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    Originally posted by Levin View Post
    It all looks very sci-fi compared to soyuz and STS.
    Towards the end of the Shuttle program they were sourcing parts from eBay.

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      https://twitter.com/colvinj/status/1266810744802349064

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        https://twitter.com/OrRite_Then/status/1266812032461963266

        The absolute fucking state of this macho macho man. Is that a hand or has he just seen a mouse? They're playing you can't always get what you want at the end of his speech.
        Last edited by The Awesome Berbaslug!!!; 30-05-2020, 21:53.

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          I've just tuned into the docking and caught this massive bloody speech about how amazing they all are and how amazing SpaceX is.

          Is this a case of the Emporer's new clothes? I mean the Russians have been doing this mundanely over the past decade.

          And their suits are shit. Especially the wellies.

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            Docked with ISS 10 minutes early. Live stream is at

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIZsnKGV8TE

            Due to open the hatch at 17.45 and a welcome ceremony at 18.15 (Both UK time.)

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              Originally posted by Logan Mountstuart View Post
              I've just tuned into the docking and caught this massive bloody speech about how amazing they all are and how amazing SpaceX is.

              Is this a case of the Emporer's new clothes? I mean the Russians have been doing this mundanely over the past decade.

              And their suits are shit. Especially the wellies.
              True, but if a commercial enterprise can do this regularly and routinely, it should accelerate the pace of exploration, not having the same distractions and funding concerns as national governments.

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                And they’ve done this much, much faster and cheaper than Boeing et al ever could.

                For comparison, SpaceX have developed and deliverable reusable rockets, cargo capability, rockets which land on ships and now human capable craft in less time than it has taken NASA to develop two cargo systems.

                They’ve also reduced the cost of launches by 80%.

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                  Originally posted by Diable Rouge View Post

                  True, but if a commercial enterprise can do this regularly and routinely, it should accelerate the pace of exploration, not having the same distractions and funding concerns as national governments.
                  Isn't this entirely funded by the national government?

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                    This bit is but the Falcon it rode on wasn’t.

                    At least the taxpayer has got something back for the money. Who knows where Boeing is on this. 2022, I think.

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                      NASA is, but not SpaceX.

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                        Originally posted by Snake Plissken View Post
                        They’ve also reduced the cost of launches by 80%.
                        So the Two something billion dollars Space X got for this and three more launches was 80% less than the Russians had been getting? No wonder Putin can afford to treat Trump to all those, ahem, "hostesses".

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                          I was referring to Falcon doing launches for $60m and it previously costing $400m. With each launch developing the capability to do this, where the rivals can't even get off the ground.

                          SLS is costing $2bn a year and delivering nothing.

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                            https://twitter.com/ScienceSpinning/status/1276519666282901504

                            Not the first time exoplanets have been discovered orbiting Gliese.

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                              That's a very confusing subhead until you read a long way down the article. What's DNA doing on expolanets and how did they recover it?

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                                I think Gliese (number) is a generic name given to about 1000 stars close to us but not visible to the naked eye (and so not named by pre-telescope astronomers).

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                                  If you look due south tonight, you'll see a full moon. Just above it, the very bright star is Jupiter. If you imagine a point halfway between the two then look about 3 moon diameters to the left, that's Saturn.

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                                    Thanks hobbes, I was wondering what that bright thing above the moon was when I was out and about just now. I didn't notice Saturn, but I didn't look particularly carefully.

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                                      No worries. I just love conjunction for some reason.
                                      Years ago there was a conjunction that lasted for months between Jupiter and Venus and for 3 or 4 days a month the moon too. I'd see it as I crossed the millennium bridge on the walk home. That was spectacular.

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                                        Venus was really bright when something woke me at 4:50 this morning.

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                                          Any excitement for this comet then?

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                                            https://twitter.com/Ely_Cathedral/status/1281960747803828226

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                                              What a terrific photo.

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                                                Superb!

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                                                  You can see why comets freaked the fuck out of everyone. That's amazing.

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                                                    Imagine seeing this

                                                    https://twitter.com/mizuho73700856/status/1281166848164151296

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