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The USSF should have a satellite and communications defense system up there because
China and Russia aren't far from turning a bunch of critical US satellites into space dust.
Something like an orbiting A-10 with a gatling laser and a ton of super advanced weaponry.
And a curtain of defense lasers to knock out their earth to space ballistics. Go Space Force!

it was 1966...

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Posted: Nov 28, 2021 - 3:15pm

Red_Dragon wrote:

NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept

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Posted: Nov 28, 2021 - 7:44am
NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept

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Posted: Nov 11, 2021 - 6:39am

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Posted: Oct 13, 2021 - 11:19am
black321 wrote: 3 days https://www.reuters.com/lifest... Wow, these flights are all coming so fast I totally missed that.

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Posted: Oct 13, 2021 - 9:26am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: ... or was it 3 orbits? I thought they came back the same day too. 3 days https://www.reuters.com/lifest...

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Posted: Oct 13, 2021 - 9:12am
JrzyTmata wrote: and they're back already. if I were spending that much money, I'd go with SpaceX. they spent 3 days orbiting. ... or was it 3 orbits? I thought they came back the same day too.

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Posted: Oct 13, 2021 - 8:22am
Wow, Shatner was quite emotional, and poetic.

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Posted: Oct 13, 2021 - 8:06am
and they're back already. if I were spending that much money, I'd go with SpaceX. they spent 3 days orbiting.

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Posted: Oct 13, 2021 - 7:51am
God Speed Capt Kirk and crew!

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Posted: Oct 13, 2021 - 7:13am
JrzyTmata wrote: Happening now! launch in 29 minutes Go Kirk, go!

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Posted: Oct 13, 2021 - 7:02am
Happening now! launch in 29 minutes

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Posted: Oct 4, 2021 - 8:20am
Jeff Bezosâ Blue Origin is launching William Shatner on October tourist spaceflight https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/0... This skit was actually funny:

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Posted: Sep 25, 2021 - 7:40am
The Nail-Biting Journey of NASAâs James Webb Space Telescope Is About to Begin

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Posted: May 31, 2021 - 11:29am

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Posted: Aug 30, 2020 - 10:19pm
islander wrote: miamizsun wrote: just tuned in again and they're sitting on go i say just kick it what's the first they say when they get to the space station? my guess? where's the restroom because 3-4 g on a full bladder The appropriate term is "punch it Chewy!" âWarp speed, Mr. Sulu.â

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Posted: Aug 30, 2020 - 4:16pm
looks like a go... edit: nailed it

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Posted: May 27, 2020 - 2:22pm
miamizsun wrote: just tuned in again and they're sitting on go i say just kick it what's the first they say when they get to the space station? my guess? where's the restroom because 3-4 g on a full bladder The appropriate term is "punch it Chewy!"

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Posted: May 27, 2020 - 1:27pm

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

BillG wrote:

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

So anyway it must be Starlink. I don't know how I feel about hundreds of those things up there all the time no matter where I look. Welcome to the Jetsons/Blade Runner world, I guess.

I saw a dozen or so in the early morning sky in SoCal a couple of weeks ago. I knew they were visible right after launch, but didn't realize just how visible they can be any time, given the right conditions.

I understand how peeved astronomers are about that, but wireless high speed internet access anywhere in the world is a pretty damn cool deal.

Apparently they'll get high enough that we won't be able to see them but people with telescopes will. I agree about the connectivity being pretty neat.

elon has equipped the new sats with a shade to make them "invisible"

eventually the starlink speed is supposed to be ridiculous

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Posted: May 27, 2020 - 1:21pm
miamizsun wrote: just tuned in again and they're sitting on go i say just kick it what's the first they say when they get to the space station? my guess? where's the restroom because 3-4 g on a full bladder No-go / abort. 19 hours to docking so I think they're testing onboard systems...

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Jeff Bezosâ Blue Origin is launching William Shatner on October tourist spaceflight

Jeff Bezosâ Blue Origin is launching William Shatner on October tourist spaceflight