Shuttle launches to the ISS are actually always done to the northeast. Orbital mechanics also permits a launch oppurtunity 12 hours later in a southdirestionction but this would take the shuttle over cuba which they want to avoid. Northeast launches also mean there are abort stations in europe in the event of a problem.,
And it's not just for shuttles. A lot of robotic NASA missions use twitter these days for updates. For an organization which is often trapped in the past, it's been one of their better PR trends over the last few years.
"A courier moved to Abbottabad" is a far cry from "Osama is at 101 Terrorist Way, Abbottabad, and we're confident enough that he'll be there and that we can take him down that we're willing to risk going through with the operation even though he might escape and Pakistan might get annoyed that we violated their sovereignty". Getting from point A to point B takes a little while.
Are you saying you don't see how it betrays US interests to release information that could have tipped bin Laden off about the attack? The fact that the operation was successful doesn't automatically mean forcing the president's hand was a good thing.
Of course, for all we know they might have been planning the attack for this weekend anyway. Either way, it's insane to say that provoking the military to attack before they're ready doesn't betray US interests.
Even with randomized IDs, it's possible to data mine and figure out who the users associated with some data are. Supposed you have anonymous data that says User 123 was in Fred's room last night, User 456 went to Fred's workplace today, and User 789 was at Fred's local supermarket last week. Eventually it becomes pretty clear that users 123, 456, and 789 are all Fred.
Delays to Shuttle launches have nothing to do with the current budget. It's just a function trying to work with immensely complicated machines. Of course one can argue about how they could have been designed to be less prone to launch delays, but that ship sailed 30 years ago.
The other issue with reusability that the Shuttle demonstrated is that it's not necessarily cheaper to reuse things if there is expensive refurbishment required for each reuse. Unless you're launching very frequently (on the order or weekly or daily, which nobody is really considering right now because there's not enough launch demand), it seems to be better to go the cheap and disposable route. SpaceX is exploring reusability (without much success thus far, it should be added), but it's not a necessary component to keeping their costs low.
That seems like a longer term improvement rather than something that will be necessary for the first generation of fusion reactors. And then that is still a long way away.
Five years ago people said that, but there's been a pretty consistent pattern of Elon Musk's predictions being 2-3x too optimistic. I can definitely believe SpaceX getting to Mars in 30-40 years, but 10-15 certainly seems like a stretch.
As far as I understand, SpaceX's current docking capability consists of flying up to the ISS and then being passive while the space station robotic arm pulls the capsule up to a docking port. A Mars mission will require experience with more active docking systems. For all I know there's something in the works, but I don't think I've heard of it.
...an immoral or unethical judge, such as the one in this case...
Or maybe the judge just made a mistake. Maybe we should look at drawing up better legal guidelines for how to deal with tracking internet criminals. I see no reason to assume malevolent intent.
And Exhibit A of said earmarks and pork is of course how NASA was still mandated to spend money on Constellation a year after Obama announced its cancellation.
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Maybe if you took your hand out of your pants you'd have posted in time to actually get first.
Mod parent up. These are interesting questions that I would also like to hear answers to.
I've seen "fracking" used in a number of newspaper headlines. In fact I've been collecting them because they're hilarious.
"University forms fracking commitee" "Fracking more damaging than coal use"
and of course a public discussion, advertised as
"What's all this about fracking? Find out!"
Shuttle launches to the ISS are actually always done to the northeast. Orbital mechanics also permits a launch oppurtunity 12 hours later in a southdirestionction but this would take the shuttle over cuba which they want to avoid. Northeast launches also mean there are abort stations in europe in the event of a problem.,
And it's not just for shuttles. A lot of robotic NASA missions use twitter these days for updates. For an organization which is often trapped in the past, it's been one of their better PR trends over the last few years.
Why is this titled "former senator..." and not "moonwalker..."? One of these is a more impressive and relevant credential.
That doesn't change the fact that forcing the military to act before they're ready is generally a bad idea.
"A courier moved to Abbottabad" is a far cry from "Osama is at 101 Terrorist Way, Abbottabad, and we're confident enough that he'll be there and that we can take him down that we're willing to risk going through with the operation even though he might escape and Pakistan might get annoyed that we violated their sovereignty". Getting from point A to point B takes a little while.
Are you saying you don't see how it betrays US interests to release information that could have tipped bin Laden off about the attack? The fact that the operation was successful doesn't automatically mean forcing the president's hand was a good thing.
Of course, for all we know they might have been planning the attack for this weekend anyway. Either way, it's insane to say that provoking the military to attack before they're ready doesn't betray US interests.
What happens when this gets combined with chatroulette?
Even with randomized IDs, it's possible to data mine and figure out who the users associated with some data are. Supposed you have anonymous data that says User 123 was in Fred's room last night, User 456 went to Fred's workplace today, and User 789 was at Fred's local supermarket last week. Eventually it becomes pretty clear that users 123, 456, and 789 are all Fred.
Of course, it'd be nice if you could opt out of that data being stored somewhere that's not your phone for any extended period of time.
$27 million, actually. http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten
What a clever new functionality!
Delays to Shuttle launches have nothing to do with the current budget. It's just a function trying to work with immensely complicated machines. Of course one can argue about how they could have been designed to be less prone to launch delays, but that ship sailed 30 years ago.
The other issue with reusability that the Shuttle demonstrated is that it's not necessarily cheaper to reuse things if there is expensive refurbishment required for each reuse. Unless you're launching very frequently (on the order or weekly or daily, which nobody is really considering right now because there's not enough launch demand), it seems to be better to go the cheap and disposable route. SpaceX is exploring reusability (without much success thus far, it should be added), but it's not a necessary component to keeping their costs low.
But the passengers on the Mayflower were not the first explorers. Columbus did come back.
That seems like a longer term improvement rather than something that will be necessary for the first generation of fusion reactors. And then that is still a long way away.
Five years ago people said that, but there's been a pretty consistent pattern of Elon Musk's predictions being 2-3x too optimistic. I can definitely believe SpaceX getting to Mars in 30-40 years, but 10-15 certainly seems like a stretch.
As far as I understand, SpaceX's current docking capability consists of flying up to the ISS and then being passive while the space station robotic arm pulls the capsule up to a docking port. A Mars mission will require experience with more active docking systems. For all I know there's something in the works, but I don't think I've heard of it.
Or maybe the judge just made a mistake. Maybe we should look at drawing up better legal guidelines for how to deal with tracking internet criminals. I see no reason to assume malevolent intent.
To be fair, there are a lot of things ready to wipe out humanity long before the 5 billion years it will take the sun to turn into a red giant.
And Exhibit A of said earmarks and pork is of course how NASA was still mandated to spend money on Constellation a year after Obama announced its cancellation.
Why not? You wouldn't deputize the abusers.
Plus, the structure of a space station doesn't need tp be strong enough to withstand sustained powered flight in order to leave Earth orbit.