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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #975 on: December 28, 2021, 10:43:37 AM »

Up To 170 Rogue Planets Discovered In Our Neighborhood
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Anton mentioned a new infrared telescope launching soon.  I don't know if that was it.  Maybe not. 
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #976 on: December 28, 2021, 04:23:17 PM »
Well poop

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #977 on: December 28, 2021, 06:14:54 PM »
How James Webb's Deployments MUST Work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeiQEG450gc
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #978 on: December 29, 2021, 07:03:00 AM »

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The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully completed deploying both pallet structures of its sunshield, notching another milestone in the five-day-long process of unfurling the massive sunshield.
https://www.space.com/news/live/james-webb-space-telescope-updates
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #979 on: December 29, 2021, 12:09:16 PM »
LIVE: Starship Static Fire Test | Ship 20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC3tbUnEyfM
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #980 on: December 29, 2021, 02:32:48 PM »
Booster being brought in with a slight tilt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnt2wZBg89g
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #981 on: December 29, 2021, 02:57:14 PM »
Bent nozzles, bent landing struts, and bent I-beams on the barge.
Chat is saying they hit bad weather coming in and the booster tried to go for a swim.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #982 on: December 29, 2021, 04:46:48 PM »
Looks like they're going for another

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #983 on: December 30, 2021, 10:42:28 AM »
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Octagrabber is the hero of this mission although the Merlin engines may disagree. The cores on the legs are spent and the engine bells are wedged in. The booster slide was stopped by the port edge of JRTI near the garage. They fought hard to keep this one standing.
https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1476273900635971586
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #984 on: December 30, 2021, 10:46:28 AM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #985 on: December 30, 2021, 10:58:48 AM »
It is now newsworthy and noteworthy when a SpaceX booster catch is suboptimal.

That's pretty spiffy.

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #986 on: December 30, 2021, 11:03:28 AM »
Not the first time one came into port leaning
From 2016 (video date 2017)

https://youtu.be/RbSgwhV7is0
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #987 on: December 30, 2021, 11:39:44 AM »
Scott Manley

JWST Launches, Angara Fails, Octograbber Gets Into A Fight - Deep Space Update December 29th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEdykLwmOKE
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #988 on: January 02, 2022, 07:26:17 AM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #989 on: January 02, 2022, 08:15:59 AM »
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That looks really spectacular.  I saw a rocket plume once when I was living in Phoenix.  It was a high altitude launch out of Vandenburg AFB in California.  That plume didn't look anywhere near as cool as the one in your linked video.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #990 on: January 02, 2022, 08:53:02 AM »
 :rofl:

Be advised there's a cold weather issue with running Cat 5 to the Starlink dish.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #991 on: January 04, 2022, 12:22:25 PM »
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NASA has just confirmed that the fifth and final layer of the James Webb Space Telescope's heat shield has been successfully tensioned, marking the end of the sunshield deployment work that began last week.

"This is an historic day," NASA scientist Michelle Thaller said during a live webcast. "The first major phase of the deployment of the sunshield has been compete."

Our wrap story on the event will be posted shortly.
https://www.space.com/news/live/james-webb-space-telescope-updates

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #993 on: January 05, 2022, 11:10:52 AM »
James Webb Space Telescope: Secondary Mirror Deployment - Mission Control Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EnlaXnFcGs
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #994 on: January 05, 2022, 11:28:07 AM »
This is the number one critical deployment.
If the sun shields didn't deploy fully it could still operate just not as designed in the infrared.
Ditto for the rising
If the side mirrors don't deploy it could still operate just with a smaller mirror.
If the Secondary Mirror doesn't deploy and lock fully JW is a multi billion dollar hunk of space junk.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #995 on: January 05, 2022, 04:16:19 PM »
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The secondary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now securely latched into place, marking a successful end to today's deployment step. NASA's webcast has ended. You can read our full story by senior writer Tereza Pultarova here.
https://www.space.com/news/live/james-webb-space-telescope-updates

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #996 on: January 06, 2022, 03:19:09 PM »
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Falcon 9 is launching 49 Starlink internet satellites. Liftoff is scheduled for 4:49 p.m. Eastern (21:49 UTC) from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

LIVE: Falcon 9 Launch of 49 Starlink Satellites
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #997 on: January 08, 2022, 09:53:34 AM »
Port side mirror segment deployed. Today it's the starboard side mirror segment's turn
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #998 on: January 08, 2022, 12:49:48 PM »
Starboard mirror segment in place, latching
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #999 on: January 08, 2022, 01:18:52 PM »
Mirror segments fully deployed and latched
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