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Starlink Satellites via astronycsc
Starlink refers to a satellite internet constellation project developed by SpaceX, the private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded by Elon Musk. The goal of the Starlink project is to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband internet service to underserved and remote areas around the world.
Starlink, as a satellite internet constellation, has raised concerns about its potential to cause visible optical interference or "satellite trails" in the night sky. This interference occurs when sunlight reflects off the satellites, making them visible as bright points of light moving across the sky.
The individual satellites in the Starlink constellation are equipped with solar panels and reflective surfaces, which can catch and reflect sunlight when they are in the dark part of the Earth but are still illuminated by the Sun. This can result in visible trails of light moving across the night sky.
Astronomers and astrophotographers have expressed concerns about the impact of these satellite trails on astronomical observations. The bright streaks created by the reflections can interfere with observations of celestial objects and may be particularly disruptive for long-exposure astrophotography.
SpaceX, the company behind Starlink, has acknowledged these concerns and has been actively working on mitigating the impact of satellite reflections on astronomical observations. They have been testing various solutions, including adjustments to the satellites' orientation, changes in the satellite design, and coatings to reduce reflectivity.
One attempt to address this issue involved the launch of a prototype satellite called "DarkSat" or "VisorSat." This satellite had experimental coatings to reduce its reflectivity and make it less visible from the Earth. However, the effectiveness of such measures is still under evaluation.
Jeff Bezos's Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX are both fighting in court to have the National Labor Relations Board declared unconstitutional. Starbuck's and Trader Joe's joined them in separate lawsuits. All of these companies have a disgraceful history of worker abuse and union busting. All of them have been charged by the NLRB with hundreds of violations of workers’ organizing rights The NLRB is standing up to their union busting. That’s why they’re trying to destroy the NLRB. I'm going to do my best to keep you all informed about this case as it snakes its way through the courts. The future of unions may depend on the final verdict. http://dlvr.it/T49LM1
this is maybe the funniest thing to happen, ever. thank you spacex for once again pushing the boundaries of trashy scifi
“The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it’s going to become multi-planetary, or it’s going to remain confined to one planet, and eventually, there’s going to be an extinction event.”
-Elon Musk
Hubble Glimpses a Galaxy Among Many
Looking deep into the universe, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope catches a passing glimpse of the numerous arm-like structures that sweep around this barred spiral galaxy, known as NGC 2608. Appearing as a slightly stretched, smaller version of our Milky Way, the peppered blue and red spiral arms are anchored together by the prominent horizontal central bar of the galaxy.
Source: NASA
Elon Muskrat dun went to Mars on his lonesome. No one else wanted to join him quite frankly. Lil sad dont you think?
I streamed the editing process on Twitch earlier today if you wanna checky it out. Twitch.tv/TerroroftheSituation https://www.instagram.com/p/CS0G0Warmax/?utm_medium=tumblr
I made this black and white astronaut art but I’m not sure if I should color it, this was made about 5 months ago I think
Finished making my in-game universe map! This shows all the multiple planetary systems that would be explorable during the game. You might even find out solar system in the mix 😏😉
Here's what happened. When a rocket is launched, all the ignited fuel needs to go somewhere. It is usually diverted in tunnels. Elon decided it shall go nowhere. He exploded the rocket and it's launchpad so badly that it left a crater. This occurred on 20th April 2023.
The rocket exploding was normal. It happens to NASA too.
The crater in the launchpad was not normal and a completely preventable failure.
Make fun of him. He didn't make any arrangements for all the ignited fuels energy to go somewhere. But make fun of him the right way. Or else no one will join in on it.
Also please discuss the plight of all the exemplary people who had to follow this doddering fool's command. He funds everything so they have no choice. Let us remember the hard work they put into every other aspect.
“It’s not that big of a deal”
Can we like …STOP rushing to be the first to kiss that man’s ass ? Please ? It’s ok to laugh at his failures , I assure you
His rocket exploded like the piece of crap it was.
The literally only impressive thing about SpaceX Starship test is that it shows how incredibly dumb the audience is at this point.
People keep comparing Starship to SaturnV, because tentatively, if it ever became a space worthy vessel and orbital delivery vehicle (it's not); it'd be the largest and most powerful one in history, with SaturnV its only near peer (sorry, N-1, you really didn't qualify).
And the first "integration test vehicle" (read: the actually whole complete thing, that's literally the point of that kind of test; it's meant to be all the pieces, already tested and proven on their own, finally assembled into the final thing to make sure everything plays nice when together)
So lets see how did Saturn family development go in comparison? How many "integration test vehicles" did the Saturn project obliterate in the process?
ZERO. They blew up ZERO Saturn first stages, ZERO Saturn second stages, and ZERO Saturn payloads.
It's not fucking normal to blow up rockets this size and complexity, because they're expensive and dangerous! You build SMALLER, SIMPLER prototypes, you test those, you do all the "risky" tests on your separate parts of the system, and test the integration at less ambitious scales and stress levels. That's how you do rocket science. Iteratively, yes! But the iterations must make sense!
And let me stress
They got Saturn to moon and back in the SIXTIES, when simulation was in diapers (partially, literally invented within projects like the Saturn series).
SpaceX exists at a time where they can (and should) do 90% of the raw, grueling development with lot of painful failures in digital simulations, or tests where you build a small, simple thing and enhance the simulation based on what you learned there.
And the worst of it all is that another thing that Elongated Muskrat has at this disposal is all of the Saturn research. It's been DONE.
Saturn and other projects paved the worst of this goddamn slog. They did all the dirty, awful work already. They literally gave us the textbooks that you study from if you actually get a science degree (Elon does not have one).
And again, the most embarrassing thing isn't Musk and his poor, toxic, overworked circus that's SpaceX. The most embarrassing thing is the "space science enthusiast" crowd that's cheering on this launch as some sort of tentative success.
The king is fucking ass goddamn naked, and you all yes-men are an embarrassment to this doomed goddamn species. You're not supporting the effort to give Humanity a "chance at survival", you're hooting and hollering around a basementman dumpster fire that's literally immolating what's left of the scraps of natural and human resources we have left.
This is only the 5th time in the history of US spaceflight that we’ve launched brand new technology. It’s amazing to me all the things I’m able to hold inside of myself right now. Anger and sadness because of continued racism and police brutality. Confusion and questioning around Covid-19. Awe and wonder inspired by the next steps toward space exploration. It feels kind’a like an episode of Star Trek, but real life.
Do you really thought it was caused by a bad weather...
I don't think so
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