Hmm, I thought the last time it happened was now. Err, now. Now, I mean. Darn moving targetsβ¦
That ^#)^&$% von bankrupt ^&*#())_&^%$ !!!
Iβd say that NASA will be told to fast-track Mars, but letβs not split hairs.
Not that Starship will work as advertised by 2026.
they must stay aligned with millimeter-level (0.04-inch) precision
That made me chuckle. Converting an obvious figure of speach to imperial units.
JPL has been hit with brutal rounds of significant layoffs even before Trump and DOGE came along. And a significant number of their workers also just lost their homes to the fire. I know folks who work there and itβs hard to imagine a more demoralizing time to be a part of that institution.
As soon as the stars started to move, I could hear Shatner saying βCaptainβs Logβ¦"
Welcome home? Thanks for not hittinβ any peoplesβ¦
Now, why is it that a big enough meteorite can vaporize a vast body of water on impact, but it still takes forever to boil water on my stove?
With a big enough stoveβ¦
Meteorite impacts have a blinding flash during which the water cannot be watched, allowing it to boil much more effectively.