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“SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in orbit (video)”
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D
2024-09-12 20:11:21 UTC
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“SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in
orbit (video)”
https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-first-private-spacewalk
“Polaris Dawn just made history again.”
“SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first
commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept. 12)
during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.”
Neat ! Some good things are happening in the USA.
Lynn
I don't think it is over yet. Just wait until Trump wins, then the country
will soar to new heights!
William Hyde
2024-09-12 22:01:47 UTC
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“SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk
in orbit (video)”
   https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-first-private-spacewalk
“Polaris Dawn just made history again.”
“SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first
commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept.
12) during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.”
Why it it historic to do what has been done countless times before?


William Hyde
Jaimie Vandenbergh
2024-09-12 23:03:15 UTC
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Post by William Hyde
“SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk
in orbit (video)”
https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-first-private-spacewalk
“Polaris Dawn just made history again.”
“SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first
commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept.
12) during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.”
Why it it historic to do what has been done countless times before?
"Private spacewalk", therefore it's a neoliberal dream.

Cheers - Jaimie
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because it's illegal to wear someone else's.
Lynn McGuire
2024-09-14 19:10:54 UTC
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“SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk
in orbit (video)”
https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-first-private-spacewalk
“Polaris Dawn just made history again.”
“SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first
commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept.
12) during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.”
Neat ! Some good things are happening in the USA.
It's not happening in the USA per se, but in LEO.
--scott
The USA owns LEO right now.

Lynn
Dimensional Traveler
2024-09-14 22:32:12 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
“SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk
in orbit (video)”
    https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-first-private-spacewalk
“Polaris Dawn just made history again.”
“SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first
commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept.
12) during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.”
Neat !  Some good things are happening in the USA.
It's not happening in the USA per se, but in LEO.
--scott
The USA owns LEO right now.
Both Russia and China also have the ability to trigger a Kessler
Cascade. He who has the power to destroy something owns it.
--
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
dirty old man.
Scott Dorsey
2024-09-17 15:38:25 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
“SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk
in orbit (video)”
https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-first-private-spacewalk
“Polaris Dawn just made history again.”
“SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first
commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept.
12) during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.”
Neat ! Some good things are happening in the USA.
It's not happening in the USA per se, but in LEO.
--scott
The USA owns LEO right now.
Didn't we sign a UN treaty in 1963 regarding that?
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
Lynn McGuire
2024-09-17 20:21:46 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
“SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk
in orbit (video)”
https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-first-private-spacewalk
“Polaris Dawn just made history again.”
“SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first
commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept.
12) during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.”
Neat ! Some good things are happening in the USA.
It's not happening in the USA per se, but in LEO.
--scott
The USA owns LEO right now.
Didn't we sign a UN treaty in 1963 regarding that?
--scott
Treaty, schmeaty. All things get dropped in case of war.

He who owns the high ground has a huge advantage.

Lynn
Christian Weisgerber
2024-09-17 22:51:26 UTC
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Post by Scott Dorsey
Post by Lynn McGuire
The USA owns LEO right now.
Didn't we sign a UN treaty in 1963 regarding that?
Treaty, schmeaty. All things get dropped in case of war.
He who owns the high ground has a huge advantage.
Does orbit qualify as high ground? You'd think a defining property
of high ground is that things want to move down from there. That
is, if I loosen a rock, it will roll down. If I loosen a rock in
orbit, it will stay in orbit with me.
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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber ***@mips.inka.de
Lynn McGuire
2024-09-18 00:01:22 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
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Post by Lynn McGuire
The USA owns LEO right now.
Didn't we sign a UN treaty in 1963 regarding that?
Treaty, schmeaty. All things get dropped in case of war.
He who owns the high ground has a huge advantage.
Does orbit qualify as high ground? You'd think a defining property
of high ground is that things want to move down from there. That
is, if I loosen a rock, it will roll down. If I loosen a rock in
orbit, it will stay in orbit with me.
Only if that rock maintains speed. If that rock slows down, lookout below !

I was thinking more of Jerry Pournelle's old "Rods From The Gods" program.

Lynn
Dimensional Traveler
2024-09-18 01:08:35 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
The USA owns LEO right now.
Didn't we sign a UN treaty in 1963 regarding that?
Treaty, schmeaty.  All things get dropped in case of war.
He who owns the high ground has a huge advantage.
Does orbit qualify as high ground?  You'd think a defining property
of high ground is that things want to move down from there.  That
is, if I loosen a rock, it will roll down.  If I loosen a rock in
orbit, it will stay in orbit with me.
Only if that rock maintains speed.  If that rock slows down, lookout
below !
I was thinking more of Jerry Pournelle's old "Rods From The Gods" program.
AKA "Thor's Hammers" and "Flying Crowbars".
--
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
dirty old man.
Lynn McGuire
2024-09-18 03:57:07 UTC
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Post by Scott Dorsey
Post by Lynn McGuire
The USA owns LEO right now.
Didn't we sign a UN treaty in 1963 regarding that?
Treaty, schmeaty.  All things get dropped in case of war.
He who owns the high ground has a huge advantage.
Does orbit qualify as high ground?  You'd think a defining property
of high ground is that things want to move down from there.  That
is, if I loosen a rock, it will roll down.  If I loosen a rock in
orbit, it will stay in orbit with me.
Only if that rock maintains speed.  If that rock slows down, lookout
below !
I was thinking more of Jerry Pournelle's old "Rods From The Gods" program.
AKA "Thor's Hammers" and "Flying Crowbars".
Yup.

Lynn

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