"Disco In Orbit!" Topic
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 Parzival  | 26 Jan 2018 1:30 p.m. PST |
link Oh you can tell by the way I fly
I'm a disco ball way in the sky
Ahh, ahh, ahh, staying in space, staying in space.
ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, staying in spa-a-a-a-a-a-ce.
Unh. 
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| jdginaz | 26 Jan 2018 1:43 p.m. PST |
Great more junk in orbit. |
| Winston Smith | 26 Jan 2018 3:33 p.m. PST |
A D65? That's useful, I guess. |
| zoneofcontrol | 26 Jan 2018 6:34 p.m. PST |
Winston:
"A D65? That's useful, I guess." According to the article, the lifespan is only 9 months. He's going to have to roll a natural 66 to make the save. |
| Bowman | 26 Jan 2018 7:27 p.m. PST |
So the intent is to have it flicker for 9 months and this blinking will remind us of our place in the cosmos? Do I have that right? |
| Winston Smith | 26 Jan 2018 8:22 p.m. PST |
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| Bowman | 29 Jan 2018 7:44 a.m. PST |
Actually, on a trip to a wargaming event yesterday, I heard about this on BBC World Service. The Electron Rocket was actually there to launch 3 satellites. link There was still room for some extra payload. That's when the Humanity Star disco ball made it on board. They made it sound like it was a publicity stunt to increase exposure to the Electron Rocket capabilities. In that way it worked. Especially when looking at the Fox Science News article. |
| Martin From Canada | 29 Jan 2018 4:12 p.m. PST |
The Electron rocket also tested the Currie rocket engine which is reported to use a non-toxic mono-propellant that also has a higher ISP than Hydrazine. Either would be a huge upgrade in the world of rocketry. |
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