Crew-2 launch has been moved to Friday 23rd due to predicted bad weather in the rocket landing zone. (Image: NASA)
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Swinging the hammer at Scooploop, but am I worthy?
On my personal wall I am posting about random stuff I stumble upon, South London and sometimes tech.
I post a lot of photos and short videos, if that interests you, follow me.
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If you ever pass by on a sunny day, it's worth it. The photo might not do it justice, but the view over the city is awesome.
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See 5 CommentsLast one for today :) I've read the book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett years ago and absolutely loved it. If you haven't read it: Do it! The TV-Miniseries is, well, difficult to say. I guess it's more fun if you haven't read the book. It kind of covers most of the book story, but somehow (understandably) a lot of the irony (especially the thoughts of the characters) are missing. Still, watch it if you are into weird stuff.
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See 1 CommentI recently watched the complete mini-series "Wolf Hall" (about Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII). I am the first to admit that it is really well done, great actors and settings. And as far as I could find out later, it is mostly historically accurate. However while forced exposition is normally considered bad in movies, I wish they would sometimes give me a hint who characters are actually talking to and what historic character just passed by on the screen. While very relaxing to watch, I got totally lost who is who (especially the supporting actors) and what they were talking about. Is this just me (because I did not go to a British school)? Do people who grew up in Britain know all this stuff about Henry VIII, Cromwell, France, Anna Boleyn in detail? Anyway, I highly recommend watching it, but be warned: It might lead you down the wikipedia rabbit hole.
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See 1 CommentMarvel has released the trailer for "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" as part of the MCU Phase 4. Normally I am not so much into martial arts movies, but might give it a chance with this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giWIr7U1deA
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See 1 CommentA dish which was extremely popular in Eastern Germany, here as a vegetarian version: Vegetarian Sausage, tomato purée, sauerkraut, pickled gherkins, pepper & salt, paprika, chilli, bay laurel, with roasted brown bread and a splash of creme fraiche or yogurt.
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Take-off is currently scheduled for April 22 10:11 UTC (11:11 BST) with four Astronauts from three different countries. Shane Kimbrough, NASA, K. Megan McArthur, NASA, Akihiko Hoshide, JAXA, Thomas Pesquet, ESA
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NASA has published a first video of the helicopter flight from the perspective of the Mars Rover. It's a bit grainy and jumps a bit, but nevertheless!
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See 8 CommentsIn know, I know .. it's supposed to be a children's film. But the other day I decided to watch it again (I wasn't totally sober). It's from 1968 and actually a very weird movie, especially Obelix eating something weird and going on some kind of drug trip. The colours and aesthetics a very 60s. Not sure what I thought about it as a kid. Anyone remembering this movie from their childhood?
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#MarsHelicopter first flight on #mars appears to have been successful according to the first data.
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Close-up of SpaceX raptor rocket engines prior to install on Starship SN-15. Image Credit: https://twitter.com/considercosmos
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Busy week ahead. Starship SN-15 (serial number 15) might attempt a test flight and landing as early as tomorrow according to flight restrictions in the area. At minimum it will feature another spectacular explosion, at best a spectacular landing. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/starship-sn15-flight-major-nasa-vindication/
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NASA and SpaceX are currently targeting launch of the Crew-2 mission on Thursday, April 22 at 06:11 EDT / 10:11 UTC from LC-39A ahead of docking 23 hours later on Friday, April 23rd. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/crew-2-final-launch-preps/
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See 2 CommentsNASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, April 19, for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at approximately 3:30 a.m. EDT https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-attempt-first-controlled-flight-on-mars-as-soon-as-monday
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For scale, SpaceX proposed lunar Starship (selected by NASA for the next moon landing) compared to the Apollo Lunar Module from 1969.
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NASA has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/as-artemis-moves-forward-nasa-picks-spacex-to-land-next-americans-on-moon
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Once one of several nearby shops selling the unique and striking fashions favoured by the African Caribbean community, The Baron was in business for more then 50 years. https://brixtonblog.com/2021/04/end-of-an-era-in-brixton-as-the-baron-closes/
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Got this through the postbox this morning, for the 40th anniversary of the '81 #Brxton Riots
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Brixton '81 (Edited)See 1 CommentToday is the 40th anniversary of the '81 #Brixton Riots https://brixtonblog.com/2021/04/then-suddenly-the-balance-of-power-shifted-as-petrol-bombs-began-to-crash-into-the-police-line/?cn-reloaded=1
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Happy 93th Birthday Tom Lehrer, songwriter and Mathematician, who also put all his work into public domain last year.
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NASA is targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 11, for Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet. To mark a month of Ingenuity flights, the agency will host several events to bring people along for the ride. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-public-to-take-flight-with-ingenuity-mars-helicopter/
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Also quite possibly the worst security code ever used in science fiction, I mean, what were they thinking?
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There might be another (the 4th) test flight of SpaceX Starship today. For a live stream look for "Nasaspaceflight" on youtube (it's a news channel, nothing to do with NASA) https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1375204254818787328
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"Teams from NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program conducted a successful full-duration 8 minute (499.6 seconds) hot fire of the Artemis I core stage on Thursday, Mar. 18" - Short Version
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Starting the week on a more sombre note: "Scorched Places" is a project to document all places of the national-socialist book burnings in Germany in 1933. It's an important project considering that many of the events have been forgotten locally and the extent of the book burnings is not well known. The website of the project has recently re-launched in German and English. Disclaimer: I have been involved in this on the technical side. https://verbrannte-orte.de/en
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On the third attempt, SpaceX tonight suceeded in landing the first Starship prototype in Boca Chica, Texas.
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NASA has released the first audio recording ever done on Mars, capturing wind noises.
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Mars Rover Landing Video from the perspective of the perseverance lander. Short version.
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This morning, the Cygnus (NASA mission/Northrup Grumman spacecraft) arrived at the International Space Station with supplies (food, technical equipment).
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The lens cap is off, and the first images are in:
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See 5 CommentsNASA has published an image of the Mars Rover hanging at the skycrane, seconds before touchdown. After touchdown the skyscrane detaches and lands(well, crashes) about a kilometer away.
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See 1 CommentFirst image arrived five minutes later.
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NASA's special website for the landing tomorrow, lots of information and most importantly, a countdown clock. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
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After nearly 300 million miles (470 million km), NASA’s Perseverance rover completes its journey to Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. But, to reach the surface of the Red Planet, it has to survive the harrowing final phase known as Entry, Descent, and Landing.
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See 3 CommentsThis seems to have been done quite recently (last year or so) because I did not notice it before.
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A reminder that the second Mars Rover will attempt landing on Mars next Thursday, 18th February 20:55 GMT. Best place too watch will be NASA TV (Youtube or the NASA app on mobile devices), the live stream will start a few hours earlier. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/
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See 3 CommentsThis is a truly weird movie about a mathematician who thinks he is on track to explain everything in the world by numbers and to discover some universal principle. At some point it's not clear any more if he is slowly going mad and what is real or just in his brain as he becomes increasingly paranoid. Also totally taking the piss out of conspiracy theories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1sZSCz47w
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There are now more than 4,300 exoplanets confirmed so far in our galaxy. Our galaxy alone likely holds trillions. https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1673/whats-out-there-the-exoplanet-sky-so-far/
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Finally, NASA has awarded (and set a preliminary date of May 2024) the launch contract for the Lunar gateway, the crewed moon orbiting space station. It will be launched by SpaceX's (who else?) Falcon heavy rocket. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-contract-to-launch-initial-elements-for-lunar-outpost
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IMHO one of the best movies about the financial crisis, a bit set up like a thriller, but super realistic. Not really any action, but a great character study and top cast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_Call
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See 3 CommentsRemember to check if you have your video filters removed (from a court hearing at a US District Court)
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Some historic footage from Space Shuttle launch STS-70 (1995). Several woodpeckers sat down on the Space Shuttle external tank starting to pick on the insulation. The repairs delayed the launch by almost a month. From wikipedia: "The damage consisted of about 71 holes (ranging in size from 4 inches in diameter to 1/2 inch in diameter) in the ETs thermal protection foam insulation. "
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See 6 CommentsScience Fiction Author Arthur C Clarke in 1964, talking about how communication will look in "50 years". Pretty accurate prediction when it comes to mobile phones, mobile internet, video calls and remote working.
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Another blues bus video I made a few years ago. Looks like I filmed it in Canary Wharf. Quality is nor great must have filmed it on my old phone.
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When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021, it will be carrying a small but mighty passenger: Ingenuity, the Mars Helicopter. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/6-things-to-know-about-nasa-s-mars-helicopter-on-its-way-to-mars
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Rather interesting read on how the Brexit process and the UK/EU relationship evolved during Theresa May's premiership: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-witness-archive/philip-hammond/
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See 4 CommentsSpaceX Starship SN9 test flight only launch, gliding and "landing". The landing obviously needs some work :) but it flies beautifully. Flight: 2 Feb 2021, Boca Chica, Texas Source: SpaceX
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