On my most recent trip to Vancouver with a couple friends we went out on a 4-hour excursion with Prince of Whales out of Granville Island in search of whales. We eventually stumbled upon a solitary humpback juvenile while on our way back to port.…
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Last month I had a trip to Vancouver with a couple friends. On my first trip to Vancouver I was fascinated by the seaplanes in the harbour. I missed an opportunity to take a flight on that trip but this time I was determined to have a go.…
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NASA has announced that they will roll Artemis I back out to the pad about November 4th for another attempt to launch just after midnight on the 14th. After the last scrub they did some additional tests to get the hydrogen fillers to stop leaking.…
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My Paduan could clearly see, I had the high ground
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro back triple camera 6mm f/2
I’m trying to part with an old futon sofa. It cost a lot of money new and it’s still in pristine condition. I’m trying to sell it on Facebook Marketplace. For about 20% of the purchase price. After I post it I immediately get inquiries using the exact same script.…
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This week Newsweek reported that Scientist in Japan are putting “googly-looking eyes” on self-driving cars as a way to communicate with pedestrians that they have been seen. This is either really creepy or brilliant, or both. It also makes me think that Pixar’s Cars is a prediction of a post-human word.
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Chilling #gingercat #gungercatsofinstagram
Apple iPhone 12 Pro back triple camera 6mm f/2
NASA has positioned the crawler (Crawler Transporter CT-2) at the gates of Pad 39B like the Grim Reaper just waiting for the plans for the next launch to die. The final decision will be made tomorrow. That’ll give NASA enough time to evacuate and safe the launch pad.
SpaceFlightNow is reporting that NASA will decide tomorrow whether to roll back to VAB or try for Tuesday launch. Hurricane Fiona is now well to the east and heading away. At issue is the little Tropical Depression (Nine) in the Atlantic which at a minimum will make for a rainy week.…
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The Cryogenic Leak test has been completed. All objectives were completed. Now we wait to see what the NASA engineers decide for the next launch attempt. This is also pending Space Force’s approval of the range safety system batteries. The first opportunity would be next Tuesday.
