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Derek27 wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 6:43 pm
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/scie ... -nasa.html

It's on CCN as well.
Turned on CNN but there's some nutter banging on about the holy spirit tells him when to reopen not the governor....

I'll watch the replay! :D
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They had a split-screen when I tuned in with over two hours until launch, they were talking about injecting disinfectant. That's the pre-match entertainment for you. ;)
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Euler wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 7:24 pm
Live on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjb9FdVdX5I
Aborted due to weather T-17
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Those 2 astronauts weren't social distancing.
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Shame that! Was easily the most interesting thing on tv over the past few months
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Late scratching, runners withdrew.
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50/50 on the weather today. Looks good at the moment, but thunderstorms regularly bubble up in the afternoon in Florida.
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This has got to make the astronauts pretty nervous
https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... lodes-test?
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sa7med wrote:
Sat May 30, 2020 5:32 pm
This has got to make the astronauts pretty nervous
https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... lodes-test?
I don't think these guys get nervous.
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Trader Pat wrote:
Sat May 30, 2020 6:27 pm
sa7med wrote:
Sat May 30, 2020 5:32 pm
This has got to make the astronauts pretty nervous
https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... lodes-test?
I don't think these guys get nervous.
I wonder how much that cost?
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Didn't realise the rocket gets fuelled just before off time.
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What direction do we look to see it?
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jamesg46 wrote:
Sat May 30, 2020 7:59 pm
What direction do we look to see it?
Is it visible from the UK? They travel eastwards in the direction the earth's rotating so I'd guess it would be well south of us?

Edit: sorry, it is visible from the UK.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/intern ... w-22107283

Edit again: that picture of Madonna further down the page, she looks as though she's not getting older but losing her looks all the same!
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