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Today, 09:56 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Looks like they are trying for about 5:30 pm Eastern (4:30 Central)

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Today, 09:16 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Not yet scrubbed for the day, at least according to the public announcer from SpaceX.

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Today, 09:13 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Ignition and immediate abort

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Today, 09:09 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

T minus 4 minutes

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Today, 02:50 PM

Swift replied to a thread American human space capsule in Space Exploration

Never?

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Today, 09:04 AM

Jens replied to a thread Disease and pandemics thread (because it's science) in Science and Technology

Just to be clear, by "compromised" I really just meant "less effective." Maybe it is too strong a term. And in that sense, I completely understand...

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Today, 03:02 AM

Jens replied to a thread Disease and pandemics thread (because it's science) in Science and Technology

I have a quick question, based on a conversation I had earlier today. In Japan, as in many other places, a lot of the cases have been clusters in...

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Yesterday, 11:35 PM

Swift replied to a thread Rocket Lab in Space Exploration

Scott Manley's analysis of Neutron, including questions about financing, the market they are trying to compete in, and questions about design.

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2021-Mar-01, 07:53 PM

Swift replied to a thread M 5.3 earthquake near Point MacKenzie, Alaska in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

This is the USGS website on aftershock forecasts; has some nice graphs of aftershocks over time from various size quakes.

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2021-Mar-01, 04:16 PM

Swift replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

100.3% ? Someone get three doses? ;)

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2021-Mar-01, 02:11 PM

Swift replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

That sounds like Ohio, though I don't know of any mass-vaccination centers close by. But its a hodge-podge and nothing centralized. I'm not...

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2021-Mar-01, 01:49 PM

Swift replied to a thread Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket in Space Exploration

I assume they are marketing it as the best rocket in the 'Verse. ;)

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2021-Mar-01, 08:18 AM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Cool, and that sounds reasonable to me. I'm guessing (I don't know really) that the safety issue was probably one of the things they were looking at,...

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2021-Mar-01, 02:03 AM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

OK, in post 1189, I wanted to ask: In post 1178, you wrote: And in post 1187, you said:

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2021-Feb-28, 01:55 PM

Jens replied to a thread Virgin Galactic SS2 in Space Exploration

To be honest, just to add one data point, I wouldn’t be willing to pay anything. I wouldn’t even go for free. I’m interested in all things about...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:38 PM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Sorry to repeat myself, but I don’t think anyone likes that. I don’t like it when people reinterpret my statements, so I try not to do it to others....

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2021-Feb-28, 01:34 PM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Thanks for clarifying, because that might make it easier to understand things. What is it that makes you upset and prone to overstatement? Sent...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:28 PM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Sorry, i’m not trying to be overly argumentative, that’s really not my goal, but I really don’t understand what I wrote that was putting words into...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:07 PM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Again, you didn’t quote... Could you quote so we can know what this is a response to? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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2021-Feb-28, 01:37 AM

Jens replied to a thread M 5.3 earthquake near Point MacKenzie, Alaska in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

Yeah, I totally understand that. When the 3/11 earthquake hit here I was in downtown Tokyo, and it started building up just like other earthquakes,...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:33 AM

Jens replied to a thread Rationale for a deep space station in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

And also, it may well be that just as much (or more) research is done in the Sahara and the Arctic, but because they are more accessible, it is less...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:20 AM

Jens replied to a thread Rationale for a deep space station in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I agree with both points, but I don't think that anyone suggested that it is easy to get to Antarctica. Rather, I think the OP was asking whether it...

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2021-Feb-27, 03:03 PM

Jens replied to a thread Rationale for a deep space station in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I think it’s a good question though. The Sahara is a good question. It’s a bit different from the others. You can drive a vehicle or helicopter...

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2021-Feb-27, 12:41 PM

Jens replied to a thread Jet Engine Operation Confusion in Science and Technology

I’m not sure, but I would guess intuitively that the compressor is powerful enough to stop that from happening.

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2021-Feb-27, 05:45 AM

Jens replied to a thread Your current weather? in Off-Topic Babbling

I hope you mean Fahrenheit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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2021-Feb-27, 05:43 AM

Jens replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Yeah, there are regular sun outages in Japan too. They seem to happen once a day, usually from about six in the evening. Sent from my iPhone...

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2021-Feb-27, 03:28 AM

Jens replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm sorry to hear about that. Actually, I had a very similar experience, save only the bullying by adults. I was also sent into scouting, and didn't...

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2021-Feb-26, 08:50 PM

Swift replied to a thread Stuff you just don't get. in Off-Topic Babbling

:lol: That would be funny if they marketed them that way. Now with a 4.7 mm wavelength!

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