thwarted last week when the buyer she met with turned out to be an undercover agent working for NASA.
i don't know, something just tickles me about NASA having an undercover agent.
space.com/11804-nasa-moon-rock-sting-apollo17.html
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
15:53
Working for NASA, or the FBI on behalf of NASA?
No, it's really NASA... Wow...
geoffc
geoffc
16:10
@PearsonArtPhoto Bad boys bad boys, whatcha gonna do... Join the men of the NASA Polcie forces as they track down evil doers.
PearsonArtPhoto
PearsonArtPhoto
LOL
It sounds like they can't actually arrest anyone, but...
 
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geoffc
geoffc
17:41
I re-watched the landing, hoping to see if the second landing pad is looking visible. But it comes out of the clouds, and then lands with only the current pad in view. Alas.
Like the new paint job.

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