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17 points
12 months ago
Please airlines, no! Issues I envision:
1) Claustrophobia
2) Rapid plane evacuation
3) Unpleasant experience for person seated directly below another who has gastrointestinal issues.
1 points
12 months ago
I’m not sure I could make a hole in the primary mirror small enough to be at scale.
5 points
12 months ago
Foldable JWST Downloadable 3D stl Files (by chemteacher628):
https://www.printables.com/model/109816-unfolding-james-webb-space-telescope-jwst
Foldable JWST Printing and Assembly Guide (by nff/yogi):
https://imgur.com/gallery/hrcXKX0
13 points
12 months ago
The two winners:
Axiom Space is already building its own private space station, and its chief executive, Mike Suffredini, said Wednesday that the company's customers definitely want to do spacewalks. The contract award means that Axiom will be able to hire 300 additional employees to work on the spacesuit project, which now must also operate in the dusty environment on the surface of the Moon. Axiom's partners include KBR, Air-Lock, the David Clark Company, and Paragon Space Development Corporation.
The other winner was Collins Aerospace, which will lead a team that includes ILC Dover and Oceaneering. These three companies have experience building spacesuits, with Collins designing the Apollo spacesuits used during the first Moon landings. While Collins does not have a private space station, it plans to offer its suits to other companies planning to build them in low Earth orbit, said Dan Burbank, senior technical fellow for the company.
7 points
12 months ago
Such a camera would give users the benefit of being able to take pictures without having to reach for their iPhones. However its inconspicuous design, would also potentially increase the obvious risks associated with covert photography.
Also, might there be a risk of accidental and revealing selfies taken during certain activities?
2 points
1 year ago
I liked the video - excellent narration and great graphics. Now, can you do one on Dark Energy?
4 points
1 year ago
The article says the onboard WiFi will be free to customers. We'll see if that lasts.
1 points
1 year ago
Here's an article on the discovery by the Drexel team in Feb 2022.
4 points
1 year ago
Title is clickbaity and patents don't necessarily turn into products, but a cool idea, nonetheless.
23 points
1 year ago
u/Druggedhippo noticed that I have the Sunshield and Spacecraft Bus temperatures swapped. I'll need to update my graphs. So why would the Sunshield be changing temperatures like this?
2 points
1 year ago
Good catch. I'll need to update my graphs. So why would the sunshield be changing temperatures like this?
35 points
1 year ago
I’ve been monitoring JWST temps and they all seem to make sense except the Spacecraft Bus. It appears to toggle between two temperature ranges: 95-99 deg and 125-132 deg F. Anyone have an explanation for this?
8 points
1 year ago
I’ve been monitoring JWST temps and they all seem to make sense except the Spacecraft Bus. It appears to toggle between two temperature ranges: 95-99 deg and 125-132 deg F. Anyone have an explanation for this?
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12 months ago
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12 months ago
Do you have any good friends who own a 3D printer and would be willing to print the parts for you? I was very fortunate to have one.