Technology and the amazing machines it brings us

Still a subsonic aircraft.

Still a subsonic aircraft.

So is the Peregrine, they hit their prey without any warning - sort of like a high speed owl.

Sometimes Evolution develops the best technology...

Ancient Technology is very cool too. My Freshman HS History Teacher told us this and I got to check this first hand 3 years later. As Lilly van Stumpf would say, "It's TWUE!!"

No Fighter Jet Can Beat US New Darkstar
This is the SR-72 Son of Blackbird — it is faster than the fastest aircraft in history. A direct descendent of the SR-71 Blackbird, it was designed to fly faster and higher than every missile or cannon round shot at it. To say the least, the SR-72 would be invincible. This aircraft, its predecessor, and its shocking, groundbreaking, nearby hypersonic cousin are the focus of this video — starting with the one that started it all — the SR-71 Blackbird.

Starship 8 has a planned launch in about 3 hours...

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Elon is trying again for Starship 8 at 6:30pm

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Elon is trying again for Starship 8 at 6:30pm

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Epic fail again…

Epic fail again…

I thought you were a scientist, every experiment had the outcome you wanted?
Peer review must have been harsh on you.

I thought you were a scientist, every experiment had the outcome you wanted?
Peer review must have been harsh on you.

Failed experiments do provide information. When I typed that they had no clue what happened, if it had exploded, and where it or its pieces were going to fall and potential danger to air traffic and or people on the ground?

Hopefully the telemetry dumped enough useful data for adequate analysis. Immediately after the failure it was, “Dude, where’s my space ship??”

To make matters worse, that Athena Lunar Lander seems to have landed on its side for a second time. Not a good space 24 hours…

[HEADING=1]Two imperfect space missions have happened in one day[/HEADING]

Just hours ago, a lunar lander developed by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines was given an uncertain prognosis as mission controllers were unsure why the company was not getting all the data back it expected.

It’s possible the lander touched down on the moon’s surface just fine, but Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus said it is definitely not sitting in the correct orientation. It’s just not clear what exactly its orientation is.

Now, a SpaceX Starship craft has exploded yet again mere minutes into flight, erupting into a ball of flames near the Caribbean.

These missions were off-nominal — the aerospace term for not-as-expected — highlighting how spaceflight is very much still an exceedingly difficult endeavor. But it also underscores how relatively low-cost missions carried out by private-sector companies can be unpredictable.

And NASA/Boeing's Starliner left astronauts stranded on the ISS.

What's your point?

And NASA/Boeing's Starliner left astronauts stranded on the ISS.

What's your point?

Musk's about as inffective & reliable as a DOGE administrator as he company is about successful space launches?

And NASA/Boeing's Starliner left astronauts stranded on the ISS.

What's your point?

Nothing, just responding to JPD who seemed upset with my 2 word analysis of the launch.

Yeah, Chit Happens and yesterday it was a Twofer with lunar spacecraft. I know of 2 stocks that will probably tank a bit more than the rest of the market today...

I do hope there's enough telemetry data to help everyone figure out WTF went wrong, although Intuitive Machine's Athena problem seems pretty simple; tall and lanky isn't a better choice than short and squat when you're trying to land something on the moon. They're 2 for 2 now and should probably go back to the drawing board...

There's been many space failures as of late, but here's a major success story that has not gotten much press coverage, the Blue Ghost orbiting and landing on the moon. The lander has been on the moon working away for 1 lunar day, which is, as you can guess, 14 days long. During that time it has conducted many scientific experiments and was able to film the Solar Eclipse, where it was the earth blocking the sun's light from getting to the moon.

Hopefully when the sun rises again in early April, Blue Ghost will still be operational, but it was not designed to survive the cold of a lunar night.

Here's a link to the entire article complete with landing and solar eclipse videos!!

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This is cool.

Maybe not realistic, but cool nonetheless:

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This is cool.

Maybe not realistic, but cool nonetheless:

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Poseidon knows I'm all for space technology, but I'm thinking there would be more beneficial space projects that could be done with the millions this junket would cost.

That being said, if a "post-mortem" on this satellite would provide invaluable information regarding satellite construction and aging, then I retract my original statement...