threelonmusketeers

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[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 day ago

So am I, mate!

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, compared to other noble gases, it's pretty rare, and we don't produce very much. If I recall correctly, the 900 kg loaded on the Psyche spacecraft last year represented about 10% of the world production.

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 day ago

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1891914447582789699#m

‘Fasten Your Space Belts’, today is launch day for @blacksky_inc!

Electron is on the pad at LC-1, Pad B and ready for its 60th mission.

Mission info:
🚀Window opens | 12:15 pm NZDT
🛰️ Payload | Gen-3 satellite for @blacksky
📍 Launch Site | Launch Complex 1
📺 Webcast: https://rocketlabusa.com/live-stream

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 day ago

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1890841383155491282

Up next: watch Falcon 9 land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship off the coast of The Bahamas for the first time

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Looks like a cross between a Chimera Giant and a moving hole puzzle.

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 day ago

Hello to Mastodon from Lemmy!

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 2 days ago

Mastodon and BlueSky exist, and seem to be gaining popularity...

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, if no one from your instance is subscribed to a community, it won't show up unless you search for it, which kicks off federation.

[–] threelonmusketeers 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Good thing the Moon gets plenty of sunlight.

[–] threelonmusketeers 4 points 2 days ago

Science is so awesome.

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 2 days ago

"Speckled squirrel"?

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 2 days ago

You should crosspost this to [email protected]

 

Original static webpage version: https://what-if.xkcd.com/94/

 

/s, in case it wasn't obvious.

For context, everything is fine.

 

Spanish propulsion startup Arkadia Space announced a contract Feb. 11 to supply monopropellant thrusters to MaiaSpace, a French startup backed by ArianeGroup that is developing a reusable small launch vehicle.

Arkadia Space will supply 250-newton thrusters designed for the Reaction Control System of the MaiaSpace launcher.

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