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bolide replied to the thread World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test.

This is an excellent idea. Great strength-to-weight, lower cost, less pollution. We tend to become so enamored of our latest...

Nov 6, 2024
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bolide replied to the thread Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981.

Not an issue in the present case. There's no gravitational force between us & the satellite that would have a meaningful effect on...

Nov 1, 2024
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bolide replied to the thread Debris from satellite breakup threatens other spacecraft, animation shows.

The satellite has been in orbit since 2016. There's no justification for assuming that the builder of the satellite is at fault for the...

Nov 1, 2024
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bolide replied to the thread Saturn gets its 1st confirmed Trojan asteroid — but it might be stolen.

"Saturn has finally joined its fellow solar system giant planets as the parent of trailing asteroids called "'Trojans.'" Did you mean...

Oct 25, 2024
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bolide reacted to Witchy's post in the thread The Pluto problem: Is it time to rethink our definition of a planet? with Like.

There is more than one planet definition currently in use. What this article doesn't say is that only four percent of the IAU voted in...

Oct 24, 2024
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bolide replied to the thread The Pluto problem: Is it time to rethink our definition of a planet?.

A Type I Planet: 1. Is not & never was a star 2. Orbits a star 3. Is massive enough to be within x% of a sphere 4. Constitutes more...

Oct 24, 2024

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