Science is looking up

[Patrick]

Just caught it, BOOOOOOM

Elon predicted a 66% chance of failure. the fire went out quickly, and lots of parts still there.
wonder if it was fuel exhaustion? Could have used some telemetry too.

 

[MadisonDan]

Rapid Unexpected Disassembly

 

[Patrick]

Rapid Unexpected Disassembly

throw catastrophic in front of that, so the acronym works.
or something that starts with an E at the end....

 

[Magic]

Elon predicted a 66% chance of failure. the fire went out quickly, and lots of parts still there.
wonder if it was fuel exhaustion? Could have used some telemetry too.

It blew up pretty well, so I think it still had plenty of fuel. I was thinking it may have been low too because it was burning for a while on just one engine. Didn't know if they couldn't shut it down, or if they were testing thrust/efficiency if they just had one burning.

Low tank pressure could be why one of the engines shut down since there was only one running at the very end. Not enough thrust to slow down.

Either way, that was a good watch. Watching that thing fall and then relight and flip was nuts. And It landed on the pad. 99% success!

This would have only been better if the corn silo blew up in atmosphere and rained down popcorn.

 

[rick81721]

Obvious what the problem was:

 

[MadisonDan]

This would have only been better if the corn silo blew up in atmosphere and rained down popcorn.

Wood have been genius. Real Genius....

 

[extremedave]

Love that movie. Nobody I know gets any of the quotes though.

 

[dmkalemba]

Anybody know why military jets have been flying over eastern morris county this evening?

 

[Danimal]

Meteor shower going on tonight. Was outside 30 min and saw a whole bunch.

 

[GTCHAMPION1]

Obvious what the problem was:

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Was I the only one who thought it look like something out of a 50s sci-fi movie? 🤔

 

[extremedave]

Meteor shower going on tonight. Was outside 30 min and saw a whole bunch.

Shoot, Geminids. I thought it was later in the month. Durnit.

 

[stb222]

Mark your calendars for dec 21 - rare double planet (Saturn and Jupiter) in the sky not seen in over 800 years. Something to look forward to on the shortest stinkin day in nj

https://astronomy.com/news/2020/12/...l-form-rare-christmas-star-on-winter-solstice

Cloudy AF, nothing to be had

 

[shrpshtr325]

Cloudy AF, nothing to be had

that is what the forecast is calling for, but they aint always right!

 

[rick81721]

Cloudy AF, nothing to be had

Figures for stinkin NJ. Tomorrow night they will be separating but still pretty close.

 

[stb222]

that is what the forecast is calling for, but they aint always right!

Wasn’t the best viewing this morning?

 

[shrpshtr325]

i thought it was ~6pm tonight

 

[Patrick]

Either way - i saw it at 6ish last night - better with binoculars.
a decent telescope might get them in the same field of view right now.

 

[shrpshtr325]

Either way - i saw it at 6ish last night - better with binoculars.
a decent telescope might get them in the same field of view right now.

ill have to drag my wife's out next clear night (LMFAO)

 

[Mahnken]

My 4 year old got a telescope for Christmas.


So we took a picture of the moon with the cell phone adaptor tonight.

 

[rlb]

My 4 year old got a telescope for Christmas.

This is awesome, definitely going to have santa hook up daddy my future 4yo next year, she will love it. Or maybe bump it up tp her 4th bday in June. Anything to feed the endless curiosity at this age!

While I never became a huge space buff I still feel the same awe and wonder towards it to this day. I remember how captivated I was by space and the shuttle program as a kid. Did anyone have a young astronauts club in their school? I think this certainly fueled it, and getting back to the Challenger doc I think the hype around the shuttle program at that time was why things like young astronauts existed. Hoping to get my daughter feeling the same way as we slowly work towards a new era of space travel and exploration.