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some of the rocks brought back from the Moon were gifted to different people and institutions, one that appears red ended up in the Netherlands (I think), some institution paid a 1/2 mil for it. Turns out its petrified wood

another rock which was brought back from the Moon aint a Moon rock, it has granite and quartz that matches the Earth. They think it was blasted off the Earth about 4 billion years ago during the late heavy bombardment.
 
some of the rocks brought back from the Moon were gifted to different people and institutions, one that appears red ended up in the Netherlands (I think), some institution paid a 1/2 mil for it. Turns out its petrified wood

another rock which was brought back from the Moon aint a Moon rock, it has granite and quartz that matches the Earth. They think it was blasted off the Earth about 4 billion years ago during the late heavy bombardment.
I can't imagine that any competent geologist could mistake red petrified wood for rock from a place that isn't known for having red rocks. Did they not have it examined for authenticity before paying for it?
 
Want some moon rock, I have a special deal for you.

Reminds me of medieval conmen selling fragments of the wooden cross that Jesus was crucified on.
 
KSP is getting more and more realistic...
 
typical r16 rant

Spoiler :


weekly bazaar , groceries tend to be bought on Sundays and ı have to cross the street twice . He must be close to 20 , and looks agitated . ı was the laughing stock of an entire city of millions . Until the day they discovered that if they bloated my fame with lies , making me THE Superman , they would be much more glorious , because even sorriest loser can feel superior after taking one look at me . It is the concealed carry thing ı do , some non-existant pistol that must be one of those ceramic ones , because ı have never been stopped at the doors of the mall , where they have metal detectors . Much angry ı am , might shoot him right there . Like ı never saw the kid before , but who cares , they know ! Me better than ı know myself ! A less popular variant has me as a martial art master , ı have heard there was a discussion that my claims about knowing karate must be wrong , because they have heard it from people who have "seen" me , the style is not that ... Which arises from a single post that ı had swung that damned nunchaku device in the air once or twice before ı was 10 years old , with enough knocks on my head for a lifetime .

by my second passage , he has discovered ı will not shoot him . Either means that ı can't or am afraid of him . Works in the same format , always it does . Two hours time he will start bragging , two weeks he will be the expert on my fallacies and perversions , two months he will be posting daily series of messages to the Police . That r16 is a public enemy and a , no , THE traitor . This happens because he will test his greatness against others , will suffer some indignities . If he is not afraid of r16 , while everybody seems to be so , everybody must also fear him !

seems this low level person has been dispatched , to visit the bunch of people that should have been visited as a courtesy call , ages and eons ago , possibly really happened in real life . Perhaps and maybe . This ı deduce from everybody once again claiming that whatever women ı fancy will be sent to me , by Washington D.C... For just an hour of you know what . They want to believe that . Because they know they are better 100 , 10 000 times better than r16 . They will get the same treat , when something they don't know yet happens . They love the idea . That the parents of those women will fly here so that those women can have an hour . They think that happens . They will of course deny that they would ever do anything like this , when their daughters are supposed to be away for just an hour . And no , they won't try that , asking some guy to deliver . This is what the lauded Anatolian Wisdom has lately become . Avoid the strong , oppress the weak , if not yet possible make up stuff that you do . ı wasn't much surprised about some handicapped guy having a loud stereo thing on his wheelchair , playing this song from the 1990s . A day or two after yours idiotly had referred to the singer who was the vocal for that . Noticed the security guard running to guy to get him turn down the volume as ı was walking away , because people (not seeing me) would think it was some guy making a very brave musical protest in front of headquarters of the Party in the big city nearby , it was the same show as in the past and the subject of the funny song was just a show-off ... This post will be mistranslated to claim that ı unjustly accuse the good people of willing to sell their daughters for a profit , even if ı don't . And no , ı would be too young to be the subject of that song ...

but they are losing control , after 15 or so years , the numbers of doubters of the true word are on the rise . The kinda extreme summer heat in Augusts makes me wear this t-shirt type fatigues ı still keep after the compulsory military stuff of 26 days back in the year 2000 , and oh my , there are some who now think ı do not carry a concealed gun . Leads to idealizations , which can be equally dangerous . Apparently they believe there has been a new deposit in the bank account ı do not have . Supposedly because there is bad money , ı refuse to spend a single dime . Don't know whether that's supposed to be drug money or human trafficking of various stripes . The reason for the quote actually . Which should be about 12 times of what an engineer in the US in his/her first year and almost 6 times of a Lieutenant Colonel of 17 years of service in the Marines at 11K per month . Yeah , ı read the blog that dispenses Pentagon lies .

the narrative against me has apparently changed . Cutting down one from the number of affairs ı supposedly have at the same time , reportedly there is a monthly deposit at a bank account everybody but me knows to exist . Assuming it involves high tech exports to US , which in itself would be amazing to say the least , what would be the likely position of one as a regular engineer making about 70 000 dollars a month ? Probably higher than a chimney boy , and certainly far below a CEO , ı guess ?

even the visit is becoming a legend , for reasons ı don't know . The young American , naturally , very beautiful , is flown to the jungle (because we are all monkeys) and the plane gives an "airshow" ! Which has apparently already evolved into a claim that ı designed it !?...!

and the eery stuff that happenz elsewhere . To cut it short in some site where am unwanted some guy links some post of mine from 10 or 12 years ago , some garbage that should have been cut off gets assambled into a new thread , perhaps because it shows ı don't understand 80% of what ı read and they allow fanboys to talk of Nazi atomic bombs despite the general negativity that rightly prevails ... Some people are stunned that there is even a poll that shows a majority want nothing of such foolish things , considering it is practically in their "constitution" not to ... Come on , r16 doesn't know anyone from the ClA and on this night when ı broke an already useless teeth of mine , am pretty sure they would really love to assign a drone to deal with me , you know , instead of making inroads with like avenging me , for stuff that happened so long ago .
 
Kirtland Opens Space Force War Fighting Lab
Air Force Base Creates Center For Research And Development

The Air Force Research Laboratory unveiled its Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development (SWORD) lab at Kirtland Air Force Base. The facility is part of the U.S.’ continued investment in its Space Force program. SWORD is a $12.8 million, 26,000-foot lab that consolidates and expands the already existing facilities and research at Kirtland Air Force Base. The lab will focus on the research and development of technologies aimed at advancing warfighting capabilities in space to maintain and defend the country’s interest in orbit.

“Space is not the same domain that it was 50, 60, 70 years ago. It used to be very quiet up there, not a lot of people participated, and in fact, it was only governments that had access to space. Things have really changed in the past few decades, and particularly in the last 10 years,” Air Force General Heather Pringle said at the facility’s ribbon cutting. “Access to space is easier as it’s ever been and getting easier. It’s getting crowded up there.”

Governments around the world have been increasing their investment in space programs. In 2020 the United Kingdom increased its defense budget for the first time in decades, and a significant portion of that budget was injected into its space program. Other governments have also increased their funding for their own space programs—the only exception being Russia, which actually decreased its space funding in 2020.

U.S. increased its space funding from $19.19 billion to $47.69 billion. That is nearly a 60 percent increase in spending within a six-year period. With the announcement of a U.S. Space Force in 2019 by the Trump Administration, spending on space programs is likely to continue.

The SWORD lab will also be one of the most advanced in the country. “Within space vehicles research, we are the preeminent lab. There is no question in my mind about that. Part of that is due to the fact that we have specialists in certain areas that are the best in the world in their area of knowledge,” USAF Colonel Eric J. Felt said. Col. Felt also mentioned Kirtland’s history as a center for innovation within the U.S. military on technology and research. “The technology that has come out of here has lowered the cost of small satellites by 99 percent, lowered the cost by launch by 90 percent. That has enabled this space renaissance that you’re seeing now,” Colonel Felt said.

“What we want to ensure is that space can continue to be used for peaceful reasons. We want to deter any adverse actions out there. There’s a lot that this facility can do to facilitate those goals,” Gen Pringle said, regarding future goals for the SWORD’s involvement with the U.S. space program. Officials and partners in attendance noted that the focus on the lab will not be concerned with the challenges of tomorrow, but will focusing, instead, on what might be encountered five, 10, or 20 years from now.

The facility will also partner with local students in the future to recognize and develop future projects.
 
a question about stellar explosions: assuming the star is spinning what path(s) does debris take, 360 degrees or largely along the equatorial plane of the star.
 
For explosions like novae there shouldn't really be a preferred direction since the explosive forces are much larger than the rotational ones. On lower energies you magnetic fields becomes more influential and you get such nice structures as the Parker spiral.
 
Nothing I will ever see in person, but still quite nice:
 
still with the ex-military pilot on board .
 
BepiColombo: Europe's mission to Mercury returns first pictures
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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58754882https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58754882
 
The Soyuz spacecraft unboxing video :)
With details about the launch and docking procedures.

The Hohmann transfer is shown nicely in this one. Also the 3D rendering has improved to pure satisfaction over the past few years. Almost makes me wish to launch KSP with a mod again.
 
There is also a secret vodka stash in landing compartment. The video doesn't show that, because it's classified information.
 
There is also a secret vodka stash in landing compartment. The video doesn't show that, because it's classified information.
I don't think Scott Kelly knew about it being an American and all ;)
 
Sprites, elves and trolls? Which is this?

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A 'transient luminous event' – a lightning-like phenomenon striking upwards in the upper atmosphere over Europe from the space station.

There are 'blue jets', which happen lower down in the stratosphere, triggered by lightning. If the lighting propagates through the negatively charged (top) region of the thunderstorm clouds before it gets through the positive region below, the lightning ends up striking upwards, igniting a blue glow from molecular nitrogen.
Then there are red SPRITES (Stratospheric/mesospheric Perturbations Resulting from Intense Thunderstorm Electrification) – electrical discharges that often glow red, occurring high above a thunderstorm cell, triggered by disturbances from the lightning below – and slightly dimmer red ELVES (Emission of Light and Very Low Frequency perturbations due to Electromagnetic Pulse Sources) in the ionosphere.
Sticking with the theme, there are also TROLLs (Transient Red Optical Luminous Lineaments) which occur after strong SPRITES, as well as Pixies and GHOSTS.​
 
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