Well folks, it’s been a few months since we’ve had suborbital human spaceflight. This mission also marks the first crewed flight of New Shepard after the NS-23 anomaly in 2022....
I found it useful. It enabled me to break through a genealogy “brick wall” by connecting with a 3rd cousin who had more info on a pair of my (our) great-great-grandparents.
I’m not too concerned about privacy. I shed DNA all over the place just by existing, so I’m not really expecting that information to be private going forward.
Starlink Group 6-59 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-05-18 00:32 UTC, or 2024-05-17 20:32 local time (EDT). Booster 1062-21 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas....
Until a working prototype is built, I will be treating the field of warp drives (even sublight warp) with a healthy dose of skepticism. Glad people are working on it though.
Statement of FAA provided to @NASASpaceflight about SpaceX led investigation:
“If the FAA agrees no public safety issues were involved in the mishap, the operator may return to flight while the mishap investigation remains open, provided all other license requirements are met.”
NSF followed up with the question if this would mean that a positive outcome of this investigation would mean the launch license will be modified before the mishab is closed?
The FAA answered: “Yes, provided all other license requirements are met.”
I’m very confident they don’t want someone who’s not NASA killing their very expensive instrument prematurely. They probably would feel better about a NASA astronaut accidentally killing the telescope
I wonder if Polaris II would ever become a joint mission with NASA? Perhaps with a pair of NASA astronauts and a pair of private ones?
Are there paleontology jobs which are primarily indoors? I’m thinking of tasks like removing the matrix from fossils which have already been dug up, but need to be prepared for preservation.
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Blue Origin NS-25 Launch Thread
Well folks, it’s been a few months since we’ve had suborbital human spaceflight. This mission also marks the first crewed flight of New Shepard after the NS-23 anomaly in 2022....
No punches pulled (lemmy.world)
I posted in politics but it was removed for not having an article in it. So where should it go? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Unexpectedly Wholesome (i.imgur.com)
What do you all think of taking a DNA test for genealogy purposes?
I’d like to but the privacy problems are holding me back
New Orleans Likes to Drink. They Spotted a Huge Recycling Opportunity (www.nytimes.com)
College students started a venture that has diverted glass bottles from landfills and crushed them into sand for coastal restoration efforts.
For the first time since 2004, the narwhal has been designated as Not at Risk by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (www.cosewic.ca)
18 May 1987 (sh.itjust.works)
Starlink 6-58 launch bulletin (First 21st flight of a booster!)
Starlink Group 6-59 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-05-18 00:32 UTC, or 2024-05-17 20:32 local time (EDT). Booster 1062-21 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas....
Warp Drive Breakthrough Could Enable Constant-Velocity Subluminal Travel, Physics Team Says (thedebrief.org)
17 May 1987 (sh.itjust.works)
Protesters vow to keep up pressure on Tesla as it expands German gigafactory (www.theguardian.com)
Grünheide approved the US automaker’s plan on Thursday to double the capacity of the site, despite opposition
Starship Development Thread #56
SpaceX Starship page...
[rykllan] 2024-05-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview (pbs.twimg.com)
Infographic source: rykllan...
World’s largest compressed air energy storage project comes online in China (www.pv-magazine.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15724955...
Private mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show (www.npr.org)
16 May 1987 (sh.itjust.works)
Then and Now (i.imgur.com)
Starship Development Thread #55
SpaceX Starship page...