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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 12:02 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 10:54 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: (October 11, 2017 at 7:48 pm)Fireball Wrote: I worked in MILSATCOM for many years. We had to depend on LMA and Boeing, later ULA, for launch vehicles. SpaceX got a lot of people from those companies, and are beating the pants off them boys with that rocket that can return to a launch pad and be recycled for launch in 48 hours. Both things were just unheard of until they did it. And they're doing it for a fraction of the cost.
Sounds kind of like a Challenger waiting to happen. 48 hours to turn around a vehicle that can literally propel a human out of the Earth's atmosphere... not a rocket I'd want to get on board.
Yeah, I must say that last night as I watched, I was kind of thinking SpaceX was overdue for a severe anomaly along those lines. It's a good trick to have for unmanned flights, but keep it for that, methinks.
Also, landings have been impressive (even if the camera cuts out right at the moment of touchdown). But not perfect. Is this the landing plan for when we send people back up, too?
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 2:45 pm
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Getting ready for work. I have a client tonight. Let's hope she keeps her appointment.
(October 12, 2017 at 10:54 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: (October 12, 2017 at 9:35 am)Joods Wrote: Spent the last 45 minutes rearranging my living room in one corner and on one wall. Moved the cat tree to a corner of the room so the kitties can access it better. I had been using it as a table for my monitor and some papers, but I finally moved everything, cleaned up the clutter and reorganized that area. I feel better now. Out of breath, but I actually finished something I started for once.
Does this mean your cats can finally get their butts off the couch and lay in their cat tree?  Mine loooooove both of theirs.
Nope... the same three lazy fucks are all back on the couch again today. I swear, it's a thing with them.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 2:47 pm
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 3:01 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 12:02 pm)c172 Wrote: (October 12, 2017 at 10:54 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: Sounds kind of like a Challenger waiting to happen. 48 hours to turn around a vehicle that can literally propel a human out of the Earth's atmosphere... not a rocket I'd want to get on board.
Yeah, I must say that last night as I watched, I was kind of thinking SpaceX was overdue for a severe anomaly along those lines. It's a good trick to have for unmanned flights, but keep it for that, methinks.
Also, landings have been impressive (even if the camera cuts out right at the moment of touchdown). But not perfect. Is this the landing plan for when we send people back up, too?
No, that's just the first stage booster. It wouldn't carry people back to earth. They have the Dragon capsule for that, and I think that the Russians still have some of their Shuttle knock-offs. This rocket delivers them to LEO and returns. It has delivered spacecraft to GEO, I think, but that requires a second stage, so the booster still comes back and parks.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 5:48 pm
At immediate care - have a tiny shard of glass in the bottom of my foot that neither I nor my girlfriend have been able to extract.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 5:50 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 5:48 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: At immediate care - have a tiny shard of glass in the bottom of my foot that neither I nor my girlfriend have been able to extract.
At least it's not life threatening. The foot will be fine. <3
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 5:52 pm
Yeah it's more annoying than anything. I'd go to my regular doctor but she can't get me in until next week.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 5:53 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 5:52 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Yeah it's more annoying than anything. I'd go to my regular doctor but she can't get me in until next week.
That's what the ER is for anyway, but the only problem is the exorbitant price tag; makes you wish it was on your toe, though.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 6:16 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 5:53 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: (October 12, 2017 at 5:52 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Yeah it's more annoying than anything. I'd go to my regular doctor but she can't get me in until next week.
That's what the ER is for anyway, but the only problem is the exorbitant price tag; makes you wish it was on your toe, though.
It not quite the ER, it's like a regular clinic that you don't need an appointment for.
As far as the price tag, I've met my deductible for the year, so there's no out of pocket cost.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
October 12, 2017 at 6:30 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 5:53 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: (October 12, 2017 at 5:52 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Yeah it's more annoying than anything. I'd go to my regular doctor but she can't get me in until next week.
That's what the ER is for anyway, but the only problem is the exorbitant price tag; makes you wish it was on your toe, though.
Just confirmed I'm going to be working A&E (ER) from the beginning of November.
More to keep my hand in and my certification than anything else.
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