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Oh, that's easy. Whatever they reject for reasons that don't make any sense whatsoever, is the right course... as it's likely the most reasonable, sensible, and effective way to do things. Management. Rejecting reality and substituting their own since time immemorable. :rofl:

Looks like the attempt to revive a "balky" (their wording, not mine) gyro they shut down seven years ago has been successful. A few more tests are scheduled, but Hubble is expected to be back in action within a few weeks.

No, we only operate totally flat deck carriers. Tower appears to be a portable lightning protection rod. The USMC has similar units in use at bases overseas that operate F-35s. Something about issues with inerting the fuel tanks.

So, in other words, just rehashing the same ol' stuff we've all covered. Gotcha.

To an extent, yes. That said, there's a balance to be struck between what's considered to be an acceptable risk and what's not acceptable, and NASA's idea of where that balance point is lies far too deeply in the "safe" category. They're trying to make it to the point where an astronaut would be...

That does seem to be the general consensus, even from Roscosmos. I've also seen a report that claims the telemetry feed showed a pyrotechnic charge involved in the jettison of the booster didn't fire, and that compromised the booster's ability to swing clear of the core. Regardless of which part...

Nah, NASA needs to bite the bullet and take a risk by flying an operational mission ASAP. There's a time and place for being cautious to the point of paranoia... This isn't one of them. It's spaceflight... It's inherently risky no matter how well you prepare, as today shows. But you cannot let...

Yeesh. What a hell of a thing to wake up to. This'll light a fire under both SpaceX and Boeing.

But that would make sense! :rofl: No, NASA wouldn't be able to get that done in a timely manner and at reasonable cost if their lives depended on it. :dry:

My God.... It's even more glorious than I had dared to hope. Now, if only my computer could run DCS... And I could find someone to be my RIO... That could be fun.

Well, they are bringing Dave Filoni in, so that bodes well for the parts he works on. And it's not going to be on a TV budget... They're talking about a budget somewhere closer to that of a mid-grade movie for the entire first season. So that also bodes well.

:hailprobe: :hailprobe: :hailprobe:

Still on a bit of a chillwave/retrowave/synthwave kick lately...

Should have taken a page from the Swedes and bombed it early on. :lol: And yes, the Swedish Air Force did actually bomb a small fire on a bombing range this year. The fire was in a hard to reach area, so they hit it with a 2000-pound JDAM. Results were listed as "encouraging".

I will freely admit that there were tears in my eyes as she lifted off, and the stiff sea breeze didn't contribute much to that... Though the fact I was looking through a monocular as the SRB exhaust plumes cleared the hills between me and the pad may have contributed a bit more than I had...

I will be watching this in person. Hopefully everything goes smoothly.

Skycrane and a seriously ballsy worker. :lol:

Uhm... Wrong thread. :lol:

That's probably a major contributing factor... :lol:

Been on a bit of a retrowave/synthwave/cyberpunk kick lately...