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  1. Feb 21, 2021 at 5:26 PM
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    :rofl:

    that took me by surprise. :D
     
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  2. Feb 21, 2021 at 5:34 PM
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    Eventually I want to do lightsabers with rgb strips, and a deathstar with some fiberoptic rods and high powered leds to shoot into a mouth. Too many planned projects, not enough time, money, and skills.

    https://youtu.be/7yj5TENEu8U?t=125
     
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  3. Feb 21, 2021 at 5:47 PM
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    The HomerTaco from 27 years ago would be a huge fan. ;)
     
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  4. Feb 21, 2021 at 6:28 PM
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    Perseverance has 11 parts made using 3d printing, 5 of them are in the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL), the lunchbox-size device will help the rover seek out signs of fossilized microbial life by shooting X-ray beams at rock surfaces to analyze them and 6 other 3D-printed parts can be found in an instrument called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE. This device will test technology that, in the future, could produce industrial quantities of oxygen to create rocket propellant on Mars, helping astronauts launch back to Earth.

    Taken from this NASA article: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8778/nasas-perseverance-rover-bringing-3d-printed-metal-parts-to-mars/
     
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  5. Feb 21, 2021 at 6:51 PM
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    If you are like me, waiting for our drug dealer (NASA) to release more high-resolution color images and video, this may lessen your cravings until our next fix, here are more details on how Ingenuity will be deployed before its first flight attempt.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5ehz7pHprk
     
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  6. Feb 21, 2021 at 10:38 PM
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    Sintered parts, otoh...
     
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  7. Feb 21, 2021 at 10:54 PM
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    Oh yeah, Direct Metal Laser Sintering is legit. I believe the cheapest on the market right now starts at a cool quarter million, but if i had that in the bank doing nothing... it would be on the list. And that list of toys I wish I could afford is LOOOONGG.
     
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  8. Feb 22, 2021 at 9:54 AM
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  9. Feb 22, 2021 at 11:18 AM
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    I hope they can live up to that hype. I don't entirely believe the forces arrayed against him but I would think network saturation is a real threat. Maybe they'll artificially limit supply of kits to manage speeds?
     
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  10. Feb 22, 2021 at 2:08 PM
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    About time, as a taxpayer I want those f*ing pictures, now!
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Such an achievement, I don't even have the words. Hover a vehicle the size of an SUV from a rocket-hovering vehicle on another planet autonomously? Amazing.
     
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    That’s a crazy video...
    Perspective, at least my perspective, is way off, couldn’t believe when I saw the dust kicking up.... I thought it was much higher.

    Also, it’s the first time the sky crane developer saw it work.

    Historic footage for sure :thumbsup:

    Thanks for posting it :thumbsup::thumbsup:
     
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    Hayley Arceneaux added to the Inspiration 4 Crew! Not only does she work for St. Jude’s, she received treatment as a 10 year old there.

    Godspeed to all involved :thumbsup:

    https://www.inspiration4.com/crew


    Hayley Arceneaux, Bone Cancer Survivor, Set To Become Youngest American In Space - https://www.npr.org/2021/02/22/9701...survivor-to-become-youngest-american-in-space
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    $50 gets you 500 entries, mission patch and a thank you card from St. Jude

    https://www.prizeo.com/campaigns/l/inspiration4/inspiration4
     
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    More fun facts (found this one on reddit)

    [​IMG]


    https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/lpx9pq/the_mars_perseverance_rovers_parachute_has_an/



    Reminds me of the wheels on Curiosity - they have holes that spell out JPL in morse code.
     
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