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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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.
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.
The most recent testing information says that the “agency will conduct the demonstration test no earlier than Wednesday, Sept. 21, and has updated its request for a launch opportunity Sept. 27, with a potential backup opportunity of Oct. 2 under review”.…
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The Apple (formerly iTunes) Store has a nice feature where certain titles are bundled together at a significant savings. For example you have a choice of either buying one of the Robocop movies for $14.99 or you can get all three for $14.99.…
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NASA has two more launch opportunities at the end of this month if they can get permission from Space Force. The limiting factor is the certification on some batteries that are part of the rescue system. As a safety system you want to make sure all the parts work.…
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I spent over half of the last month in Florida and had three different rental cars and three different toll experiences. One of those experiences was good.
In the first experience, I rented a car from Hertz. Typically I make sure that I have cash with me and drive through the cash toll lane.…
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By luck and because SpaceX is launching so many rockets, I had the opportunity to catch a night launch of a Falcon 9 from SLC 40. I drove out to the causeway with s direct line of site to the launch pad.…
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The inaugural launch of SLS is scheduled for just 3 days from now. Local buzz says there will be 100,000 people in attendance to view the launch of the largest rocket system from US soil. Local NBC affiliate predicts 70% chance of good weather for the launch.…
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