By that logic, RocketLab's next vehicle will increase their payload capacity by a factor of over 1800.
I mean, the whole idea of Hogwarts dance classes were invented for the films. It wouldn't have been much more of a stretch to include the other Houses.
Ooh, that's an interesting hypothesis. It's about the right size, too.
No, it was because they were caught out of bed after transferring Norbert to Charlie's friends... which they did for Hagrid.
If Starlink and SpaceX were separate entities, that contract would dwarf this.
True, but I'm not sure that the contract would have taken place (or been as large) if Starlink and SpaceX were not vertically integrated. A big advantage for Starlink is that they can launch "at cost".
I try to go from smallest to biggest in order, as the first will benefit the most.
Neat! I independently came to the same conclusion!
It looks a bit like a downcomer, but it's too wide to be that, and it's too narrow to be the hull of a booster or ship. Any ideas on what it could be?
It's a nicely done piece of artwork. Hermione's dress robes ought to be periwinkle-blue, though :)
Oh snap, really?
Yeah, if I recall correctly, their first transfiguration lesson is turning matchsticks into needles. I believe conjuring spells (something-from-nothing) and vanishing spells (something-to-nothing) also fall under the category of transfiguration.
Oh so we’re just gonna hand wave that last part?!
Well, at a certain point one has to stop asking "how?" and just accept that magic works in a given setting. The point at which one stops is up to personal preference :)
@Dave@lemmy.nz, this thread seems to be stuck as a pinned post on Lemmy NZ. I've unpinned it from the SJW end, but it seems that action hasn't federated. Would you be able to investigate this?
I'm kind of surprised this is on the official NASA YouTube channel. The video even has AI-generated fireplace tools off to one side.
Rocket Lab launches two Electrons within 24 hours
Rocket Lab launched a pair of Electron rockets with 24 hours of each other Nov. 24, a first for the company.
> Rocket Lab launched a pair of Electron rockets with 24 hours of each other Nov. 24, a first for the company. > >One Electron lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia, at 1 a.m. Eastern. That launch used a suborbital version of the rocket, called Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE), intended for use in hypersonic testing.
> Rocket Lab followed the HASTE mission with an orbital launch of Electron from its Launch Complex 1B in New Zealand at 10:55 p.m. Eastern Nov. 24. The rocket successfully deployed into orbit a third set of five satellites for French company Kinéis, which is deploying a constellation to provide Internet of Things connectivity services.
> The two launches marked the fastest turnaround time between launches in the company’s history, which previously had been about a week. The company added that this is also, to its knowledge, the first time a single launch operator carried out two launches in different hemispheres within 24 hours. > > “That’s unprecedented capability in the small launch market and one we’re immensely proud to deliver at Rocket Lab,” Peter Beck, chief executive of Rocket Lab, said in a statement. > > With these two launches, Rocket Lab has conducted 14 Electron launches so far this year. While the company originally projected as many as 22 launches this year, Beck said in a Nov. 12 earnings call that the company was maintaining revised guidance of 15 to 18 Electron launches for the year. “The customers are looking good, so I think we’ll be within that range,” he said.
Landspace puts 2 satellites in orbit with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket
Landspace puts 2 satellites in orbit with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket Chinese launch startup Landspace put two satellites into orbit late Tuesday with the first launch of an improved version of the Zhuque-2 rocket.
China launches pair of SuperView Neo-2 radar satellites
China launches pair of SuperView Neo-2 radar satellites China launched a pair of radar satellites late Sunday for a state-owned firm building a 28-satellite remote sensing constellation.
Vega C return to flight slips a day
European officials say the Vega C rocket is ready for its return to flight next week despite a technical issue that will delay the launch by at least a day.
NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Dragonfly mission
NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch a multibillion-dollar mission to Saturn’s moon Titan in 2028.
With a successful test of Starship Flight 6, SpaceX has continued building on its many projects around Starbase. Repair work has begun around the launch site, with damage found in different areas of the tower from prior launches. A proposed Gigabay could be coming to the Starbase production site sho...
Oops, it's just us Earthlings again.
With plans to drastically downsize its workforce, Ford’s future in Germany looks bleak. According to Germany’s largest trade union, Ford’s...
> On November 20, Ford announced plans to cut another 4,000 jobs in Europe by the end of 2027. Most of them will be in Germany, about 2,900 of the eliminated positions. > > The move comes after Ford incurred “significant losses” in recent years amid a “highly disruptive” influx of new competition, mainly electric models. Ford blames slower-than-expected demand for its EVs and a weakening economic situation for the downsizing.
Singapore-HQ'ed Maxeon Solar is restructuring to focus exclusively on the US market, but it's put its $1B Albuquerque solar cell factory on ice.
Starbase activities (2024-11-27):
- Nov 26th cryo delivery tally.
- Nov 26th S26 nosecone emerges from the Highbay and moves to the scrap yard. (ViX)
- Build site: Sections of the now scrapped S26 depart from Starbase by truck. (ViX)
- A large tube moves directly from Starfactory to the scrap yard. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
- Launch site: The yellow LR11000 crane rises. The crane is reeved for "2x10 line parts", for a "442t hook capacity". (Space_Time3, ViX 1, ViX 2 / BJSchnettler)
- Booster quick disconnect is tested. (ViX)
- RGV Aerial post a recent flyover photo of Pad B.
Flight 6:
- Starship S31 debris is brought back to shore in Australia. Recovered items include tiles, COPV tanks, and other components. Interstellar Gateway thread: Tweet 1, tweet 2, tweet 3, tweet 4, tweet 5, tweet 6, tweet 7, tweet 8, tweet 9, tweet 10, tweet 11, tweet 12, tweet 13, tweet 14, tweet 15, tweet 16.
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1861648547013329326
Deployment of 24 @Starlink satellites confirmed
True, for fixed routes, pantographs seem like a decent power delivery method.
Don't trolley buses have the advantage that they can pass each other if one breaks down, instead of stopping up the whole line?
I feel like "work vehicle" is also pretty obvious given that it's, y'know, a dump truck. I don't think many people drive dump trucks recreationally...
Thanks, I'll keep this in mind if I encounter the problem again.
Disabling battery optimizations didn't seem to fix the issue.
What eventually seems to have fixed the problem was accidentally clearing my inbox, which had over 100+ items in it. It seems like there might be some limit somewhere which prevents further notifications if there are more than X items in the inbox.
Water can definitely be destroyed.
To be more pedantic, matter can be "destroyed" by converting it to energy. The sun does this at a rate of 4 million tonnes (4 teragrams) per second.
A scientist simulated the contents of the ice giant worlds, and found that a fluid layer may explain each planet’s strange magnetic field.
