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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #160 on: August 28, 2022, 08:18:23 pm »
Artemis launches tomorrow.  NASA Livestream here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4oMMe4_3zI

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #161 on: September 25, 2022, 11:17:55 pm »
This will be interesting.  Happening Monday evening.

How to Watch NASA's DART Spacecraft Crash Into an Asteroid
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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #162 on: September 26, 2022, 11:11:43 am »
Yes, and Julie Bellerose, a Quebec engineer is the leader of the navigation team.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-bellerose-4248491a6

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #163 on: September 26, 2022, 07:30:58 pm »
This will be interesting.  Happening Monday evening.

How to Watch NASA's DART Spacecraft Crash Into an Asteroid

That was impressive.

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #166 on: November 20, 2022, 04:36:05 pm »
Anyone lucky enough to see it?

Astronomers spotted an asteroid just hours before it struck Earth Saturday morning (November 19, 2022), near Lake Erie in Canada.
Asteroid hit Canada hours after discovery

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #167 on: January 06, 2023, 11:02:35 am »
International Space Station Crossing the Moon



The photographer is an awesome follow on twitter:

https://twitter.com/AJamesMcCarthy/status/1611128761776492544

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #168 on: January 15, 2023, 06:32:46 pm »
https://youtu.be/RTpF3IHZ1_U?t=4295

Falcon Heavy launch, very cool video of the burns to return the boosters.

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #169 on: February 09, 2023, 06:27:18 pm »
https://youtu.be/QfIdwskWABk

SpaceX Super Heavy Booster 31 engine static burn, from every angle

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #170 on: February 13, 2023, 08:16:23 pm »
I just saw a long line of white lights traversing the sky......

Turns out its SpaceX/Starlink!  Interesting to see...had no idea WTF it was.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgysWWwESfU
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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #171 on: March 21, 2023, 05:30:46 pm »

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #172 on: March 21, 2023, 06:11:21 pm »
^It looks all warm and fuzzy  ;D

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #173 on: March 22, 2023, 10:02:47 pm »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEQmDqdERAM&ab_channel=SpaceflightNow

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Watch live as Relativity Space tries again to launch 3D-printed, methane-fueled Terran 1 rocket

Gonna try again around 10:37pm eastern time

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #174 on: April 16, 2023, 10:31:58 pm »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QXreqOrTA&ab_channel=SpaceX

SpaceX is targeting as soon as Monday, April 17 at 8:00 a.m. CT for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas.

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #175 on: April 20, 2023, 09:20:52 am »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QXreqOrTA&ab_channel=SpaceX

SpaceX is targeting as soon as Monday, April 17 at 8:00 a.m. CT for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wcilQ58hI&ab_channel=SpaceX

Maybe very soon....

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #176 on: April 20, 2023, 12:56:13 pm »
Well, maybe not after all..

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #177 on: April 20, 2023, 01:31:20 pm »
Ka-Blam-O

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #178 on: April 20, 2023, 01:37:20 pm »

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Re: Space and rocket stuff
« Reply #179 on: April 20, 2023, 02:14:09 pm »
Aaah.... there's the kaboom!