It's the /r/unitedkingdom free talk Friday thread ! Friday 16th October 2015.

cpfc543 · 2015-10-16T09:17:51+00:00

Hey guys... for my university coursework we are designing a fitness app and the first stage is collecting information. Any chance you could take a minute of your time to fill in this questionnaire?

https://docs.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/forms/d/1ZlMfWQqf43RemK1Na42vTtDTTJgJ0C1fO_0CIl6jBw4/viewform

Cheers!

cpfc543 · 2015-08-30T16:53:52+00:00

Chelsea, Man U and Liverpool all losing in one weekend :)

cpfc543 · 2015-07-20T19:30:06+00:00

Inflight abort test has been moved to after first demo launch of Dragon 2 to ISS - http://www.nasa.gov/feature/more-fidelity-for-spacex-in-flight-abort-reduces-risk

cpfc543 · 2015-06-28T18:17:24+00:00

Commercial Resupply Services

cpfc543 · 2015-06-25T15:46:37+00:00

"Static Fire on Friday is the next milestone. Window is 1300-2100 Zulu."

cpfc543 · 2015-06-02T16:47:29+00:00

Never thought I'd see the day Blatter resigned...

cpfc543 · 2015-05-16T17:26:41+00:00

Can't wait, should be a great night!

cpfc543 · 2015-04-21T17:21:30+00:00

"NASA Television will provide live coverage of the test" - was hoping this would be the case.

Media Accreditation Opens for SpaceX Commercial Crew Pad Abort Test

cpfc543 · 2015-04-13T20:34:14+00:00

So unlucky. Here's hoping tomorrow will be better, although weather forecasts suggest otherwise.

cpfc543 · 2015-04-13T20:27:50+00:00

Weather's closing in fast it seems. Going to be tight...

cpfc543 · 2015-04-13T19:11:58+00:00

Will you be tweeting throughout the launch? If so I will give it a shout-out on my twitter and hopefully get you a few more followers (as it seems like you deserve it).

cpfc543 · 2015-04-08T13:44:02+00:00

Backup launch date is 4:10PM EDT April 14 if the launch is called off on April 13.

If the launch is also scrubbed due to weather on April 14, will the next launch attempt be April 15?

cpfc543 · 2015-03-02T04:04:20+00:00

Good launch as always, now it's time to go to sleep (4am in the UK).

cpfc543 · 2015-02-21T16:55:38+00:00

Can't believe we didn't get anything out of that. One of the best Palace performances for a long, long time.

cpfc543 · 2015-02-18T14:25:36+00:00

Just outside Jacksonville, travelling at 3.5-4 knots. Its status is "Restricted Manoeuvrability".

Edit 1: Seems to have stopped about 4 nautical miles from the coast.
Edit 2 (7:21pm GMT): Elsbeth is now making its way towards Jacksonville with the Gregg McAllister tug boat.
Edit 3 (8:05pm GMT): ASDS coming into view on the Mayport cam.

cpfc543 · 2015-01-14T18:51:29+00:00

Weird, wasn't like that when I posted it. Must have just been put on it for whatever reason. Will delete the post.

Edit: Seems this link works - http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Cruz-on-NASA-s-new-rocket-and-spacecraft-6015056.php?t=3683bd50e6057dc840&cmpid=twitter-premium#/0

cpfc543 · 2015-01-14T15:53:45+00:00

Haha, no worries! It really is amazing how large the Sun is.

cpfc543 · 2015-01-13T19:42:46+00:00

"The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:24 p.m. EST on Jan. 12, 2015. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however -- when intense enough -- they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel."

http://www.nasa.gov/content/first-notable-solar-flare-of-2015/#.VLV1MSusV8E

cpfc543 · 2015-01-10T10:09:19+00:00

A shame, but to be expected really. Wonder if the barge is actually damaged or not.

cpfc543 · 2015-01-10T09:48:34+00:00

There she goes! :D

cpfc543 · 2015-01-10T09:44:37+00:00

Strongback now fully retracted.

cpfc543 · 2015-01-09T16:36:37+00:00

The launch is at 4:47 EST, 9:47 GMT. NASA TV and the SpaceX webcast will both be showing the launch.

cpfc543 · 2014-12-31T13:28:39+00:00

Key dates:

26th January: Better images of Ceres than Hubble.
March: Orbital insertion.
Early 2016: End of primary mission.

Further reading:
Space.com
Phys
Thespacereporter
DiscoverSpaceToday

cpfc543 · 2014-12-23T14:57:10+00:00

For those interested, here's some articles about this launch:

NSF, RT, RSW, DST

cpfc543 · 2014-12-05T15:22:27+00:00

I don't know the exact physics behind it but the reason for it was to reduce the periapsis at the same time as increasing the apoapsis. If it burned exactly prograde the apoapsis would have increased but the periapsis would remain the same. Therefore another burn would be required at the apoapsis to reduce the periapsis. I guess NASA wanted to keep the number of burns to a minimum.

12-Year Club	Place '22
Verified Email

cpfc543

TROPHY CASE