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It sounds like this was supposed to be an engine spin test without ignition, but testing 33 engines at once allowed too much methane to build up in the air below the engines. In the future Musk says they will use something like the spark showers under the Space Shuttle to ignite gasses as soon as they come out, and they will not spin all 33 at once.

TLO	07-12-2022 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef (Post 16365161)

Booster 7 experienced an explosion during testing.

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-sta...ted-explosion/

Looks similar to when I eat Taco Bell

Donger

07-12-2022 04:31 PM

Obviously a major malfunction...

Chitownchiefsfan

07-13-2022 08:11 AM

First images from the webb telescope have been released. This link compares the images to the hubble telescope to give just how much detail we are getting back.

https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...cope-rcna37875

Fish	07-13-2022 01:06 PM

Zooming out...

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GloryDayz

07-13-2022 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish (Post 16366738)

Freaking amazing...

mlyonsd

07-13-2022 03:45 PM

New NOVA tonight on PBS on JWST.

GloryDayz

07-13-2022 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mlyonsd (Post 16367055)

New NOVA tonight on PBS on JWST.

Starting right now... Woot..

Fish	07-14-2022 11:08 PM

More JWST mind blowing stuff...

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JWST can also gather more data more swiftly than Hubble. Klaus Pontoppidan, program scientist for the JWST mission, told reporters that NASA scientists spend weeks, on average, downloading and processing individual images before they’re transformed into the depictions that are released to the public.

Hubble transmits about 120 gigabytes of science data to Earth every week. Over the next few days, JWST will release roughly 50 terabytes of data—more than 400 times Hubble’s weekly transmission—to the public. The new image of JWST’s deep field, which President Biden unveiled Monday, was created from a composite of images at different wavelengths and took about 12.5 hours to complete, according to NASA. Alternatively, Hubble’s deepest fields took weeks to put together.

https://www.popsci.com/science/james...ope-next-data/

Otter

07-15-2022 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish (Post 16368906)

More JWST mind blowing stuff...

I hope this doesn't cross lines but this what I mean when I say "God".

You can open no book to explain this stuff.

Donger

07-21-2022 11:18 AM

T-20:00

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 10:39 a.m. PT (17:39 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, July 22 at 10:39 a.m. PT (17:39 UTC).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85 and SARah-1. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.

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