[00:15:07] that's nice [02:26:51] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+v eriophora' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [03:38:15] "rover doesn't move" - https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1755809182165260275/1BB914D72CE3FA1B7B209CD82A658A701B3A9955/ [03:38:45] I'll _assume_ this image is just for demonstration purposes and the problem is the overlooked "brakes" icon [03:39:02] that does happen to me more often than I'd like to admit, too :) [03:39:29] (irl, too... cars nowadays have a "release parking brake!" warning chime) [03:40:26] the more modern ones without a direct brake handle just do it on their own [04:10:06] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Althego' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [04:55:37] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptor' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [05:23:56] Nice name fkrauthan [08:33:01] oh, we had a static fire [08:33:04] nice [08:33:10] a short one [08:33:58] haha https://twitter.com/LaurenRow5/status/1352313687428751360 [08:36:30] https://twitter.com/Kristennetten/status/1352105018741063680 [09:11:58] https://electrek.co/2021/01/21/tesla-model-s-2-door-convertible-ares/ how much body work do you want? - Yes! [12:03:39] monday it is [12:04:23] but there will be a regular spacex launch tomorrow [12:04:49] lol 3 spacex launches for the next 5 days [12:06:24] define it. [12:06:39] SN9 flight? [12:07:30] according to the flight restricitons it is monday and the two following days [12:07:38] the sn9 flight [12:07:54] also it is now there in the usual launch lists [12:08:02] Maybe I can watch it in Styria. [12:16:15] What is Styria? [12:16:56] the video I can't talk about has 56 Mio views. Crazy. Almost 1 % of the whole population has seen it... [12:17:02] hehe [12:17:44] styria seems to be a part of austria [12:18:08] ach, Steiermark! [14:25:35] good. jose scott also showed hyperloop is not a good idea. not everything that comes from elon is gold [14:25:41] *joe [14:34:33] Well, 100 mio USD for a carbon capture tech. People are posting trees in return. [14:34:38] :D [14:34:59] yes that was my first thought [14:35:04] uh [14:35:10] static fire test?! [14:35:26] refined for millions of years, works better than anything we could come up with, and it creates more of itself [14:36:05] interesting [14:36:20] but i saw the road closure was not cancelled [14:43:44] the flight could already happen on Sunday... [14:46:57] i am a believer of monday [14:51:14] woah, siren already [14:51:36] maybe they go with the full lenght static fire this time [14:57:41] probably in a minute [14:58:22] the nerdle cam lags about 20 seconds for me [14:58:27] nsf is only 5 [14:58:43] looked ok [14:58:47] with the noise too [14:59:01] it is now a familiar noise [14:59:06] that metal grinding thing [15:00:59] yeah, much smoother [15:01:13] I wonder what makes that sound. The stop of the fuel flow? [15:02:20] with the nerdle cam it sounds almost like usual [15:14:35] and there is an our ludicrous future ep [17:25:35] intel brings back old guy from retirement. they must be really in trouble [17:26:10] i landed the shuttle on the mun [17:26:14] cant come back [17:26:22] but if i add fuel as payload, maybe it can [17:50:00] 3000 in leo. that could technically make it to the mun surface and back [17:50:09] not leo, keo [19:09:55] oh a what about it [19:29:32] phobos arrival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ_qX5PFlyg [19:29:41] seems cool, slowly coming out from the fog [20:21:14] I only see a static image overlaid of what could be a live stream [20:22:04] rewind? [20:22:20] ah, somebody clicked the image away [21:03:37] hm, yeah. the EVA phantom forces are actually annoying, at least in early career. the craft keeps rotating faster and faster [21:03:57] lol [21:03:59] hanging on to the capsule to gather biome EVA reports does not work well [21:04:18] it was usually just a about 60 degress rotation just because of going eva [21:04:37] now it spins up and also changes Ap and Pe [21:05:10] lol [21:05:26] remember the infinite delta v ladder craft? :) [21:05:40] Action: raptop eyes 1.11.0 ladders with suspicion [21:05:49] that could just climb up from eve [21:07:02] Althego: I did see someone climb a phantom ladder from Minmus to orbit in a twitch stream just last week [21:07:24] also in 1.11, iirc [21:07:57] the original i mentioned was basically a ladder with a plate on top. as the krbal climbed the ladder an hit the plate, thre was a force without counter force, so the kerbal climbing made the ladder rise [21:09:00] Someone get the EmDrive people on it [21:09:53] Frankly, "just the right configuration of ladders produces magic thrust" isn't any less plausible than the frustrum thing [21:11:04] ;mission add You attempt to improve on kraken drives by replacing the ladders with frustums and RF sources. [21:11:04] raptop: Added mission: You attempt to improve on kraken drives by replacing the ladders with frustums and RF sources. [21:13:28] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ErwnRcplc [21:13:32] time to sleep [21:14:45] ;outcome add It turns out you *can* produce reactionless thrust just by clipping the right parts together! [21:14:45] FLHerne: Added outcome: It turns out you *can* produce reactionless thrust just by clipping the right parts together! [21:15:14] One hedgehog, no dilemma [21:17:27] !mission [21:17:27] Mat2ch: You attempt to recreate the scene in Interstellar and dock with a spinning ship. You awaken the Kraken. [21:18:11] Completely accurate [21:37:34] Ships dock with spinning stations in The Expanse, so it must be true! [21:47:53] Also in 2001 [21:48:16] (and probably most other hard scifi with large-scale space infrastructure) [21:50:35] well, to be fair, Tycho station seems to spin rather slow, so just a bit of RCS should be enough to keep turning the ship while moving into the dock [21:53:03] why not dock at the center of the spinning .. [21:57:05] because it's got a large spike poking out of the center. also, the ring has many more docking ports. ( https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/expanse/images/6/61/S05E01tychostation08m31s.jpg ) [22:40:59] ah, I see the Restock crowd goes wild. The update is out :) [22:41:32] (personally, I don't care much about visuals. I copied their heatshields, though, because the stock shroud really looks like a forgotten placeholder :)