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Space and Science BS Thread

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by Monster Coma, Oct 29, 2013.

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  1. Oct 22, 2020 at 5:46 AM
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    I read the book back in high school. IIRC it skipped around. It started with the birth of the Mercury program and kept flashing back to how they got there. It was the movie that put things in chronological order.

    There's a story in the book about some of the astronaut candidates doing stupid shit in a T-33 shooting star, so I hope that makes it into the show.
     
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  2. Oct 22, 2020 at 8:13 AM
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    OK, started watching the first episode on my phone. Not shabby so far. I like the slow build.
     
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    Think they'll go with 'hop' protocol or actually do a hosted YT?
     
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    I hope they host it like F9 launches.
     
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    This is beginning to sound more and more like they are using the Fire Star novels as their playbook.
     
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    Although it would be awesome for a hosted YT event, I think, officially, they’ll go with the ‘hop’ protocol.

    BCG/Nasa Spaceflight, TD and others will be there to capture it live but there are SO many things to test out with SN8 and much can go astray.

    I can see them quickly releasing the footage if it’s successful.

    Related- a current snapshot of Starlink:
    https://www.businessinsider.com/spa...ing-public-service-licensing-military-2020-10

    Got to say I was a bit bummed after reading this. Limitations to about 1.5 million users burst my bubble..
     
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    I'll be closely following Everyday Astronaut then.
     
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    Has anyone out west gotten an email for Starlink Beta Internet yet?
     
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    It’s been very quiet at Boca Chica these past few days...
     
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    https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starlink-better-than-nothing-beta-rollout/

    Nuggets from the article:
    • Curiously, the invite also flies counter to previous hints in the code of SpaceX’s Starlink.com website that beta testing would be free for testers, revealing that Better Than Nothing Beta service will cost $99 per month and require each user to purchase a $499 Starlink user terminal.

    • SpaceX appears to be shipping Starlink user terminals and setup packages to beta users almost immediately after orders are placed. Lacking any kind of obvious non-disclosure agreement (NDA), it appears that the first reviews from Starlink beta users are likely to begin rolling in a matter of days from now.

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    https://arstechnica.com/information...beta-begins-its-99-a-month-plus-500-up-front/
     
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    Not this guy. Colorado probably isn't far enough north for them yet.
     
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