Science and Souls (for geeks and spiritual explorers)

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Live coverage of the flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon resupply spacecraft to bring science experiments and supplies to the International Space Station scheduled for 3:25 p.m. EDT (less than an hour from now) Weather was a concern but everything looks go.

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/009/status.html

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SpaceX does it again with a successful launch AND LANDING of their F9R from 250 meters . . . :)

"Video of Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R) taking its first test flight at our rocket development facility. F9R lifts off from a launch mount to a height of approximately 250m, hovers and then returns for landing just next to the launch stand."


Grasshopper prototype of this model I posted earlier:

 
Crohnie

Crohnie

Crohn's Warrior
I'm trying to give the new "Cosmos" series a chance. Really I am. IMO, it's dumbed down beyond belief, unfocused, preachy, and has animation of minor characters and incidents that add nothing. What a disappointment...especially since I really like deGrasse-Tyson. Sigh...
 
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SpaceX does it again . . . :)
Robert Zimmerman from Behind The Black said:
What I think everyone, including me, has missed so far about both the Grasshopper and the Falcon 9R test flights is that the test vehicle not only was able to land safely using its rockets, both vehicles were quickly turned around and flown again. This certainly lends weight to the feasibility of the company’s plan to make their first stage reusable.
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http://behindtheblack.com/

Video of Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R) taking its second test flight at our rocket development facility. F9R quadrupled its height from its previous test to rise to 1,000m.

Early flights of F9R will take off with legs fixed in the down position. However, we will soon be transitioning to liftoff with legs stowed against the side of the rocket and then extending them just before landing.

 
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Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment aboard the ISS was activated April 30, 2014. It is mounted on the External Payload Facility of the European Space Agency’s Columbus module. This experiment includes several commercial HD video cameras aimed at the earth which are enclosed in a pressurized and temperature controlled housing. Video from these cameras is transmitted back to earth and also streamed live on this channel. While the experiment is operational, views will typically sequence though the different cameras. Between camera switches, a gray and then black color slate will briefly appear. Since the ISS is in darkness during part of each orbit, the images will be dark at those times. During periods of loss of signal with the ground or when HDEV is not operating, a gray color slate or previously recorded video may be seen.

Analysis of this experiment will be conducted to assess the effects of the space environment on the equipment and video quality which may help decisions about cameras for future missions. High school students helped with the design of some of the HDEV components through the High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program. Student teams will also help operate the experiment. To learn more about the HDEV experiment, visit here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/917.html

***QUICK NOTES ABOUT HDEV VIDEO***
Black Image = International Space Station (ISS) is on the night side of the Earth.
Gray Image = Switching between cameras, or communications with the ISS is not available.
No Audio = Normal. There is no audio on purpose.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload
 
crawdad

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floatin
Crohnie said:
I'm trying to give the new "Cosmos" series a chance. Really I am. IMO, it's dumbed down beyond belief, unfocused, preachy, and has animation of minor characters and incidents that add nothing. What a disappointment...especially since I really like deGrasse-Tyson. Sigh...
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ya neil is preachy, but thats him. its easy to listen when you agree or expecting it (its good for his "debates") but given the medium of a cosmos 2.0 its not something i was really looking for and do feel its quite the lesser if one were to compare the shows. imho when he talks it often sounds like he is insinuating constantly that he is right and to think otherwise is foolish, reminds me of richard dawkins a little bit.

also much of the information in this show is a regurgitation of what we have seen/heard on similar shows that have aired in the last 5 years so its hardly a revelation of sorts in the way carl brought forth a peaceful exploration of our universe that made you feel like everything is glorious, mysterious, ordered, chaotic, measurable, and most importantly that it exists and we are aware of it. this new show tackles different points it seems, perhaps better suited for the time in which its being aired.

when i first started college and got interested in the study of our natural world i watched an astronomy series that was hosted by what i would call a real life shaggy (from scooby do), it was a slow show packed with lots of great information that im sure i could rewatch vaped if i could ever find it, was shot in the late 60's/early 70's best i could tell and was quite a few vhs tapes for the entire series.
 
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SpaceX does it again. This is their capsule that will put us back into space. Yes, it lands on its feet when coming home (powered landing) where it chooses, and is quick turnaround from lading to relaunch. I love this little space company . . . :tup:

Dragon V2 Unveiled By SpaceX
 
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