The Space Thread!

[GRtak]

In the future, there will be robots there to grab hold of it. It will look interesting to say the least.

 

[IceBone]

Same sort of tech as the Tesla charging octopus thing?

 

[GRtak]

No, think more hands on.

 

[maxtortheone]

https://imgur.com/aebGDz8

 

[MWF]

Happens all the time. If you think about it a 4G enabled iPad (other tablets are available) is, essentially, the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and flip phones were the communicators from Star Trek.

Might even be worth a thread.

 

[GRtak]

[video=youtube;Ski2JSA-Xh0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ski2JSA-Xh0[/video]

 

[mpicco]

Happens all the time. If you think about it a 4G enabled iPad (other tablets are available) is, essentially, the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and flip phones were the communicators from Star Trek.

Might even be worth a thread.

Agree!

https://forums.finalgear.com/off-topic/from-science-fiction-to-reality-60762/#post2370876

 

[MWF]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36157488

 

[MWF]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36155591

 

[Eye-Q]

SpaceX has landed a first stage for the third time (once on land, twice on a swimming platform), this time after it has carried JCSAT-14 which has been deployed in a geosynchronous orbit: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/728457165606780928/photo/1

 

[mpicco]

SpaceX has landed a first stage for the third time (once on land, twice on a swimming platform), this time after it has carried JCSAT-14 which has been deployed in a geosynchronous orbit: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/728457165606780928/photo/1

So, it's not longer a test, since it was an actual mission with payload. This is awesome!

 

[British_Rover]

So, it's not longer a test, since it was an actual mission with payload. This is awesome!

The first two landings were actual missions as well. What makes this one special is that they were going to GTO with a large satellite. That is a much higher energy orbit so less fuel available for recovery.

It also means re-entry temps from the higher velocity. Remember friction is the cube of speed so going just s bit faster puts tremendous extra stress on falcon 9 during re-entry.

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[GRtak]

Mercury Will Cross In Front Of The Sun In A Rare Event. Here's How To Watch

 

[narf]

Happy 100000th revolution, ISS!

 

[bone]

let's hope your windows stay in place!

but it's quadrupple layered, so i guess it can handle a small stonechip

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/0...cracks_window_on_international_space_station/

 

[IceBone]

Fucking clickbait. Fuck off.

 

[bone]

?

 

[IceBone]

[h=1]A cracked window on the International Space Station? That's not good[/h][h=2]Wait til you see what caused it[/h]

 

[bone]

so?

it's still cracked...i read it in the newspaper today, and just posted the first link google showed

if i hadn't posted any link, you would've come up with "got a link for that?"
if you don't like the way the article is written, do a fucking better google search and STFU!

 

[maxtortheone]

I'm with Ice on this one. I get why they do crap like that to get clicks but that doesn't mean I'll like it.