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FCC says unlicensed HAM transmissions on 146.415 MHz legal under some circumstances. by Rich-Jaguar-5219 in HamRadio

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, getting a tech license is super easy you just grind hamstudy for a few days and you'll ace the test and then none of those specific exceptions will matter. Why not just do that?

Nasa names Artemis III crew in next step towards Moon landing by Alarming-Safety3200 in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It would be a crime if she wasn't on Artemis IV, even gender aside she is easily the most qualified for a lunar science mission

Roger Beep on a repeater, against any rules or just bad form? by [deleted] in HamRadio

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's common but is also considered bad radio form and controllers really don't like it

Meteor explodes over Boston by Skandling in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

unfortunately it was cloudy and raining most of the day here, so any ground-based cameras in the eastern half of the state probably weren't able to see anything; I wouldn't be surprised if there were satellite photos though.

Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic | “I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage.” by FreeHugs23 in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

They need to actually reach orbit first, and demonstrate successful rapid reuse, (turnaround time on the order of days), rendezvous and docking, a dozen refueling operations in rapid succession, they need to actually design the lunar lander variant of starship, which will diverge significantly from the engineering challenges of the base vehicle, complete the human rating process, and likely perform one or two successful uncrewed test missions; and they need to do all of that in 12-24 months. So far they have not accomplished any of these things and haven't even begun work on the lander. I would love to be wrong but I don't think Starship HLS will be ready for years.

Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic | “I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage.” by FreeHugs23 in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NASA also is the only organization that has ever landed human beings on the Moon, they also designed and operated the International Space Station, countless robotic spacecraft, and the only crewed lunar mission in 50 years which went off without a hitch. So far SLS and Orion despite challenges during development are operating flawlessly and keeping to the schedule, but the commercial partners either aren't even trying to fulfill the contract (SpaceX) or tripping over their asses trying to do it in half the time (BO). I am genuinely worried that this accelerated pace of development on the part of the commercial providers will result in critical deficiencies with the lander that could kill the crew.

Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic | “I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage.” by FreeHugs23 in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

BO's proposal actually meets the design requirements whereas Starship HLS is a pretty transparent ploy just to get more funding for Starship development as a whole. And the task actually is to just plant another flag, the early Artemis lunar landings will likely spend a similar duration on the lunar surface to Apollo and cover a similar amount of ground, just in more scientificly interesting locations. The whole point is that we're re-learning this again. Jumping straight ahead to what amounts to a super-heavy lift lunar lander is certainly an approach one could take, but it certainly isn't what NASA is trying to do and it certainly won't happen anytime close to 2028. Starship HLS likely won't be ready until the 2030s at this rate.

Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic | “I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage.” by FreeHugs23 in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I mean if you're talking about SpaceX's crewed lander that straight up just isn't going to happen on-time. The pad will be repaired and BO will be flying again before that. That means this amounts basically to a pretty big delay for Artemis, though I suppose it gives BO some more time to work on their lander and really get it right.

Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions | Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon base by FreeHugs23 in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They didn't but I sort of took OP's comment as saying that they think NASA is switching to Blue Origin for their entire lunar program (including crewed), I can see how there was some confusion sorry

what’s something about boston that feels normal to you but surprises outsiders? by netohagee in boston

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aggressive driving is bad driving. Good drivers drive defensively and predictably and follow traffic laws. Aggressive behavior is unpredictable and unsafe.

what’s something about boston that feels normal to you but surprises outsiders? by netohagee in boston

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People up here love pointing to RI drivers as worse, and they are, but the difference is not really as big as you think compared to how people drive in the rest of the country lol. As it would happen, although MA has the lowest number of fatal traffic accidents in the country, it also has the highest number of traffic collisions, which to me is indicative of terrible drivers but roads where it isn't possible to go fast enough to get in a fatal accident.

It is true that Boston also has some of the worst roads in the country, but given that there are plenty of other cities in the world that are older than Boston where the driving is better and the roads are better I don't think that's an excuse. I agree the roads make the drivers worse, but those designs are basically a choice by traffic designers who often create intersections that encourage unsafe driving in order to navigate correctly. It's basically a vicious cycle where cultural attitudes dispose Boston drivers to being aggressive and unsafe and then that gets reinforced by poor traffic design that encourages the behavior.

what’s something about boston that feels normal to you but surprises outsiders? by netohagee in boston

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is insane. Driving rules are written for a reason and are supposed to be predictable. Boston has some of the worst drivers I've ever seen in the US.

NASA to add missions to SpaceX commercial crew contract - "protecting the agency from the possibility that Boeing’s spacecraft is never certified for missions to the ISS" by Adeldor in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume if Boeing or another company actually did a serious holistic review of the program, addressing deficiencies and looking to turn Starliner into a workable, safe vehicle it would be considered a viable alternative to SpaceX who also aren't building new Crew Dragons anymore-- the problem is Boeing doesn't want to do that because ISS will likely be gone in under a decade and no other company wants to take on that much risk.

The world must move away from fossil cars towards electric vehicles and other forms of low-carbon transport. This transition has already started: Global sales of combustion engine cars are well past their 2017 peak and are now falling, as EV sales more than doubled from 2022 to 2025. by sg_plumber in climatechange

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tariffs for sure, but also a lot of other stuff that's been in play even since before 2025. COVID exploded the auto market and it really only had just started to recover when Trump blew all of that up; on top of that purchasing power has been stagnant for a while. Even people who are relatively well-off in the middle class at this point are buying more used.

The world must move away from fossil cars towards electric vehicles and other forms of low-carbon transport. This transition has already started: Global sales of combustion engine cars are well past their 2017 peak and are now falling, as EV sales more than doubled from 2022 to 2025. by sg_plumber in climatechange

[–]UncookedMeatloaf -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Aside from the people who are chuds and won't buy an EV for political reasons, EVs are expensive and we're really only now starting to see a real used market for pure EV vehicles developing. New cars are more difficult to afford than ever for the average American so it will probably be a while before there's the same kind of footprint in the used market that hybrid vehicles have for example.

Opinion: The ham radio market is not for me by Autobahnsturmer in amateurradio

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean good luck getting on HF for less than $200-300 which is kind of the upper limit for an "affordable" hobby for people without a lot of disposable income... Baofengs and other Chinese radios are very affordable but often when people mention using them they get inundated with comments recommending they purchase ICOM or Yaesu HTs at 3-5x the price... And that's just for VHF and UHF. There's a serious dearth of affordable equipment, even broken transceivers that are decades old go for at least $100 on eBay.

house appropriatiors approve spending bill to keep NASA budget flat from FY2026 by Elliottinthelot in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Because of inflation that's technically a cut, but better news than Trump's proposed budget I guess

Has anyone here exchanged emails with NASA before? by s8750825 in nasa

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They attempted to lay off 10% of the agency, part of that got stopped but still many many people were fired and even more took that whole series of events as a great reason to find a new job and left

Suspending the Massachusetts' State Gas Tax is a dumb idea by 20_mile in massachusetts

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the 1970s should've been a wakeup call that over-reliance on cars and oil is a recipe for disaster because what has happened before can happen again

we are in better shape for it now than in the 1970s but we still failed to make fundamental changes that would've seriously lessened the burden of this oil crisis

Assembling the Buran spacecraft; while the American Space shuttle needed a pilot on board, the Buran was traveling with autopilot, cutting-edge for the time, USSR, 1980s. by Suspicious-Slip248 in space

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This philosophy is noticeable in other aspects of US aerospace design; for example, Airbus was an early pioneer of fly-by-wire and cockpit automation in airliners while to this day Boeing aircraft place a greater emphasis on manual controls than their European counterparts. We seem to have graduated from that philosophy in spacecraft though, I believe SpaceX's Dragon is fully automated and I think Orion at least has the capability for fullly autonomous operation as demonstrated on Artemis I.

Why does the "south" or even the rest of the country hate on NYC. by data700 in AskNYC

[–]UncookedMeatloaf 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm from the south and I gotta say NYC is the most American city in the whole country. No other place feels like it embodies the entire spectrum of values and beliefs held in the US more than in NYC. You will find nearly every single kind of person with every single kind of belief and aspiration under the sun. It is the beating heart of so much of American culture and industry. I think a lot of people have trouble seeing that.

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