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You are welcome.
Of course, this chat was bombarded by my commentary as well.
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Yes, the cameraman was very skilled for the ground shots, and the onboard cameras did a good job of capturing the flight. Ahh, modern technology + skilled photography = beautiful flight videos.
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It looks like the first stage is top heavy and the drone ship rocky. It's a wonder the first stage does not tip over after landing. I have read,,.
The first stage is secured to the deck of the drone ship with steel hold-downs welded on to the feet of the landing legs In June 2017, OCISLY started being deployed with a robot that drives under the rocket and grabs onto the hold-down clamps located on the outside of the Falcon 9's structure after landing. Fans call the robot "Optimus Prime" or "Roomba", the latter of which has been turned into a backronym for "remotely operated orientation and mass balance adjustment". - Autonomous spaceport drone ship - Wikipedia.
The first stage is secured to the deck of the drone ship with steel hold-downs welded on to the feet of the landing legs In June 2017, OCISLY started being deployed with a robot that drives under the rocket and grabs onto the hold-down clamps located on the outside of the Falcon 9's structure after landing. Fans call the robot "Optimus Prime" or "Roomba", the latter of which has been turned into a backronym for "remotely operated orientation and mass balance adjustment". - Autonomous spaceport drone ship - Wikipedia.
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Hmm, so no wonder why the first stage does not land nearby, or on solid land, cos we do not want the booster to tip over, and pose risk to us on the land. Man, SpaceX is high tech. NASA is in the dark ages compared to SpaceX.
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Nice, I am checking that one out right now. Also, the name is pretty cool: Shortfall of Gravitas.
The name comes from a sci-fi ship name in Iain Banks' stories: Iain Banks - Wikipedia
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Therein lies the upside of a dictatorship. If you want the upside of SpaceX, which I do, you have to ignore the downside. But I suggest it is self-deceiving to pretend it does not exist. By choosing to ignore it I automatically share in the guilt of having caused the negative consequences.
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I agree with you there, 100%. Musk has not treated his employees well. If he treated his employees better, I would like SpaceX even more.
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Back in the space shuttle days I was on board with NASA 100% and watched the programming all the time. If I am not board with SpaceX 100% it is because I do not like some of the irons Elon Musk has in the Fire. Investments in Twitter for example.
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The booster has landed. If I was noting things during the landing it was that the booster was rocking as if the drone ship were on choppy seas. They have lost boosters before because of this... Wow! That looks expensive!
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Whew, that booster is probably in the millions of dollars. If only we had Star Trek replicators to repair the booster.
This was booster 1058 in June 2020, and yes, NASA logos were slapped on the booster (from Wikipedia)
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Agreed. Twitter should have remained Twitter (glad I do not use social media except for this forum), and then Musk wanted to revamp the platform, charge $8/mo for a blue tick mark, and show off his AI, named Grok. I remember when the shuttle was discontinued in 2011 (was entering 6th grade). That was a sad day. I watched shuttle launches on YouTube around that time, plus we had the NASA channel on TV at the time.
Well hey, we live in a fallen world, so Musk is far from perfect, just like myself, and everyone on this planet. We can pray for Musk, and others who have lived in sin, that God may help us grow.
Grok info: What is Elon Musk's Grok chatbot and how does it work? | TechCrunch
2022 consumer alert from North Carolina government about X/Twitter verifications: https://ncdoj.gov/consumer-alert-watch-out-for-fake-twitter-account-scams/
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I would say, though, that Elon Musk does try to improve on good ideas. This is what will make the future fun for him. Will he reach Mars? Will he have rockets explode on him? Can he return from space without burning up space craft? Will it go all wrong?
Will it go all wrong... Yes! There is much possibilities for things to go totally wrong as our atmosphere does not produce steady conditions. As I like travel I just read of a train being derailed in tornado like winds just this month! And sometimes it is fun to watch flight pilots fight the stick as they try to land planes in bad weather.
Will it go all wrong... Yes! There is much possibilities for things to go totally wrong as our atmosphere does not produce steady conditions. As I like travel I just read of a train being derailed in tornado like winds just this month! And sometimes it is fun to watch flight pilots fight the stick as they try to land planes in bad weather.
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So... I was totally on board 100% with NASA and watched their NASA TV all the time. Especially the Space Shuttle program... Until the focused switched to the International Space station... In which I find boring.
Though I am not totally on board with Elon Musk at least he generates an atmosphere of "space race" in which I find fun and follow with great interest. There use to be cheers when he would land the space boosters. I have noticed it has been a long time since I have heard cheering. We space fans must bore quickly!
Though I am not totally on board with Elon Musk at least he generates an atmosphere of "space race" in which I find fun and follow with great interest. There use to be cheers when he would land the space boosters. I have noticed it has been a long time since I have heard cheering. We space fans must bore quickly!
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As an astrophotographer Elon Musk's satellites for their sheer numbers are a pestilence which frequently ruin wide angle images.
Professional astronomers share the same opinion.
www.abc.net.au
Professional astronomers share the same opinion.
Could increasing satellite 'noise' pose problems for the Square Kilometre Array?
By 2030, the world's largest radio telescope will be operational in remote Western Australia, but by then tens of thousands of satellites will be blanketing Earth's orbit with radio noise.
www.abc.net.au
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