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witx, 9 dni temu do esa w ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge

So who do you think gets booted? It’s a pity though because I think Europe needs as many eggs it can get

threelonmusketeers, 9 dni temu do esa w ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge

I hope MaiaSpace are successful. A launch vehicle with a reusable booster would be great for Europe.

saltesc, 3 miesiące temu do esa w Europe funds inflatable satellite drag sail demonstration

The system is designed to be initially 20 square centimeters in size but would inflate about 7,500 times larger to around 1.5 square meters, increasing atmospheric drag to accelerate deorbiting.

The only thing more impressive than seeing that expand out would be watching them pack it down.

threelonmusketeers, 3 miesiące temu

Now I’m imagining bits of the sail bulging out of the rocket fairing like a hastily-packed sleeping bag at the end of a camping trip.

saltesc, 3 miesiące temu

After decades of camping, I only recently found out most (modern) sleeping bags are actually meant to be stuffed in their bags, not rolled up. Just kinda keep stuffing it in there and they seem to naturally fill gaps better than if they were rolled up first, so they’re easier and much faster to pack away.

There’s a random LPT for ya.

threelonmusketeers, 3 miesiące temu

Huh, TIL. Thanks!

synae, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

Mac Tonight is back, baby!

UltraGiGaGigantic, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

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humanspiral, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

This is Barbara Streissan publicity when you had never thought about her for 50 years. We must all agree to a ban to stop China from working on it, while we “debate American freedom”

sharkfucker420, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

If they put fucking ads in space I will do things I cannot say online

Majorllama, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

God I can’t wait to be kept up all night by the warm glow of the giant Coca-Cola ad in space shining down on me at night.

In other news I’m radicalized now.

I swear to God if I see space advertisements I will organize a militia so goddamn fast.

fsxylo, 5 miesięcy temu

Aurora borealis: sponsored by Netflix

Lemminary, 5 miesięcy temu

Don’t give them any ideas or I’ll hold you personally responsible. >:|

Subtracty, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

Can’t even escape to the great outdoors. I’ve never even considered this type of advertising as a possibility. Fuck that’s bleak.

stelelor, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

Jesus fuck, Wall-E was supposed to be a dystopia, not an inspiration.

darvocet, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

Apparently these “astronauts” dont understand the world we are living in. They should just be happy we’re allowing them to visit the Tesla ® Moon.

Hackworth, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

Astronomers find space advertising

atro_city, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

We won't stop polluting until the world is unlivable. Gotta love humanity.

homesweethomeMrL, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w JWST facing potential cuts to its operational budget

Well now that the idiots of all stripes have put us in this exciting new world, let’s see what the optoins are:

• Change nothing, and get cut
• Put advertising in space and get cut
• Ask oligarchs for money to make AI use JWST real good (but don’t of course)

Or the most obvious and pathetically realistic option: rename it for trump and watch it’s funding remain the same or even get a little tiny bump.

BrundleFly2077, 7 miesięcy temu do esa w ESA, OpenCosmos sign contract for NanoMagSat mission

What an unfortunate photograph of those two people. Of all the ones they might have picked 😳