Recent content by matthewo

Will removal of these observatories allow for the building of the thirty meter telescope?

Taking photos of stars with a film camera requires long exposures. In addition, the movement of the spacecraft would make tracking the star to keep it centered would have been impossible.

During his recent talk to his employees, Musk showed future revisions of the Starship/Superheavy vehicle with longer fuel tanks, making them taller than the buildings used to assemble them. I wonder if he realizes this. The buildings will have to be modified or rebuilt, and both are expensive...

Because you cannot take pictures of the night side of the Moon. It is too dark.

I could care less about fashion, as long as the suits work.