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CBredlow

12:17 AM

no launch party for the spaceil launch?

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uhoh

1:41 AM

@CBredlow wow!

spacex.com/webcast

Live webcast for those just "tuning in"

2 minutes 30 seconds

Nusantara Satu Mission

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geoffc

Why no feed of first stage yet?

uhoh

This is nice coverage, I like their split-screen format

geoffc

I think I was watching the wrong feed? I was in Florida and flew back at 3PM. I was looking out the window hoping I could see it on the pad, but our flight never passed in sight.

uhoh

1:58 AM

I keep trying to fast-forward the live feed

geoffc

Third landing for this core. Second core to do that so far. Woo Hoo! On our way to 10 reuses!

uhoh

2:11 AM

that's pretty darn cool!

Q: What light was the Falcon 9 waffle fin (grid fin) occulting in todays SpaceX Nusantara Satu Mission live broadcast?

What light was the Falcon 9 waffle fin (grid fin) occulting in todays SpaceX Nusantara Satu Mission live broadcast? I backed up the time slider on the YouTube live broadcast and snapped some screen captures, cropped with python and made a GIF below. There is some light that blinks because it's ...

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uhoh

5:06 AM

Here's an edited version of that video JAXA just showed, where the tantalum bullet fires into the surface. https://t.co/mCLkBoWK94

Tweeted by jasonrdavis on February 21, 2019 at 10:41 PM in reply to jasonrdavis

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uhoh

11:29 AM

Q: Refraction by Saturn's atmosphere - how dense is it here?

This tweet from CassiniSaturn shows an image of Saturn's rings being optically distorted by the dense atmosphere. It is explained more fully on this page and is available here. The refraction is visible because at at least some depth, the density and path length is sufficient to bend the light s...

saturn cassini

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uhoh

12:49 PM

Q: How to make the cheapest rocket, but still get to the moon?

Have you ever heard of the old movie Salvage? The TV movie, “Salvage,” aired on January 20, 1979. The film begins with Harry successfully bidding for a vintage bi-plane and then reselling it in pieces for more than twice that he paid for it. He’s using every penny he has to purchase up surplus mi...