Skywatching and stargazing in Victoria

If I were them, given the state of the world today, I would have elected to stay in orbit.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 November 2021 - 05:19 AM.

Glen de Vries, a businessman who flew to space last month with Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin, died in a small plane crash on Thursday. He was 49, according to New Jersey State Police.

The plane crashed in Sussex County, New Jersey, just before 3 p.m. De Vries and 54-year-old Thomas P. Fischer were killed. The FAA is investigating the crash, state police said.

https://www.cbsnews....-origin-flight/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 November 2021 - 05:24 AM.

A new type of rocket-launching system just got off the ground.

The California-based company SpinLaunch performed the test flight of its novel kinetic-energy-based launch system in New Mexico on Oct. 22, reaching an altitude of "tens of thousands of feet," CEO Jonathan Yaney told CNBC, which first reported the successful launch test. You can see footage of the flight here.

The company has received more than $110 million in venture capital for its system, which spins up a small rocket to hypersonic speed on the ground. Once released, the final design calls for the rocket to shoot up in the air, and only turning on more conventional chemical propulsion when it's well on its way to orbit. 

https://www.space.co...-flight-success

Other parts of the business are still under development, too. The company is seeking a more "coastal location" than Spaceport America for its eventual operational launches, which would be "able to support dozens of launches per day," Yaney told CNBC.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/JAczd3mt3X0

this thing works up to 10,000Gs before it is released.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 November 2021 - 05:50 AM.

Spacex landed their booster again.

Rest of the rocket is off to deflect an asteroid in 10 months.

https://futurism.com...asa-dart-launch

Michael Strahan is going to space, for free.

https://profootballt...-of-jeff-bezos/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 24 November 2021 - 07:48 AM.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 December 2021 - 04:51 PM.

Musk is not deterred. Gamboling around the concrete slab littered with massive machines of his own creation, Musk acknowledges his latest rocket could go the way of his first three. “I wouldn’t say that our odds of getting to orbit the first time are high,” he says. “I would say optimistically it’s 50%.” The dark surface of the Gulf stretches over his shoulder; cell phones here pick up signals from Mexico, a stone’s throw away. How does it feel to think about the most powerful- rocket ever built exploding in a billion-dollar fireball? “Pretty scary!” he says, grinning. “So, excitement guaranteed on launch day!”

https://time.com/per...2021-elon-musk/

Yes.

There is much chatter amongst the local astronomy crowd that there may have been a fireball over Victoria yesterday.

The local astronomy group has members with 24/7/365 all-sky-cameras that they're hoping captured the event on video.

Many folks have noted online that they heard the loud bang that presumably was accompanied by what should prove to be (if it was a meteor) a large streak of incredibly bright light across the sky.

Edited by Spy Black, 13 December 2021 - 11:36 AM.

There is much chatter amongst the local astronomy crowd that there may have been a fireball over Victoria yesterday.

The local astronomy group has members with 24/7/365 all-sky-cameras that they're hoping captured the event on video.

 

Many folks have noted online that they heard the loud bang that presumably was accompanied by what should prove to be (if it was a meteor) a large streak of incredibly bright light across the sky.

Why post this kind of conspiracy on here?

It's time the moderators of V.V. took a strong stance against this very dangerous amateur astronomy that's putting lives at risk.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 December 2021 - 11:57 AM.

Why post this kind of conspiracy on here?

 

It's time the moderators of V.V. took a strong stance against this very dangerous amateur astronomy that's putting lives at risk.

You need new writers.

As well, I'd suggest you bolster your "buffoon" act with an orange wig, giant red nose, and some size 75 shoes ... it'll suit your online persona to a tee.

Ok, so was it a meteor?

Ok, so was it a meteor?

It was.

https://www.cheknews...-shower-926499/

Been predicting this for years....one of these days a rogue 'missile from space' will strike the Malahat and then senior governments will really rue their decision not to build an alternate route......

Starlink put another 52 satellites up this morning.  11th successful landing for the booster on the drone ship.

Two more Spacex missions still planned this year.