herenowjal t1_jdb51yk wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:04 AM

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Cloudy with a chance of MeatBalls …

LeektheGeek t1_jdb4jm9 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:00 AM

Reply to comment by Stargazer_199 in The Northern Lights could dazzle the skies from Washington to New York on Friday, blown by winds from a giant 'hole' on the sun by thisisinsider

Wait till you have to explain how Arkansas and Kansas sound nothing alike. Gotta love ‘Merica!

Igotz80HDnImWinning t1_jdb478u wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:57 AM

Reply to comment by arkonator92 in The Northern Lights could dazzle the skies from Washington to New York on Friday, blown by winds from a giant 'hole' on the sun by thisisinsider

Bruh, get yourself a high altitude balloon with a 360degree camera on it and stream the light show in VR. WCGW?

tram66 t1_jdb3v88 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:54 AM

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Bah stupid Thrillist, thank you!

kittyrocket t1_jdb3ruf wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:53 AM

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Hm, maybe they’re going to let him ride it. That seems very Texan sort of thing to do.

Stargazer_199 t1_jdb3pug wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:53 AM

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Well, because of that, I have had to explain there are two separate places called Washington to people from other countries online

ELL_YAY t1_jdb3me9 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:52 AM

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This is what I’m curious about too. I’m around DC and wanna know if it’s worth trying to look.

LeektheGeek t1_jdb3lgu wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:52 AM

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Washington State. DC is only strictly referred to as Washington in movies and TV.

christmas__rose t1_jdb3jz2 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:52 AM

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Can someone explain to me please how we can know in advance that something like this will happen? Does the solar wind move much more slowly than light?

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Riptide360 t1_jdb1z8r wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:39 AM

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Does that translate to the US picking up the tab to deorbit the Russian modules? Any idea of how many modules are being saved?

The_One_With_A_Hat t1_jdb1ydk wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:39 AM

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Has anyone got any information on when/how to best view this from Australia (Victoria)?. Most of the links and resources seem to be associated with people up north!

JPhonical t1_jdb1xas wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:39 AM

Reply to comment by pompanoJ in Virgin Orbit raising $200 million from investor Matthew Brown, closing deal as soon as Thursday by cnbc_official

The valuation for the deal is $200 million - a 'controlling interest' only costs half that at most depending on how you define 'controlling' - do they mean a majority of shares or a majority of board seats.

But your main point stands - unless they find a new market (maybe defense?) it's going to be difficult and may require developing the top launched Launcher Two.