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Very nice!DennisN said:Gosh, this is a cool clip :
Very nice!DennisN said:Gosh, this is a cool clip :
After some delays due to issues with the rocket and the weather the launch is now planned for the December 2nd, 10:32 am Pacific time (1:32 Eastern time, 6:32 UTC, 7:32 Central European time, 11 hours 30 minutes after this post) with a launch window that extends about half an hour beyond that.mfb said:A Falcon 9 launch is planned for November 19 - this will be the first time a booster is used for a third flight, its previous launches were in May and in August. The mission will launch about 90 small satellites to low Earth orbit.
Looks like the winds came here now ...mfb said:
Oouff! (relief) ... I'm an ISS fanmfb said:ISS program has been extended until 2030. As usual funding might change from year to year and nothing is final, but it looks like the ISS won't be given up soon.
Private space leader SpaceX plans to lay off about 10 percent of its more than 6,000 employees across the nation, the company said Friday.
The Hawthorne, Calif.-based company, which has a prominent presence on Central Florida’s Space Coast, said in a statement that the move would help the company reach its goals.
“To continue delivering for our customers and to succeed in developing interplanetary spacecraft and a global space-based Internet, SpaceX must become a leaner company. Either of these developments, even when attempted separately, have bankrupted other organizations,” SpaceX said in a statement. “This means we must part ways with some talented and hardworking members of our team. We are grateful for everything they have accomplished and their commitment to SpaceX’s mission.”
“This action is taken only due to the extraordinarily difficult challenges ahead and would not otherwise be necessary.”
Stavros Kiri said:And ... as if that wasn't enough, there are now animals and plants on the moon!: China just put them there! ...
"There Are Plants and Animals on the Moon Now (Because of China)"
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So much for the headlines! ...mfb said:Not surprising if you don't heat them.
Now that is strange!mfb said:Japan did https://digitalindiapreview.com/first-artificial-meteor-shower/. They launched a satellite designed to produce sets of artificial shooting stars. The first set is planned for Hiroshima early 2020 but they can produce many more.