exploring new frontiers with my wife Ria!

the most active /sfg/ refugee thread is on the sharty's tech board https://www.soyjak.st/tech/thread/4834.html

First off I just wanted you to know that I love you, and I miss you, huuuuuuuu- Second, I ain't going to the sharty. Fuck those niggers. Luckly there hasn't been much happening, but it's getting closer to launch time, and it looks like 4chan will most likely be down for a month. Hope enough anons find their way to experience Flight 9 together.

>>121 yeah i saw it but it looked dead so i made this thread, but i guess this is dead too, but at least im not the only sfger who washed up on 8chans shores

>>123 Yeah, not a lot of altchans have /sci/ boards, and the ones that do, are so slow, they're basically dead. I can understand how some anons won't bother looking for /sfg/ until the site is back up.

>>124 sfg is decently active compared to other generals so maybe it'll make it. the rest of /sci/ though? maybe not unless 8champ gets more traffic.

>Closeup of the flame deflector support structure from RGV's last flyover. https://x.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1912587945602871623

>>125 The tricky part is, how do we alert everyone to here? I don't want to go around advertising on the arch.b4k.dev/meta/ threads, or the other altchans. That will just cause unwanted shitposters. It's bad enough the most populated thread is on soyjak, which is even worse than being permanently on page 1 of /sci/.

So what else have we missed? Northrop Grumman’s solid rocket testing facility in Promontory, Utah exploded today. Minotaur IV launched, also.

>In the end, the four shuttles were sent to museums in Washington, DC, New York, Florida, and California. >And that was all more or less settled until last week when the two US senators from Texas, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, filed the "Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act" to move Space Shuttle Discovery from its current location the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia to Houston. >After the senators announced their bill, the collective response from the space community was initially shock. This was soon followed by: why? >The short answer is that it is all political, and the timing is due to the reelection campaign for Cornyn, who faces a stiff runoff against Ken Paxton. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/why-are-two-texas-senators-trying-to-wrest-a-space-shuttle-from-the-smithsonian/ it would cost a billion to move the shuttle, and has a high risk of causing major damage that would need to be repaired for additional money

>>127 unfortunately i think we just need to get the word out in general and the risk of shitposters is just the cost of doing business. i've told a few friends so far but thats about it.

>>128 both bits of news are wtf worthy

/sfg/ is dead, long live /sfg/ Thanks for making a /sci/ anon, as for growing it please only recruit from other /sfg/s as /sci/ in general has been a dumpster fire for years.

>>127 in my opinion, the shitposters will go back when 4chan is online again. They're after low hanging fruit and there's far less dopamine to get from a slower general on an altchan. Meanwhile the good, enthusiastic posters would remain (hopefully). I guess it also depends on how long the outage lasts for. If the general doesn't get a critical mass of posters for quality discussion then everyone will just migrate to 4chinz eventually and keep enduring the trolls there.

>>121 I'm not going there. >>127 I checked randomly if this place had a /sci/ this morning and here you all are. Some of you, anyway.

This is what going to Mars will feel like

>>135 Quiet? Peaceful? A little lonely?

SpaceX in the lead to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield >SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said. >Musk's rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir, opens new tab and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of Golden Dome, the sources said >Despite the Pentagon's positive signals to the SpaceX group, some sources stressed the decision process for Trump's Golden Dome is in its early stages. Its ultimate structure and who is selected to work on it could change dramatically in the coming months. >The three companies met with top officials in the Trump administration and the Pentagon in recent weeks to pitch their plan, which would build and launch 400 to more than 1,000 satellites circling the globe to sense missiles and track their movement, sources said >A separate fleet of 200 attack satellites armed with missiles or lasers would then bring enemy missiles down, three of the sources said. The SpaceX group is not expected to be involved in the weaponization of satellites, these sources said. >After publication, Musk replied to a post about Reuters' story on his social network X without elaborating: "This is not true." https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/musks-spacex-is-frontrunner-build-trumps-golden-dome-missile-shield-2025-04-17/

>>137 >SpaceX has proposed setting up its role in Golden Dome as a "subscription service" in which the government would pay for access to the technology, rather than own the system outright. >The subscription model, which has not been previously reported, could skirt some Pentagon procurement protocols allowing the system to be rolled out faster, the two sources said. While the approach would not violate any rules, the government may then be locked into a subscription and lose control over its ongoing development and pricing, they added. >Some Pentagon officials have expressed concerns internally about relying on the subscription-based model for any part of the Golden Dome, two sources told Reuters. Such an arrangement would be unusual for such a large and critical defense program. >Other options include having the U.S. own and operate the system, or having the U.S. own it while contractors handle operations. Guetlein did not respond to a request for comment. >SpaceX is pitching for the part of the Golden Dome initiative called the "custody layer," a constellation of satellites that would detect missiles, track their trajectory, and determine if they are heading toward the U.S., according to two sources familiar with SpaceX's goals. >SpaceX has estimated the preliminary engineering and design work for the custody layer of satellites would cost between $6 billion and $10 billion, two of the sources said.

>>137 Patiently waiting for Anduril's IPO.

FCC approval for new Starlink routers. https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-is-prepping-a-new-starlink-router

Today in spaceflight history, Apollo 13 astronauts splashed down safely.

>>131 Mommy

Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet >astronomers detected dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide on a possible water world 120 light years away >On Earth, the only known source of dimethyl sulfide is life. In the ocean, for instance, certain forms of algae produce the compound, which wafts into the air and adds to the sea’s distinctive odor. the planet also has methane in the atmosphere

>>143 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/science/astronomy-exoplanets-habitable-k218b.html https://archive.ph/xb6ZL

>>143 >it's mass is 2.6 Earths These space niggers aren't a threat to us. If we can barely get off our planet, it's very likely they aren't going to have a space program.

>>145 Imagine being stuck on your world.

>>145 surface gravity is 12.43 m/s2, they could escape the planet but its going to be alot harder, especially if it is a water world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2-18b

>>121 >>123 >>133 polling https://strawpoll.com/NMnQNml2Bg6 whichever has more votes gets to be our temporary(?) base of operations hopefully it won't be 50:50 split https://8chan.moe/sci/res/119 https://www.soyjak.st/tech/thread/4834

>>148 how active is soyjak in general? i've been watching the stats on 8chan and it's seen a steady increase in users and posts being made.

>>143 take this with a pound of salt since apparently the authors of the papers like to make wild claims that are later debunked

>por que no los dos? Found the thread splitter anon.

>>150 What other claims have they made?

>>149 kind of similar, but 8chan is now bigger sharty has about 3000 posts per hour, 7000 unique poster IPs 8chan has about 4000 PPH, 9000 unique IPs Also, I imagine sharty is more prone to random fits of inane spamming that could suddenly nuke the general

>>143 nothingburger methane is everywhere as for dimethyl sulfide I bet they found a spectroscopic peak just barely over (theoretical) LOD that's a false positive and/or it's abiotic unless they show the spectral lines and LOQ, I will not even entertain the idea they found hints, let alone proofs of anything interesting

>>152 they found a planet made of diamond https://news.yale.edu/2012/10/11/nearby-super-earth-likely-diamond-planet

>>155 What would even cause such a thing

>>143 https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/skepticism-greets-claims-of-a-possible-biosignature-on-a-distant-world/ havent read it yet

>>137 >L3Harris Technologies announced this week a $125 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, focused on increasing production of infrared sensing payloads – a central technology for the Golden Dome missile-defense shield that relies heavily on space-based capabilities. https://spacenews.com/l3harris-expands-space-manufacturing-as-companies-vie-for-position-in-golden-dome/ we're losing jobs in NOAA and NASA but gaining them for Golden Dome. its not the best trade but its better than nothing. no word on how many jobs its going to create.

So this is where you fags went. Fitting that the site went down when nothing was really happening anyway.

>>159 some are here, some are at sharty. idk if sfg anons are at other boards.

>>159 Hopefully it's back up before another launch.

>>161 i didnt realize it was so dead for launches lately

Apparently Orbit Reef isn't dead yet. https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/commercial-space/leo-economy/nasa-sees-progress-on-blue-origins-orbital-reef-design-development/

>>163 how could it be dead? nasa still needs to pick a company for their commercial leo station. did orbital reef supposedly die as a concept awhile back?

Glad I looked through all the boards again. First time I saw /sci/ was locked and didn't know how /sfg/ would organize. https://rentry.org/8chanMinusMinus Also a few addons for some much needed quality of life features. Hopefully these will make people more open to staying here. It still lacks a few important things and conveniences of 4chanx, but for me the other benefits of this site more than make up the difference. >>133 In addition to what this anon said with them going back to 4chan if it comes back up, this place is also much better at dealing with problem shitposters. >>135 My desire to escape from Earthers has never been more revitalized.

>>131 Why arent thhis whore's tits in my mouth right now?

I can't believe my post was the last post on /sfg/ forever

>>145 it has lower surface gravity than Earth. did you fail basic physics? planetary diameter that is the real killer

I thought elon said we wud be launchan by now

>>165 >https://rentry.org/8chanMinusMinus Which one should I use? 8chanMinusMinus seems kinda lacking. previously I used 4chanX on deadchan

ess eff gee is ded but i don't have the pic saved or something

>>171 All except fullchan x. The others cover what that does but better. At least for right now. We'll have to keep an eye on what extensions come out and update for what's the best.

>>137 >>138 According to Elon, this report isn't true.

>>172 not ded, just sleepy

>>173 not a fan of the dollchan one, i guess the others are ok

Ick Piss stacking for Artemis II SLS soon

Curiosity Rover's terrain more interesting than Percy's. Gigapan: https://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/237140

>>127 I'd rather just go around advertising. The shitposters can be easily dealt with here I think. Also I finally found fucking /sci/, every other popular generals and boards have migrated on this website but not /sci/. To be fair, /sci/ was already a slow board even with the schizos and shitposters. Also, where is the STEM or med fag generals? Someone lead them to this board. It'd be nice to have other threads.

Holy SHIT, the secretary of transportation just dunked on Blue Urine bigly: YOU ARE NO ASTRONAUT

>Unfortunately Sean once again shows that he's not familiar with FAA regulations. >This section merely defines the criteria for being awarded commercial astronaut wings, rather than placing rules on titles that people can use. >If the program were still running he could rightfully refuse to award them astronaut wings under this rule. I'm under no illusion as to the nature of crew duties, or lack thereof, on this flight. >So they can legally call themselves astronauts and say they went to space, and you can legally roll your eyes and say 'whatever'.

>>184 manly deaserves to eat nigger shit from a monkeys ass

la la la lavaaa chi chi chi chickennnn steve's lava chicken yeah its tasty as hell ooo mamasita duh nuh ringing a bell!

get swole, bros

>>187 He's falling apart :(

>>188 he'll be fine

>>189 What are the odds of him dying before humans return to the Moon?

>>190 50/50

>>190 If he keeps staying active and eating healthy, he might make it past 100.

>>190 0% if we freeze him

>14 IDs grim

>no more retards and bots hopeful

>>178 Gale Crater is more interesting than Jezero. I hope they send a full-scale Ingenuity-type drone to explore the Mariner Valleys next, but at our current pace that won't be after Dragonfly.

>>196 reminder it's Ye-ze-ro, not Jizz-ero

>>197 Wrong, it's Jazz-ero.

Remigrated from the sharty. This site looks instantly much better. Just the lack of soyjack theming cleanses the mind and soul.

>>199 I will never post alongside those faggots, this is /sfg/ for me now.

>>200 just wish it didn't die every 10 minutes lol

>>199 welcome home, white man. It must have been tough being stuck on a site with an average poster age of 15. >>201 that's to be expected when PPH increased tenfold in a single day. Apart from that and a few minor qol issues, this is a way better site than 4chan. The filesize limit + sound files are seriously making me consider staying here. IDs on /v/ and other boards are the cherry on top.

>>202 Just having a UID counter again is a blessing. I have no idea what the rape ape gang was thinking with that one. 4chan still has me captive but I wouldn't mind if the restart took a while. Maybe they'll look over here and take some lessons.

>>204 There was never any good reason to hide the IP counter from us, I have some tinfoil theories, all of them sinister.

Looks like China is targeting 2029 for their crewed landing attempt. https://x.com/erdayastronaut/status/1913290204951031811?s=46&t=xb4UI7hOabkbxvL21cL2lw

>>206 Hope they make it. Genuinely. For all mankind and for the west to get the proverbial mom looking over your shoulder making sure you're actually doing schoolwork.

>>206 Has there been any visible progress on Long March 10 since they released that video of three YF-100Ks firing together on a test stand? And what's the likelihood they will run into delays developing the full triple core version much like SpaceX did with Falcon Heavy?

test

>>206 China is incredible

This where I will retire. In a back-pain-free 0.37g, Earther-less environment

>>121 I'm not going anywhere near those fucking faggots after what they pulled. Also the sharty has a shit layout

>the eastern range is shut down due to an unknown reason what's going on? i saw it on ars and also heard about it on nsf. nsf thinks its a maintenance issue, and stephen clark at ars thinks the military might have a secret operation underway. coincidentally, the bahamas is also putting falcon 9 landings on hold but that's a separate thing even though it's covered by the eastern range https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/theres-a-secret-reason-the-space-force-is-delaying-the-next-atlas-v-launch/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE02HlEiEx4 https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/rocket-report-daytona-rocket-delayed-again-bahamas-tells-spacex-to-hold-up/

>>194 Space Flight-General has never had more than 20 or so posters

>>121 Just let the word spread naturally. For now imagine we're on Mars and this is our little 10-man image board

>>215 I don't mind waiting for the Ceresposters to catch up

calls for the US and Artemis members to form a military alliance for space called the "Artemis Alliance" to enforce the Outer Space Treaty >The principles of a free, open, and peaceful space are enshrined in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which all major space powers have ratified, including the U.S., Russia, and China. The U.S. had sought to build on that landmark treaty when it launched the Artemis Accords in 2020, which 54 countries have so far signed on to. But the refusal of Russia and China to get on board—alongside the Kremlin’s veto last year of the first ever U.N. Security Council resolution on outer space, which condemned the placing of weapons of mass destruction in orbit—are a sure as sign as any that a new approach is needed. >That is why it is time for the U.S. to lead a new military alliance—an Artemis Alliance, or Allied Space Forces—to do exactly that. >The Artemis Alliance should not, of course, replace the Outer Space Treaty. A defense alliance would instead be a coalition of like-minded countries whose goal is to uphold the peaceful use of space. Ultimately, an Artemis Alliance would add hard power credibility to the soft power norms and principles shaped by the 1967 accord, essentially giving it “teeth.” >The Alliance would seek to deter and defeat offensive space capabilities, condemn any attempts to render space unusable in international fora, and impose tangible violations that include sanctions—from export controls on the low end to military action on the high end. https://time.com/7277034/us-allied-space-forces/

>>121 Just let the word spread naturally. For now imagine we're on Mars and this is our little 10-man image board

>>217 that reminds me, there was an article the other day that said american and french forces conducted wargames in space recently >Stressing the importance of coalitions in any future space war, Whiting said that SPACECOM “has spent a lot of time over the last year … working to operationalize our relationships in space with our most capable allies. >“And one example of that that I’m proud to announce here for the first time is that the US and France recently conducted our first ever bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation to demonstrate combined capabilities in space in the vicinity of a strategic competitor spacecraft,” he said. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/04/time-for-space-force-to-clearly-say-it-needs-weapons-in-space-spacecom-head/

>>217 Artemis Alliance is a pretty decent name at least, sounds spacey without being goofy. "Outer Space Treaty" sounds a bit bland

>>220 really? i hate it. it sounds goofy as hell to me. but i remember people saying they hated the name space force even though i liked it.

Finally found /sfg/ Flight 9 when 4chan back when

>>222 Two weeks

>The upcoming CRS-33 mission to fly in August of 2025 will feature a new trunk variation which will enable it to have extra propellant in the trunk. >There isn't a final design on the trunk which has been publicly available yet, and not much information has been shared from officials, but presumably it will feature a couple of bulkhead Draco thrusters and extra propellant in the trunk facing directly in the velocity-vector to allow better boosting. New trunk upgrades coming for boosting

>>220 No way, alliteration just doesn't fit big pompous military or political things. It's always goofy. (Artemis Accords works because it's a scientific thing and it's ok for those to have funny names, in peace for all mankind and what not) Just get a synonym, Artemis Coalition sounds just fine.

>>224 >allow better boosting Preliminary work towards ISS deorbit vehicle?

>>224 about time. the trunk is underrated. we saw upgrades to the dragons for polaris (viewing window & airlock for the spacewalk) but the trunk got neglected. there's definitely potential there.

>>226 Yeah most likely, neat to see them giving the trunk some attention like they gave Dragon with skywalker >>227 According to some dude on twitter this is even enough for Dragon to do a lunar landing https://x.com/RGregoryClark/status/1913354242699538821 >Thanks for that info. The trunk has 37 cubic meters available volume. The propellant used for the Dragon’s thrusters has density about 1,200 kg/cu.m. Then can get 44 tons extra prop. in trunk. This is enough for the Dragon with trunk to serve as a lunar lander >yfw SpaceX make Lunar Dragon real

>>217 in the future once we colonize Mars, Moon, Ceres, Caliisto, etc the Alliance will expand to include those systems and they will rename it the Systems Alliance

>>212 Yeah, looks like 4chan

>Falcon 9 is targeted to launch three missions starting with our 5th NRO mission of the year on Sunday, followed by Dragon's 32nd cargo mission to the @Space_Station and our third Bandwagon rideshare mission on Monday → busy busy

>8chan.moe is down reminder you can also use 8chan.se in case 8chan.moe is down

>>222 Two weeks for both (unironically)

>>220 Space Force sounds ok now but at first it sounded silly "Space" is a pretty silly word tbh

>>222 dos weekos

>>233 8chan.moe is always down. can i use the other one exclusively? or are they both shitty

Elon named the first Mars city Terminus, because you are guaranteed to get terminal cancer after you arrive. Unbelievable.

>>237 .se always seems to work. I'm using it right now. Thread numbers are the same and everything

>>237 >8chan.moe is always down. works on my pc

>>241 Yeah same. Oh wait nope. Oh yep. Nope. Yep.

Eric has finally lost it.

>>243 What EDS does to a muthafucka

>>243 why are people so autistic about this? they're clearly not astronauts. its literally that simple. >flood detected please wait 2 seconds >flood detected please wait 6 seconds >flood detected please wait 9 seconds >flood detected please wait 15 seconds looks like berger isnt the only thing being schizo right now. cant even post on .se anymore

>>245 sharty won (again)

>>244 this isn't EDS, it's just leftist pandering. My cope is that Ars is forcing Berger to write such drivel for good boy points.

>>246 even tho i get the same message on the 'arty o algo

>>245 The number of random fags online coming out of the woodwork to suddenly offer their expert opinion on whether or not New Shepard was aktually fake has been bizarre to witness. Where were these fags when Shatner flew? Are they only paying attention now because aging former popstar was on board?

>>249 yes

>>249 I miss when people just talked about fake moon landings. Now it seems like there's more and more unironic "space is fake" stuff

>>251 Funny thing is that there's no reason why they should think it's fake. A suborbital hop doesn't violate flat-earth theory if you think about it. But then again, they also think the SN ships landing flip n' burn is CGI so I guess they don't believe in rocket engines? BUT I've also seem them say that airplanes can't carry enough fuel to fly so they secretly use free energy or some shit, so I don't know why they don't then extrapolate that rockets can also use this supposeve free energy device to perform the feats they do.

>>252 who's they? Retards aren't a hivemind, those who believe starship to be faked and those who believe in muh aliun magic drives could be part of two separate mental disability echo chambers.

>>253 no flerfs also believe in free energy bc they think nikola tesla was suppressed for free energy research or some shit.

Headsup for those still on sharty (why on Earth would you be) it does some shady shit >>>/v/1146095 >>>/v/1146107

>>186 watched this movie with friends recently, felt like a fucking fever dream not as bad as i was expecting and i definetly felt some heart was put into it, but still bad.

You guys are awful

How do I make my X algorithm give me Spitter stuff? I have a Nazi feed right now but I want more Spitter. I hate that you can't choose what you want to see, but I can't cope with /sfg/ being this slow.

>>257 >>259 Good. Stupid performative whore bitch.

>>257 this is exactly what the haters (degrowthers/leftists) want, to discourage others from going and to drive a narrative in society that space travel is bad and should be discouraged as much as possible don't let em win

>>256 It felt like a long form tiktok

>>258 go read a book, zoom zoom. Your brain is fried.

>>260 What did she do to you?

>>257 that's what she looks like now? man, she hit the wall hard, no wonder she's doing publicity stunts.

>>261 It has nothing to do with spaceflight, fuck off. Also >muh optics Lol.

>>252 There's also "the capsule doesn't have burn marks like Dragon so it didn't really go to space, Bezos faked it somehow"

>>267 Ye I saw someone say that lol. Although then someone rolled in with the explanation, i.e. it's not orbital or even suborbital, so the entrance velocity is significantly slower (4000km/h vs 23000km/h)

After initial colonisation, Martian architecture will find its roots in 3D printed structures made of sintered regolith. Derived from expressionist Terran styles, it blends utilitarian forms from established Martian habitats with minimalist aesthetic shells to form a new kind of look unique to Mars - a look that embraces the realities of Mars' environment while still achieving an aspirational and welcoming feel. Who knows how Martian architecture will evolve from here?

Stoke has plans to refill Nova on orbit. This will enable it to send payloads essentially anywhere. https://x.com/booster_10/status/1913427346553508333 >>271 Not spaceflight, fuck off.

>>258 Just flag every post you don't want to see as "not interested in this post", interact more with space content (open up images, watch videos, go down the replies). Eventually your feed should fix itself. There is no way on mobile to remove topics shown on your feed, but on desktop, there are a few more settings you can access that allows you to uncheck certain topics you don't want being fed to you. Why they don't allow this on mobile is beyond me.

>>272 >sex in space >space >spaceflight yes, this is spaceflight

>>271 doesn't borigin only spend like 5 minutes in actual space I don't think that would be the bragging rights you want

>>255 I made one post, how fucked am I?

>>272 Not only does it go to space, but it doesnt have Elon's fascist sweaty balls all over it

>>274 >>277 NS doesn't reach space. Not spaceflight. Spaceflight and Nazism are analagous. Liberalism will be left to die on Earth while fascism spreads throughout the universe. Cope.

>>271 idgaf tbh

>>270 by god i hope we left that fucking titanfag on the sharty. only mars allowed in this house.

VGH, EVROPA

for me? It's Ceres.

The only habitable worlds in Sol are as follows: - Earth - Luna - Mars We must colonise Luna and Mars and test and develop systems rigorously while progressing towards fission-powered generation rockets that will allow us to send humans to star systems with more habitable worlds such as Alpha Centauri and Tau Ceti. We will NEVER colonise Ceres. We will NEVER build cloud cities on Venus. We will NEVER observe the waves of Titan's methane shores.

>>284 Don't forget Mercury

what the fuck is this europa ice war shit?

>>285 gotta say that's a lotta good arguments. might turn me into a mercurynigger.

>>278 dumbass nigga never heard of the kármán line

hop wen

>>286 Don't know. Bored trannies is the most likely explanation. A lot of the profiles I've checked out advertise their pronouns. Even the furnigger SpaceBasedFox (confirmed for browsing /sfg/) has joined in on the larp.

>>220 >>271 their tits are too small. we wanna see big freefloating bazongas.

>>285 >technically on average the closest system to every planet FUCK YOU CGP GREY GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY THREAD REEEEEE

found you space frens, not gonna post more "sfg is dead" for at least the next two weeks, this time it died for real :(

>>206 >Looks like China is targeting 2029 for their crewed landing attempt. is this delayed? i remember it was always before 2030.

I saw someone theorise that mercury could be the exposed core of Theia. There's probably no way that's true but it's a cute notion so I'll choose to believe it for now.

NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Soyuz MS-26 Re-entry and Landing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DmBm9gP460 just entered peak heating

>>296 >peak heating now leaving peak heating, max g was 4.2 declining, waiting for chutes deploy

1 minute till touchdown

>>297 nominal, crew feeling great, 1000 metres, 900 metres above ground

>>300 Capsule is on its side

>Tips over Soyuz legacy.

gonna be real with you guys, in terms of recovery helicopters > boats

manned landings should be a daily occurrence by now... its 2025 wtf

Petit landed on his 70th birthday. Next on /sfg/: Sun Apr 20, 2025 14:29 CEST SpaceX launches NROL-145 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA; Sun Apr 20, 2025 19:51 CEST 52246 Donaldjohanson : Lucy Donaldjohanson Flyby Following its launch aboard an Atlas V in 2021, NASA's Lucy spacecraft will fly past asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, a C-type asteroid in the main belt, at a distance of 596 miles (960 km). The flyby will serve as a dress rehearsal for Lucy's main mission: the exploration of multiple Jupiter Trojan asteroids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL9_0sagfBg Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:15 CEST SpaceX launches a cargo Dragon to the space station, from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA;

What are your emotions, now you're back on Earth? Answer: inaudible

wip making circles in GIMP is so annoying

>>143 If the signature on K2-18b actually does happen to be life, it puts a big statistical lower bound on the number of life bearing planets in the galaxy. We can only detect one in fifty, or even one in one hundred planets by the transit method: for every one we detect, there are 49 to 99 that we miss. Just one detection like this means there is a lot of life out there.

Kyplanet is a pretty good exoplanet covering channel, rare to find space focused channels that aren't either braindead popsci or thunderfagging. He just made a decent video on >>143 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7wOpJmGkmA

>>310 This video's narration is incredibly repetitive. The smug "Acktchually" thing is that five-sigma bullshit raising its head outside of particle physics when it has no fucking business sticking its nose outside of highly statistically dependent datasets, and the detection on K2-18B exceeds the interstellar medium and comet finds by five orders of magnitude (1 part DMS in 600,000 H2, versus 1 part in 10 BILLION for the interstellar medium and its closely matching cometary find).

>>268 god i wanna fuck io

>>196 The lowest point on Mars is badwater crater in the hellas planitia, i hope they go there and the Valles Marineris

>>311 >repetitive Fair enough, I think the guy is a 20yo and writing isn't his strong suit. They can't all be Homemade Documentaries tier. >Sigma bullshit I also dislike this being thrown around like a buzzword, but here it's warranted. Since news outlets were using claims of "it's le 3 sigma" to promote the discovery, it has to be addressed since it was plainly wrong.

>>311 meaning what

>>315 It's more nitpicking than debunking.

how many 2 weeks left before the next starship attempt?

>>317 Probably about two

>>308 What do you use for guidance? Do you just draw a grid or does GIMP have aligning tools? I've been using Paint.NET my whole life so I don't know which is better for infographics like this.

>>308 can you not just hold shift with the ellipse tool to make a uniform circle?

bros...

>feds pushing this europa war trend on twitter to obscure search results for europa the last battle Least obvious kike psyop.

>>322 Why would anyone care about a random movie from 2017?