[02:28:59] with remote tech, do all antenna relay? [02:42:34] looks like it [03:41:28] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Althego' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [06:11:55] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+v erio' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [07:22:10] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Deddly' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [08:34:45] Will we see a static fire test of SN10 today? Or will they do another test with 7.1 and try to make it blow? [08:49:21] if it is static fire, it can possibly fly this week [08:49:29] but more realistically next week [08:49:44] ok, sn9 had more static fires because of the engien change [08:50:19] or not, bad weather [08:50:30] maybe tueasday [09:04:40] https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-contract-to-launch-initial-elements-for-lunar-outpost oh, wow [09:05:17] Saturday could work, too [09:06:18] maybe on nsf stream i heard the weekend is off limits because the access to the beach becomes impossible [09:06:51] hm, interesting [09:06:59] no flights on the weekends to keep the beach open [09:07:09] then probably no flights on Friday afternoon, too [09:07:41] but i wasnt listening really at that time [09:08:10] however reality shows that there were no tests on the weekend for a while [11:28:08] KSP 2.0 go go go, someone send me an alpha version,plzplz :D [11:28:29] It does look good [11:28:41] I'm really glad they're taking their time, though [11:28:44] is there even an alpha? [11:28:51] Must be... haha [11:29:06] I think all the footage we've seen has been labelled "pre-alpha" [11:29:36] I'll take that too, a zip file will do, kthx [11:29:58] one can dream [11:30:50] here's a .tar.zstd, for Linux PowerPC, have fun [11:31:05] if cd projekt red could get hacked and unreleased data encrypted and ransomed, i think there is a possibility that happening to ksp2 development too :) [11:31:07] Action: llcooljayyy slaps Izaya around a bit with a large trout [11:32:24] I wonder if any nonfree games have been released for Linux on PowerPC. [11:33:07] I know there's a few OS X PowerPC ports of games that have Linux versions as well, but I don't think I've ever seen any commercial Linux software targeting PowerPC [11:35:33] In other news, first atomic rocket has been launched /o/ https://social.shadowkat.net/media/f40c5d3e2ba6bbcb8350a359c5ed76f9adfa5aec37fb6250ad76e55a286ca2cb.jpg [11:35:39] It's just a fuel tanker, for better or worse. [11:41:32] Izaya: Is this a rendezvous burn? [11:41:55] Not yet, that's the booster being deorbited. [11:42:09] This thing has to fly to the Mun, land, fill up from my mining rig, and fly back to LKO soon enough though :p [11:42:25] ic. Anyways, the smoke trail should go the same direction as the exhaust, outside an atmosphere. [11:42:44] It is, just, slower than the rocket :D [11:42:58] Spun me out too but I think it's a bug, probably in one of my mods [11:58:01] hi all [11:58:51] hi Guest95052 [11:59:01] hi asd [11:59:43] just I said hi [11:59:49] thnks [11:59:57] by [12:00:02] hi xprjct [12:00:06] bye [12:06:40] ok, that was an new form of weird. [12:09:26] Althego, Mat2ch: There are TFRs currently for tomorrow, Friday, Saturday, all described as "launch pending auth" [12:09:34] Beach thing only applies during the summer [12:09:37] hmm [12:10:09] 27C? warm enough for summer :) [12:10:13] yeah! [12:10:13] Permanent TFR is now 7200ft, so they can do a static fire any time without an extra one [12:10:23] (but they'd need a road closure) [12:10:26] We had -10° this morning! [12:10:53] that's only 2.2 km. Not enough for a test flight [12:10:55] wasnt especially cold when i went out to the bakery at 6 [12:11:01] maybe around 0 [12:11:07] lucky you [12:11:32] Road closures for today primary (cancelled), tomorrow and Friday secondary (scheduled) [12:12:05] My guess is static fire attempt tomorrow, launch maybe Saturday but probably next week? [12:15:08] static int fire; [12:25:05] so what is up with tianwen-1 [12:25:12] thre are some stream on yt [12:25:14] but not official [12:25:48] ah burn over ad behind the mars, waiting for signal [12:48:30] there is a signal [12:56:27] Action: Mat2ch const casts the int [12:58:16] Mat2ch: The ones I listed are all surface-to-space [12:58:32] The full-time, 24/7-until-further-notice one is now 7200ft [12:59:16] Before it was 1000?ft, and they were getting separate short-term 7200ft ones for static fires [13:03:01] so they made it into orbit [13:03:11] now if the lander works too... [13:03:24] but that is for later. in may [13:04:38] I hope SN10 will make it back to landing [13:04:42] and then to even higher flying [13:04:46] at least the lander only needs to tolerate an orbital speed reentry, not inerplanetary [13:04:58] they all made it back to landing :) [13:33:10] ;mission [13:33:10] XXCoder: You attempt to create an extraplanetary launchpad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14. [13:34:21] okay thats odd result [13:35:01] cool video tho [13:37:12] !mission [13:37:12] Mat2ch: You attempt to do a return flight from Jool. Your NTR leaves you for a sleeker, more powerful spacecraft. [13:38:15] what does NTR stand for? [13:39:49] nuclear thermal rocket [13:40:11] could also be my reactor [13:40:19] which would make more sense somehow [15:52:20] Oh, that's much nicer than what I thought it was. [15:54:12] ntr stands for some other things too, but i would say the NTR was NTR'd :) [16:00:12] I suspect it's both [16:05:06] oh, fun, new sars-cov-2 strain in california! [16:05:23] which one [16:05:41] i think the uk and south african are already in the us [16:05:53] rest assured the south african is going to win [16:05:56] soon [16:06:15] maybe in march. wouldnt be strange [16:12:37] It's called CAL20C [16:12:49] ah a new new one [16:12:53] hehe [16:14:28] So, we will see a fight between the UK, ZA and CA strain! [16:14:28] there was a time travel episode in dexter's lab. one version of dexter is eaten by a transparent monster, there some small things attach themselves to him and he says: i'M doomed [16:16:21] https://youtu.be/O9PKjkyviTc?t=79 i'M doomed [16:16:34] i cant type that m as small, because of the keyboard layout [16:57:04] hehe starlink 19 moved too. with this kind of delays it may be after 17 soon [17:57:06] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+v eriophora' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [18:23:13] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [20:02:20] i skipped the science plane 2 and 2a and went right to 3, which will serve me well and collect a lot of science [20:02:27] it always does [20:02:31] just perfect [20:05:51] aeris 3a [20:06:22] no [20:08:08] 1 is built from basic plane parts. 2 and 2a has wheesley, but a variant has a rocket for high altitude measurements. can hop 4 times, that is usually enough. 3 has panthers for real high altitudeflight [20:11:10] what, falcon heavy will launch 2 elements of the lunar gateway in one go? [20:11:28] yup [20:12:20] o.O [20:12:45] btw with this speed sls will be ready by 2030 [20:13:18] contrary to what some of the more ardent supporters of in-space assembly might say, there are some advantages to launching something already assembled [20:15:39] the point of in space assembly that you can buuld something big. but if your rocket can fit and lift two, why not launch them assembled [20:16:49] they also save time cause they don't have to do the work to "guarantee" that everything that needs to connect upon docking will [20:23:00] it is about time falcon heavy sees some action