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NorCalNavyMike t1_j5tykfb wrote

Reply to comment by tripy75 in Hey, can someone explain to me why we are not stending nuclear waste into space having a reliable rocket that can carry a decent amounts of cargo? I'm thinking about Falcon Heavy. One start a year would mean that US doesn't need to store anymore waste underground. by William0fBaskerville

I’m just happy as Hell that folks are even spelling “Kurzgesagt” correctly!! Let alone referencing the incredibly delicious, buttery goodness that is this amazing destination on YouTube.

For any of y’all that haven’t seen them before, consider today your birthday and chosen major holiday coming early this year!!

>https://youtube.com/@kurzgesagt

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jefferios t1_j5tqtl4 wrote

Reply to Rocket Lab launches 3 satellites in first mission from U.S. soil by Robb4848

Rocket Lab already has another Electron vehicle being prepared in their Wallops facility now. Then around May, they'll launch another Electron with the TROPICS mission to study tropical systems.

The Neutron structure is also in place near the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport. Rocket Lab is growing fast. I wish them success.

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xandr3n t1_j5th0h8 wrote

Reply to 2024 Eclipse - Best Locations by procyons2stars

Spring in the Midwest is definitely not a guaranteed blue sky day. April 8th could be 65F and sunny or 30F and snowing. Heck, it could be 30F and perfectly crisp blue skies. I would say you have a 50% shot of a clear day and a 30% chance of a warm day. But if it isn’t going to be clear or warm, you would know multiple days in advance.

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Right-Oil-7116 t1_j5tgl6p wrote

Reply to 2024 Eclipse - Best Locations by procyons2stars

Indiana is humid. Growing up there, I remember completely cloud-free days being special rather than the norm. I was in Indiana during the 2017 eclipse, there were clouds but I was still able to see it (either through the clouds or in between clouds passing iirc).

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Decronym t1_j5tfnyv wrote

Reply to NASA to test nuclear thermal rocket engine for the first time in 50 years | CNN by dem676

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |LEO|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)| | |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)| |NERVA|Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (proposed engine design)| |NTP|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion| | |Network Time Protocol| |NTR|Nuclear Thermal Rocket| |RTG|Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator|

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FerrowFarm t1_j5tcodw wrote

Reply to Hey, can someone explain to me why we are not stending nuclear waste into space having a reliable rocket that can carry a decent amounts of cargo? I'm thinking about Falcon Heavy. One start a year would mean that US doesn't need to store anymore waste underground. by William0fBaskerville

I imagine the question is not "where would we store the waste?" but rather "Where would we build the plants?" Most people have a NIMBY feeling toward nuclear, despite it being the greenest and most efficient fuel to date.

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haruku63 t1_j5tc45a wrote

Reply to In 1971, three cosmonauts Dobrovolski, Volkov, and Patsayev passed away due to a valve malfunction in the Soyuz 11 capsule. They remain the only people who have passed away above the Kármán Line - the defining line of space. by sciencekenyon

The photo shows the originally planned crew of Valeri N. Kubasov, left, Aleksei A. Leonov, and Pyotr I. Kolodin. It was replaced a few days before launch by the backup crew.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-remembering-the-crew-of-soyuz-11

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