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marrow-and-bone · 4 months

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Title: Major Malfunction Pairings: Quackity/Wilbur, Quackity/Schlatt Rating: Explicit Words: 10,700 A gift for @regicidal-optimism, as part of the @mcytblrholidayexchange Summary:

“I just think it’s a little ridiculous, that’s all,” Wilbur says around a mouthful of hash brown. “I mean the theater of it, you know? The spectacle.” “Of course it’s a spectacle," Quackity says. “We’re launching a fucking rocket.” “We launch rockets every day. This one just so happens to have people sitting on top of it.” “I’m not a chump for being excited about this,” Quackity says, setting up all the familiar defenses. “It’s a big deal. It’s a big deal every fucking time.” “I never said you were a chump, Quackity, let’s not be dramatic.” Quackity’s eyes stay on the road, but he can hear the eyeroll in Wilbur’s voice. “I only said that it’s depressingly mundane.” “For you, maybe," Quackity says, and swallows down the rest. or Quackity and Wilbur are Space Shuttle flight control officers for NASA in the 1990s.

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Videos

Space Shuttle Abort Modes Explains the different abort modes for the shuttle, when they would be used, and generally how they work.

Mission Control Practices Launching Discovery Interviews with flight controllers, and footage of both the main control floor and the backrooms

STS-51L - Launch Flight Directors Loop Includes audio and video from the Mission Control Floor during the Challenger launch, explosion, and immediate aftermath

Columbia Breakup in real time Compiles footage from various sources and includes annotated diagrams of the systems which failed.

Inside Mission Control During STS-107 Columbia's Failed Re-entry and disaster No commentary or shuttle footage, audio and video of the flight controllers only

STS-107 Re-entry live NASA TV coverage of the Columbia accident Includes Public Affairs Officer commentary

STS-71 launch & landing TV coverage of a shuttle launch from 1995

NASA RTLS Launch Abort Simulation - Discovery with Orbiter visuals added Audio from a simulated shuttle launch abort at NASA Johnson

Commercial Crew Progress Status Update 2013 presentation describing NASA’s commercial crew program and its progress at the time

Podcast is Not an Option, Episode 73 (with Gary Jordan) Interview with present-day Public Affairs Officer

Space Shuttle Flyout Series: Launch Directors Interviews with launch directors from NASA Kennedy, as well as footage of the firing room floor

Articles, documents, and diagrams (not including wikipedia we all know about wikipedia already)

Rogers Commission Report on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident excerpted and adapted in the text of the story (see page 198)

Transcript of Mission Control flight loop for Columbia's final flight

Challenger timeline includes transcripts of audio from the NASA Select broadcast as well as the flight controller loops

Space Shuttle: Orbiter Processing from Landing to Launch (PDF)

Going boldly: Behind the scenes at NASA’s hallowed Mission Control Center

The Final Count Down: A Review of Three Decades of Flight Controller Training Methods for Space Shuttle Mission Operations (PDF) includes a diagram of the control floor and descriptions of controller positions

Mission Control Center: The Heart of US Manned Spaceflight Operations this is the personal website of a former Flight Dynamics Officer [FDO] flight controller, the layout is a little wacky but there’s good stuff in here

Launching a Shuttle: NASA Countdown to Blastoff focuses on Launch Control at the Kennedy Space Center

Space Shuttle Propulsion Systems (PDF)

Building on a Mission: The Houston Mission Control Center

SPACE SHUTTLE EAST COAST ABORT MODES FOR HIGH INCLINATION LAUNCHES (PDF)

A McDonald’s menu from the 90s

#quackbur #schlackity #dsmp #dsmpshipping #my fic #my only rule for this was that no one could be an astronaut boring desk jobs only #okay there was also the rule that all of the songs on the playlist had to be from the early 90s but that was just a special treat for marro #of course I checked to see what was on the mcdonald's menu at the time who the fuck do you think I am #also this is a little dark but holy shit did I watch space shuttles explode an ungodly number of times while researching this thing

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stay-safe-pixieboots · 3 days

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Nine people I'd like to know better:

I was tagged by @sunsetcowboy

Last Song: Red by Daniel Lanois

Favorite Color: Purple! If I had to pick a shade it would have to be lilac

Currently Watching: I'm currently watching Markiplier's playthrough of Lethal Company

Sweet/Savory/Spicy: Sweet

Relationship Status: Single. It would be cool to be in a relationship, but I'm not going to actively seek one out either

Current Obsession: Red Dead Redemption 2. My god, that game will mess you up. It tells such a good and heartbreaking story

Last Thing You Googled: The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. I just recently finished watching a documentary about it and I wanted to know some more specific information that the doc kinda talked about.

Tagging:

@anairbri @cowboyshit @feycorvus @golden-lovers @himbos-hotline @jackietracks @lexiesaurus @valkyrie-night-103 @scissormedaddyass

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transhuman-priestess · 7 months

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You asked for weird asks!

Do you have any story ideas that you feel you can't do justice, or are for a medium you don't work in?

oh, so many!

I read oodles of nonfiction, especially about US cold war policy and engineering disasters. In particular i think that the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster cleanup could make a fantastic Tom Hanks Miniseries, as well as the 1980 Damascus, Arkansas Titan II explosion. I'm obviously not much of a screenwriter though.

As for more original stories, there's a lot of things I'd like to write that I just don't because they're so outside of my wheelhouse. The one I can remember right now was some teenager 3D printing a fake cobalt-60 rod and lacing it with a bit of americium from a smoke detector to get out of like, taking some big exam or something. Something like this.

The problem I never could figure out how to make it be believably funny. Because I know too much about nuclear physics to make it believably serious. There's no way a high school kid could believably fake a high-level gamma source. So it would have to be some kind of stupid comedy bit, but again, I know too much about nuclear physics to make it believable. And I'm absolute shit at writing comedy. Just awful at it.

I've also had to rewrite stories because I wanted to present them in a way that just did not work in text. The one i just posted today [shameless plug] for instance, it has two narratives taking place at disparate locations, and I really wanted to intercut them very heavily, like overlaying a speech of one character's on the actions of another in a movie or a film. And I kinda tried to do the sort of line break you see with the triple asterisk (* * *) but it felt like too much of a pause between the cuts. If you ever ripped a CD with iTunes in the early 00s, it had a setting where it'd add like, a second of silence to the end of each track and so when you burned your friend a CD it would be just slightly off. It read kinda like that.

In the end I ended up identifying a couple of points in each plotline where it made sense to split it, and alternated between them, ABAB style. It worked really well.

Lately I've actually been trying to lean into "I don't know how I'm gonna make this work." And honestly it's been really fun and produced some great results.

Anyway, at this point I feel like the expectation would be that I apologize for going on so much about this one, except that I know you well enough that I'm sure you're delighted at the granularity of detail provided.

So instead, I'll say thank you, for sending such a good ask! Love ya bestie <3

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edwhiteandblue · 2 years

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August 12, 1977: Space Shuttle orbiter Enterprise undergoes its first free-flight test.

Astronauts Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton performed the first of five approach and landing tests of the orbiter at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The vehicle separated from the modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and glided safely to the dry lake bed, qualifying the technology needed to return from orbit. Enterprise, named after the starship Enterprise from the sci-fi TV series Star Trek, was never meant to fly in space but had an illustrious career on Earth, undergoing vibration tests at the Marshall Space Flight Center (AL), fit-checks for launch complexes at the Kennedy Space Center (FL) and Vandenberg Air Force Base (CA), and accident investigation following the Challenger and Columbia disasters before retiring on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.

Read more about Space Shuttle Enterprise here!

#space shuttle

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taraross-1787 · 3 months

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This Day in History: Space Shuttle Columbia

On this day in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia departs on her final mission. She’d once been the first space shuttle to launch into space. Now she was about to become the second to lose an entire crew, although no one could then know it.

Columbia’s very first flight had been truly remarkable. “[It] was the first time astronauts launched on a vehicle that had not first been tested in an unmanned flight,” Columbia’s first pilot explained. “It was the first crewed vehicle to use solid rocket boosters, and it was the first spacecraft to return to a landing on a runway.”

Columbia was just a little bit different from the newer space shuttles that would soon follow.

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-columbia-disaster

#tdih #otd #this day in history #history #history blog #America #nasa #space #space history #sharethehistory

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cearratrottier · 7 months

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I grew up obsessed with giraffes. when I was 7 years old I was diagnosed with Type one diabetes, my parents promised me when I out of the hospital we could go to Disney World. When in Animal Kingdom, one of the giraffes had just had a baby and I loved it. I came home from the trip and went to my school library and checked out all the books I could find about them! While my art may not be a perfect giraffe print, infact it looks more like a cheetah; however two things stuck with me. 1. Giraffes coats are like fingerprints, no two are the same. 2. Female giraffes are taller then males, this specifically stuck with me as I was always one of the tallest in my class, it made me feel that even if I was taller, I was as powerful as a giraffe.

(1) I have two core childhood memories about orcas. Free Willy came out in 1993 when I was three years old. I remember Michael Jackson, the global superstar of the moment, did the theme song for the movie, and it was a sensation of a film that lasted well beyond its release date. I can still hear and visualize the opening scene where Jackson is on stage singing "Will You Be There." The film had a profound impact on me, and at a very young age, I could recognize how harmful orca captivity is. I remember going to SeaWorld when I was seven, and it haunted me to see the orca entertaining the audience in such a small environment. As I've grown older, I've realized that I strongly support the movement against keeping orcas in captivity. It goes against their natural way of life, as they are meant to swim up to 40 miles daily and not be confined solely for profit. These magnificent creatures have incredible personal strength and a strong sense of community. Their communication within their pods is unique to

each group, which is why I created this artwork to honor them.

Being that I was born in the early 2000s (2003) Halloween Town was the biggest movie on Disney channel. 20 years later it is a family tradition to have popcorn with orange-white chocolate drizzled on top and watch the movie with my brother (16- who thinks he is way to cool for it) and mom.

(3) I was born in 2003, The Columbia disaster happened, when NASAS space shuttle was destroyed in space and killed 7 astronouts. I never knew about this until I was researching for this project, I feel that this is something that should be talked about as it cost 7 people their lives.

I can still remember it like it was yesterday, I would put on Justin Bieber and give my mom a concert of the whole My World 2.0 album, when Baby came on it was my time to shine- when the lyrics “when I was 13, I had my first love”. I remember thinking I was going to fall in love and never stop. Truth be told I fell in love at 14 and it wasn't how Justin Bieber could have ever sang about it. It did however play on repeat for 5 hours though my breakup two years later, a full circle moment.

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"the color or the fruit, need wader no longer" (89)

This quote symbolizes that two polar opposite things can be catorgized into one category, it is not until they leave the group that they get to be truly themselves.

(Homework for 9/18-9/26)

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rockislandadultreads · 1 year

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Women in STEM: Astronaut Edition!

Biographies to check out

Wild Ride: A Memoir of I.V. Drips and Rocket Ships by Hayley Arceneaux

In this boldly optimistic debut memoir, Hayley Arceneaux details how she overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to grab hold of a life greater than she'd ever imagined. With her signature upbeat messaging, Arceneaux recounts her odyssey, from her cancer diagnosis at age ten and the yearlong treatment that inspired her goal of working with pediatric cancer patients, to living through her father's terminal cancer diagnosis, to getting her lifelong dream job at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as a physician assistant. She was sure she'd finally attained the life she wanted, and then the amazing and unimaginable happened: She was invited to go to space as a St. Jude ambassador. Throughout the book, Arceneaux encourages readers to fight for the life they want, saying, You have to hold on, because you don't know what great thing can come and change your life. Take the chance and you will feel, and learn, and grow, and become even more you. Following your dreams can take you to dreams you didn't know you had. Arceneaux's uplifting story is the inspiration we all need today. She offers wisdom and lessons in courage to anyone fighting against the odds. And through it all, she reveals how resilience and faith can help us grab hold of the life we've always wanted and live it to the fullest.

Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet—And Our Mission to Protect It by Nicole Stott

When Nicole Stott first saw Earth from space, she realized how interconnected we are and knew she had to help protect our planetary home. In Back to Earth, Stott imparts essential lessons in problem-solving, survival, and crisis response that each of us can practice to make change. She knows we can overcome differences to address global issues, because she saw this every day on the International Space Station. Stott shares stories from her spaceflight and insights from scientists, activists, and changemakers working to solve our greatest environmental challenges. She learns about the complexities of Earth’s biodiversity from NASA engineers working to enable life in space and from scientists protecting life on Earth for future generations. Ultimately, Stott reveals how we each have the power to respect our planetary home and one another by living our lives like crewmates, not passengers, on an inspiring shared mission.

Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission by Eileen M. Collins

Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well as the first to pilot the space shuttle to her early years as one of the Air Force’s first female pilots. She was in the first class of women to earn pilot’s wings at Vance Air Force Base and was their first female instructor pilot. She was only the second woman admitted to the Air Force’s elite Test Pilot Program at Edwards Air Force Base. NASA had such confidence in her skills as a leader and pilot that she was entrusted to command the first shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster, returning the US to spaceflight after a two-year hiatus. Since retiring from the Air Force and NASA, she has served on numerous corporate boards and is an inspirational speaker about space exploration and leadership. Eileen Collins is among the most recognized and admired women in the world, yet this is the first time she has told her story in a book. It is a story not only of achievement and overcoming obstacles but of profound personal transformation. The shy, quiet child of an alcoholic father and struggling single mother, who grew up in modest circumstances and was an unremarkable student, she had few prospects when she graduated from high school, but she changed her life to pursue her secret dream of becoming an astronaut. She shares her leadership and life lessons throughout the book with the aim of inspiring and passing on her legacy to a new generation.

Wally Funk’s Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer by Sue Nelson

In 1961, Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to pass the Woman in Space programme. Wally sailed through a series of rigorous physical and mental tests, with one of her scores beating all the male Mercury 7 astronauts’, including John Glenn’s, the first American in orbit. But just one week before the final phase of training, the programme was abruptly cancelled. A combination of politics and prejudice meant that none of the women ever flew into space. Undeterred, Wally went on to become America’s first female aviation safety inspector, though her dream of being an astronaut never dimmed. In this offbeat odyssey, journalist and fellow space buff Sue Nelson joins Wally, now approaching her eightieth birthday, as she races to make her own giant leap, before it’s too late. Covering their travels across the United States and Europe – taking in NASA’s mission control in Houston, the European Space Agency’s HQ in Paris and Spaceport America in New Mexico, where Wally’s ride into space awaits – this is a uniquely intimate and entertaining portrait of a true aviation trailblazer.

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zulubunsen · 1 year

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Tagged by my amazing friend @commondyke! Thank youuu :3

🎶✨when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask/tag 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶✨

So as many of you know, I don't really listen to music much ar all but when I DO…

1: "The Commander Thinks Aloud" by The Long Winters: This is a haunting song about the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, of which the twentieth anniversary is coming up in less than a couple of months, from the point of view of the shuttle's commander as the orbiter breaks apart.

2: "Radioactivity" by Kraftwerk: A conceptual song about nuclear power, although later variations take a very anti-nuclear energy stance which I don't agree with. But the original is awesome and almost soothing in a way.

3: "Velkommen" by Stan LePard: Otherwise known as "title.wma", this was the background music that played during the standard installation process for Windows XP. Can you tell I'm an enormous computer nerd? Anyway, I would consider it in the ambient genre.

4: "Mine" by Daniel Olsén: I might as well just say "every song on the Sayonara Wild Hearts soundtrack" because I listen to all of them a lot! If you haven't played Sayonara Wild Hearts, you totally should. I think its official description is a "pop album video game" but it's really more than that in terms of musical styles.

5: "Rät" by Penelope Scott: A song about Elon Musk and how much of a prick he is. Very topical!

There's no way I know ten of my followers so I'll just do a few: @glitterandgrunge @queenofthewolves99 @calamityquentin @mercyinthestars @paradoxinyourpantshorse @yo-its-matt

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collinthenychudson · 3 months

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On February 1st, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana while in reentry towards the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All seven crew members on board were killed when Columbia was destroyed. During its launch into space, a piece from the shuttle's left wing broke off serving as a warning sign for what was about to happen. Never forget the lives of those lost when the disaster occured.

#NASA #National Aeronautics and Space Administration #Space Shuttle #NASA Space Shuttle #Columbia #Shuttle Columbia #Space Shuttle Columbia #Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster #Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial

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rabbitcruiser · 3 months

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NASA's Day of Remembrance

NASA’s Day of Remembrance is observed annually on the last Thursday of January and this year will be marked on January 25. This day is organized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N.A.S.A), a body responsible for managing U.S. space research and other activities. Space exploration is perilous, yet scientists and astronauts accept this challenge bravely. This day commemorates the members of the N.A.S.A. family who gave up their lives to advance the cause of space discovery. These include the crew members of the space missions Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia. This year, the NASA Day of Remembrance also commemorates the tragedy of Apollo 1, which occurred 55 years ago.

History of NASA's Day of Remembrance

N.A.S.A. has always shown a deep concern and respect for fateful events such as the Apollo 1 fire, the space shuttle Challenger disaster, and the like. Early commemorations focused on jubilee anniversaries or milestone years. On the first anniversary of the Challenger disaster in January 1987, a National Day of Excellence was announced by Congress under Public Law 99-478, which was signed by then-President Ronald Reagan. The Space Mirror Memorial was established at Kennedy Space Center on its fifth anniversary. Its tenth memorial observance was held at both Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Local N.A.S.A. centers and communities also organized commemorations across the U.S. Around 18 years ago, on the first anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia’s mishap, the space organization altered its approach and introduced the agency’s annual Day of Remembrance. Three separate tragedieS — the Apollo 1 test capsule fire in 1967, the Challenger space shuttle explosion minutes after take-off in 1986, and the Columbia space shuttle failure during re-entry in 2003, all occurred in the same calendar week, decades apart. This is the reason why the Day of Remembrance is observed.

Each center observes the Day of Remembrance in its own way. This year, Kennedy Space Center hosted a ceremony at the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy’s Visitor Complex. On the other hand, employees held a commemoration in the Astronaut Memorial Grove at the Johnson Space Center.

NASA's Day of Remembrance timeline

1967

The Apollo 1

A cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test of Apollo 1 claims the lives of three astronauts: Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee.

1986

The Challenger’s Tragedy

N.A.S.A. loses seven crew members on board when the Space Shuttle Challenger (OV099) breaks apart just 73 seconds into its flight.

2003

The Columbia Crew

Only a few moments before Columbia is scheduled to land safely at the Kennedy Space Center, disaster strikes over Texas and claims the lives of its seven-member crew.

2014

The Inaugural Day Remberance

N.A.S.A.'s first annual Day of Remembrance is observed.

NASA's Day of Remembrance FAQs

Who was the first human in space?

The first human in space was a Russian named Yuri Gagarin, from the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.), and his flight in the Vostok lasted 108 minutes.

When is National Space Day?

National Space Day is the first Friday in May.

Has any woman been to space?

Yes, the first woman to travel to space was Valentina Tereshkova, who was a part of the spacecraft Vostok on June 16, 1963.

How to Observe NASA's Day of Remembrance

Watch the skyGo outside and watch the night sky. Spend some time learning about the universe and the advances made in its exploration.

Visit a planetarium or museumVisit your local planetarium or a space museum. Spend time learning about the history of space travel.

Share on social mediaObserve the day by sharing relevant information about space and N.A.S.A. on your social media handles.

5 Facts About N.A.S.A

Its inception: This world-famous space organization was founded on July 29, 1958, in the U.S.

More than exploration: N.A.S.A. builds state-of-the-art satellites that help scientists learn more about the earth and other celestial bodies.

Centers and facilities: N.A.S.A. has the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as well as nine centers and seven test and research facilities.

To be an astronaut: One of the minimum requirements to be an astronaut at N.A.S.A. is to have completed 1,000 hours of pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft.

The employees: Apart from astronauts, scientists, engineers, writers, secretaries, lawyers, and teachers are also employed.

Why NASA's Day of Remembrance is Important

It memorializes heroes: NASA Remembrance Day recognizes our national heroes. It ensures they do not remain forgotten and obscure.

It makes us pause and reflect: This day is a great opportunity to learn from past mistakes. It ensures the core value of safety is upheld in all circumstances.

It celebrates innovation: On this day, we pay tribute to the fearless martyrs of space exploration and innovation. These men and women are worthy of our mention and remembrance.

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purplesurveys · 1 year

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What’s your favourite type of survey to take? A collection of random questions that’ll make me answer beyond a yes or no, but also not make me reflect and give an entire thesis of an answer. Questions like the last time I stepped foot in a bookstore or what my elementary school friends are up to now are usually enough to catch my interest.

What was the last topic you read about? The Columbia space shuttle disaster. I’ve only ever read about Challenger, so when I learned about Columbia from a Reddit post I ended up reading the Wiki page for it.

Have you ever made a diorama? I don’t think I have, even for school.

Do you prefer Windows or Mac? Mac.

What’s the best amusement park ride you’ve ever been on? Ooh, I hate rides haha. As a kid I was always the party pooper screaming for the attendant to stop operating the rides because I was dizzy or nauseous or scared or whatever, until I just accepted that theme parks just aren’t for me. Well, except for the food stalls.

Where are you right now? Describe the room or place. I’m in my bedroom which has been recently renovated, now housing my loft bed. The stairs to the bed double as shelves, where I meant to house my K-pop merch but ended up housing merely my BTS coffees (I bought way too many as a newer fan); the rest of the merch – albums, DVDs, photobooks, etc – are on the shelves on my TV stand. Underneath the bed is my work station and my makeshift mini couch which is really just a couple of foldable mattreses.

Have you ever participated in a fundraising campaign? Nothing on-ground, but yeah. Mostly donation campaigns spearheaded by local ARMY chapters, or for fundraisers to rescue stray dogs.

Do you know how to knit? Nah, never learned how to. I loved embroidery for a time, though.

What did you have for lunch today? Just French fries. Wasn’t too hungry.

Name some of your favourite sitcoms. Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Brooklyn Nine Nine.

Who is the 7th contact in your phone and how did you meet them? Bea; she’s always been my immediate superior at work. We started out as a manager-associate tandem; but promotions have happened over the years and we now work as director-manager.

Would you know how to read a house blueprint? I don’t think I’ve ever seen an actual one in real life. I probably wouldn’t.

What shirt do you wear the most? Idk if there’s one; I try to wear my clothes an equal amount.

Do you keep notes on your phone? What sort of things do you write? Minutes from work meetings, mostly. I also started a thing this year where every social media post from a BTS member requires me to save a particular amount of money hahaha, so I use my Notes app to track the daily posts then transfer them to a spreadsheet where it does the calculation for me.

Have you ever used Duolingo to learn another language? I used it to learn Spanish during the peak of the pandemic. I got pretty far, but found the tenses too difficult and stopped from there.

What was the last video game you played? Does In the Seom count? Let’s.

Do you remember much from high school? Not really. Back in college I did a major oopsie and accidentally permanently deleted my entire camera roll, so I’ve virtually no photo/video record from 2014-2017 – the biggest factor in my not-remembering-much-from-high-school. Then there is also the fact that all 4 years were spent with my ex as my best friend, and my mind has done a fantastic job wiping out those memories as well, so.

What’s your favourite fruit to snack on? Oof, don’t like fruits.

Has anyone ever come out to you? Sure.

Have you ever been part of a bridal or groom’s party? Just as a flower girl and as a ‘junior bridesmaid,’ which was a unique concept my mom’s best friend had at her own wedding.

Are there any rooms in your house that don’t have windows? Nah, every single room has at least one.

What’s your go-to order from KFC? Either a Zinger or their Twister. I never actually get fried chicken come to think of it, whether from KFC or other restaurants – eating them properly is too much work what with having to separate the bones and all haha.

What was the last album you listened to in full? Flowers for Vases by Hayley Williams in what is probably the first time in two years that I finished the album all the way through. I’m three songs into mono. now and will be jumping into Indigo right after, too.

Would you prefer cupcakes or a big cake for your birthday? Cupcakes. I don’t like cake and if I were to get one it’s largely to feed everyone else.

What emotion is strongest for you at the moment? Poignant. I hate Sundays.

Do you have Disney+? Yep. Have you ever sent a package or letter to a foreign country? I haven’t done that.

How many jobs do you have on your resume? Just my current one so far.

Do you use pepper to season your food? No.

When was the last time you had a headache? Thursday. It was my own fault, using my laptop while in a car. I felt like vomiting within five minutes.

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Have you ever thought of a relationship as more of a job than love? No, everything I did through the highs and lows were out of love. It never felt like a chore or obligation at any point.

Have you ever been caught right in the middle of a rain storm outside? Yes, a few times. I also never carry an umbrella so this has most definitely happened to me more than it has with other people haha.

Have you got any cousins with interesting or embarrassing names? My closest cousin’s second and third names are both movie references, which I find very cool. I can’t remember where he said his second name came from, but his third is from Schindler’s List.

What is one food you could eat for a month, straight, and not get sick of? I’m confident about answering sushi for this. I’m constantly looking for it, lol.

When was the last time you watched a complete hour of the news? When my dad is home we always watch the evening news all the way through, over dinner. That said the last time we did this was early January.

Have you ever spray painted something about your love somewhere? No.

When was the last time you visited the park? Who did you go with? We don’t have parks around here...

Are you one of those people who like to eat at restaurants a lot? I do like dining in at restaurants especially if with company, but since everyone I know is constantly busy or has plans, I don’t get to do it as much as I’d want to. I just make up for it and make sure I get to regularly try new food (a personal goal) by getting food delivery.

Have you ever been out on the ocean in a rather small boat? Yeah. I can’t remember which province it was, but we were headed to a city you can only get to by boat, hence the boat ride. I was fine, but can’t say the same for a number of people there who didn’t fare as well.

When was the last time you went swimming? Who did you go with, if anyone? Last December. I was with my family on a weekend beach trip to Zambales.

Do you like going to the beach, or do you not really care to go? I love the beach and used to enjoy solely the actual concept of beaches; but now that I’m older I feel like I now enjoy the culture of the general vicinity more so than the beach. Like I prefer going to places with a little bit of nightlife in it; I wouldn’t enjoy as much if I was at a remote resort with a private beach, with nothing happening.

What are your parents’ names? Are you named after either of them? I’m not sharing those, but I can confirm that I’m not named after my parents.

What was the last thing you bought at a store? When did you buy this? On the day of Seonho’s fanmeet I rushed to a hardware store to get batteries for the lightstick I meant to buy at the merch stand. Unfortunately when I got to the arena, they were all out of lightsticks hahaha; in the end I got to use the batteries for my BTS lightstick instead when I went to the cinema screening of Yet to Come Busan.

What is one odd thing about the opposite sex you find to be attractive? I wouldn’t say it’s odd, just something not really embraced by a lot of guys – being confident, comfortable, and content in their masculinity. I admire dudes who can be loud and fangirly about K-pop, or be able not to bitch about a little bit of makeup put on them.

What noises in the room you’re in, do you hear at the moment? Don’t judge me but I’m literally listening to RM, Paul Blanco, and Mahalia’s Closer AGAIN. I’m OBSESSED with this song, fuck. I take 5x as much time as it takes to go through one round of Indigo just because I repeat this song way too goddamn much.

Do you know a lot of things about the opposite sex’s body parts? Not as much as I’d like, admittedly. I haven’t had any experience with guys and everything I know is just from science textbooks and educational YouTube videos here and there.

What color is the kitchen in the house you’re in, painted? It’s white with some brown accents at the bottom.

Do you live in a town where basically everyone knows everyone else? Nah, that kind of stuff only happens in the province.

When was the last time you or someone else in your family bought a vehicle? My dad got our Vitara in like 2018, but he sold it in 2020 because we couldn’t keep paying for it during the pandemic.

Are your grandparents the kind who are very protective of you? I don’t doubt they care about me, but protective isn’t a word I’d use to describe their grandparenting style. < Super true. I know they’d come to my defense and feed me and do grandparent-y stuff, but they don’t hover.

Have you ever, or do you live on a farm at this moment in time? I’ve never lived on a farm.

Are you one of those people who can’t help but download everything they find? Not at all. Owning a secondhand laptop riddled with viruses made me know better for when I started owning my own laptop; the only thing you’ll find in my files are screenshots, haha. My phone is *sort of* a different story though – I obsessively download photos, videos, TikToks of anything BTS. My camera roll is at 32k at present.

How many things in the past have you bought off Ebay? What things? I’ve never used eBay, so zero.

Are you or the people you live with pack rats? Or are they tidy? We keep a tidy home.

What are three things to you that are really worth the wait in life? Weathering through your darker periods in life to attain happiness in the end; ignoring leaked movies/albums and waiting for their actual release date; and on a more personal level, having to spend the next two years waiting for BTS to come out of their hiatus. 2025 is gonna be a (tearful) RIOT (and reunion).

Is there any sound everyone else finds weird, yet you find nice? ASMR chewing sounds. Nearly everyone I know hates the eating ASMRs whereas it’s really the only kind I find worth watching til the end ha.

Were you always one of those kids who got in trouble with everyone around? Not at all; it was the opposite. I was really shy as a kid and barely made a move. I liked to be invisible.

When was the last time you took a nap? Did it relax you any? Yeah, I took a siesta this afternoon. I slept at 4 AM the night before so it was very relaxing, but waking up was shit because I woke up with my entire back sweating.

Honestly, do you see yourself as a slut? Nope.

Is there a secret you’ve never told your parents? A number of them. I dunno if I envy those who share everything with their parents; I can never imagine being such an open book to my own.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever been through? The stupid breakup that nearly killed me.

Have you ever had your heartbroken? Yes.

Do you think Enrique Iglesias is sexy? I’m not actually familiar with how he looks like.

Can you text quickly? Yeah. A fast-paced job helps you with that.

Do you like fast food or does it disgust you? Depends on the restaurant. I’ve never seen a clean KFC or Chowking branch, but I’ll happily order at a McDonald’s.

Which singer’s vocals would you love to steal? Cho Youjeen.

What’s your favourite shop? I don’t have one. I don’t shop much.

Have you got a hairdresser that you can trust? Yep.

Are you a deep or light sleeper? I’m sort of a weird case because I can be on both ends of the spectrum. I can sleep through a relatively intense earthquake or noisy conversations, but like if I have to wake up early I can also automatically wake up like 10 minutes before my alarm rings, without fail.

Do you wear a lot of make up? Nope. If I do it’s very light and I keep it to the basics. Just foundation, concealer on my acne scars, and the lightest hint of blush and eyeshadow that no one is probably ever able to make out.

Do you get nervous before exams? Yeah, it was a constant feeling I went through for every exam, whether if I knew I was prepared for the test or was just planning to wing it.

Does the weather influence your mood? I can be impatient and not the happiest camper if it’s very sunny and hot out.

Who was the last person you kissed? My last partner.

What’s your favourite alcoholic drink? Peach soju. For cocktails, Long Island Iced Tea.

Do you watch Big Brother? No, I never understood the hype.

Do you like the smell of BBQs? Sure.

Do you crash on people’s sofas often? Never done it.

Have you left school or not? I did, three years ago.

Can you keep a secret? Sure.

Have you ever been trapped in a fire? Fortunately not.

Do wasps scare you? Yep. Anything that flies because you never know whether they’ll fly the fuck away or zoom straight to your face.

Have you ever had to spend the night at a hospital? Yes once, when I had a really low platelet count. I was admitted the same time as my sister, for which I really felt for my mom as she was understandably deathly worried at the time and ended up losing weight over those two days.

Are you currently trying to get over someone? Nope.

Have you ever dated someone with longer hair than yours? Yes.

Have you ever bought clothing online? A few times, yes.

Have you ever worn flip flops in the snow? I have never experienced snow.

Do you wear Roxy, Billabong, or Volcom? Nope.

How old were you when you met your first love? I knew them since I was 4 but we didn’t become friends until we were 13. Started dating at 16.

Are you big on partying? I’m not big on the culture, i.e. I have to be at a bar/club every Friday, but I’m definitely always down if my friends plan something or if I get an invite.

In December, were you single or taken? Single.

What is the last thing a boy gave you? Will a dude handing me a parking ticket count? LOL Are you listening to music right now? Nah, I’ve just finished Indigo and plan on finishing the rest of this survey in silence.

Last time you saw fireworks? With who? Right after our New Year’s Eve mass when our church had a quick fireworks show. I was with my family.

Anything hurting? Shoulders. I think I’ve been having shit postures in bed recently as I’m always waking up in utterrrrrrrr pain.

Were you happy when you woke up today? Not really. More dazed and disoriented as I had stayed up til 4 AM reading fanfic haha.

What mood are you in right now? There’s a bit of paranoia and anxiety creeping in as it’s a Sunday evening and I have to work again tomorrow...but I’m trying to push it aside and remind myself that I can choose to enjoy what’s left of my free time instead.

Are you mad at anyone right now? Nah, no reason to be.

What are you currently hearing right now? The quiet hum from my (now bladeless!!!) electric fan.

Are you confused? No.

How much clothes do you have in your closet? Enough, but like 70% of them I don’t even wear anymore so technically I don’t have a big enough selection. I try to get new clothes at least once a month so that I get to build on what’s my current style these days.

Are you good at hiding your emotions? My face reveals everything, so no. It can be both a good and bad thing.

Who is the last person you talked to on the phone? Hans. We were gonna meet up for dinner at our favorite Korean place and he just called to ask me where I was and what my ETA was.

Do you regret anything from your past? Things here and there, yep.

Last argument? I can’t remember. I don’t like getting into arguments.

Favorite month(s)? April.

Have you ever regretted letting someone go? For a time after it happened, yeah. With the clarity that comes from years’ distance from the emotional fallout, definitely not. < Same.

Have you ever broken someone’s heart? Probably.

Did you speak to your father today? Nope.

How many months until your birthday? Two.

Who was the last person to compliment you? I’m not sure. Maybe Celeste after I presented a pitch? She said something along the lines of “crushed it!” a few days ago.

Do you often use the term “slut”? No.

Do you regret anything you’ve done in the past 24 hours? I don’t think so, no.

Would you ever have a threesome with your friend and their bf/gf? Not interested.

Who would you really like to become better friends with? Lea. We got to spend time together last Wednesday when we watched Yet to Come, and she’s a really great person to be around! We talked for like 5 hours straight and even then it wasn’t enough. I’m glad we were able to reconnect.

Could you go the rest of your life without smoking a cigarette? Easily.

Do you personally know anybody who has more than five tattoos? Yes.

Name something you dislike about the day you’re having? IT’S SUNDAY.

Do you believe there’s always room in your heart for your first love? If that room is resentment, then yes.

Have you ever worn the opposite sex’s underwear? Nope.

Have you ever kissed in a pool? I think?

Have you ever lied to protect someone’s feelings? Sure.

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Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect

https://sciencespies.com/news/space-and-astronomy-in-february-what-to-expect/

Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect

February’s space events start with a somber memorial.

The first of the month is the 20th anniversary of the Columbia disaster, when seven astronauts died as their space shuttle broke up during a return flight to Earth after 17 days in space. The cause of the accident was insulating foam that fell off the shuttle’s external fuel tank during its ascent to space. The foam struck the shuttle’s left wing and damaged its heat shielding, which then failed 16 days later during atmospheric re-entry.

The final flight of Columbia was a scientific mission, prioritizing experiments conducted aboard the space shuttle in orbit at a time when the primary mission of many space shuttle missions involved construction and resupply of the International Space Station.

Six American crew members and one Israeli astronaut died in the Columbia descent. Read about them here: Michael P. Anderson, David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Blair Salton Clark, Rick D. Husband, William C. McCool and Ilan Ramon.

Journalists for The New York Times also captured the moments when the astronauts’ mission became imperiled and wrote about problems at NASA that contributed to the accident.

Green Light for a Comet

The comet C/2022 E3 (Z.T.F.) has been steadily approaching Earth for the first time in some 50,000 years. On Thursday, Feb. 2, the comet will make its closest approach to our planet, and its green-hued ice ball and tail will be visible from the Earth’s surface.

Even if weather foils opportunities to see the comet that day, there will be more chances to spot it, including on Feb. 10, when its proximity to Mars in the night sky may make it easy to find.

The International Space Station will have a busy month, receiving an empty Russian Soyuz capsule and a SpaceX spacecraft with a fresh crew of four astronauts.Roscosmos State Space Corporation, via Associated Press

Traffic at the Space Station

Late in the month, two spacecraft could pull up to the International Space Station, each with important missions.

The first, as early as Feb. 20, will be an empty Russian Soyuz capsule. The spacecraft’s mission is to provide a trip home for a trio of Russian and American astronauts whose original ride was damaged during what was probably a micrometeoroid strike in December. That crew of astronauts had been expected to return to Earth in March, but may stay in orbit several more months.

The progress of that flight could affect the timing of Crew-6, a launch of four astronauts to the I.S.S. aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon vessel that is to replace the four astronauts of Crew-5. Flying aboard Crew-6 are Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg of NASA, Andrey Fedyaev of Russia and Sultan Alneyadi, who will be the second astronaut from the United Arab Emirates to visit the station.

New Rocket Progress

The first flights of new rockets (or first flights of existing rockets from new places) will be highlights of 2023.

January had a mixed start on this front. The company Rocket Lab had its first flight from a launchpad on Wallops Island in Virginia after earlier trips from its New Zealand home base. But an attempt by Virgin Orbit to launch the first orbital rocket from England failed. The company ABL Space Systems also experienced an “energetic explosion” during its first launch.

There are other rockets to keep an eye on in February. At the end of January, SpaceX completed a fueling test of Starship, its next generation orbital rocket prototype. The rocket is central to SpaceX’s ambitions of getting to Mars and NASA’s plans to get astronauts back on the moon. The company may next conduct a “static fire” this month — where the 33 engines on the rocket’s booster stage fire while the ship itself is held in place. If that succeeds, it could set up the rocket’s first flight to orbit in March.

Other launchers are also making progress. United Launch Alliance is preparing for the first flight of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket, which could fly during the first quarter of the year from Florida. Another company, Relativity Space, has also been on the launchpad in Florida with its Terran 1 rocket, and its first flight is expected soon.

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dehalogenase · 1 year

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just came up with a new opinion where i care less about the columbia shuttle disaster than the challenger explosion because its only sad if you never make it to space

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transhuman-priestess · 10 months

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Been on a space disaster book kick lately.

Been listening to stuff about both Challenger and Columbia and the thing is, I know this is gonna sound a little nuts, but I think we ought to bring the shuttle back, but better and more.

Like you listen to people who dedicated their entire lives to these machines, who bled for them, cried for them, who talk about them as if they were living things, and it just makes me sad that we’ve essentially relegated NASA to the cable guy for space.

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Nasa space shuttle columbia

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SpaceX using methane for StarshipįT: You mentioned that one of the reasons we're seeing these issues is the lack of data and experience. That's just not as easy to do as it sounds on paper. But when you do that, you've either got to cool them down to a very low temperature or you've got to pressurize them to a very high pressure – and often both. Yes, you can run vehicles off natural gas or hydrogen here on Earth, too. That's why kerosene, or gasoline or diesel for that matter, are better for terrestrial vehicles than natural gas or hydrogen. Water here on Earth is pretty easy to use because it's in a liquid form, but trying to concentrate something that's in the gas phase so that it's easy to store makes a big difference. Yes, it's the most abundant thing in the universe, but it's not in a form that you can easily use. Hydrogen also isn't at a high enough concentration to be able to practically do much with it. That's frankly quite dangerous because you're quite literally trying to store an explosive. There are plenty of people who are looking at mining aluminum from the moon or Mars, forming that into nanoparticles, and using that as a propellant. Hydrogen is also different from some materials in that it will make the metal brittle independent of the temperature (a well-documented phenomenon caused by metals absorbing hydrogen). So you can have embrittlement issues at any temperature with hydrogen, but they're obviously much worse at lower temperatures. When you get down to a sufficiently low temperature, even metal is going to become brittle. That really is probably the best example that the general public would be able to remember of what I call cryogenic embrittlement. and it ultimately caused the second disaster. For the second space shuttle disaster (Columbia in 2003), the conclusion from one of the dissertations that I was part of here was that the polymer foam on the outside of the space shuttle should have been replaced. Going back to the first two space shuttle disasters, both of those were caused by thermal expansion-related problems.

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Certainly temperature variations both within the day and between when a tank is full versus when it's not, do have their effects. Differences in temperatureįT: At that point, you're probably also contending with fluctuations in temperature, right? Like the difference in temperatures between these cryogenic propellants, hardware that's been warmed up by the warm Florida air, and so on?īrenner: That is a factor. And the colder you go, the more likely you are to embrittle the container that you’re putting it in. That means to keep it as a liquid, and you need to do that to minimize the amount of space taken up on the rocket, you’ve got to go much, much colder. Can you offer a brief overview on how they rank?īrenner: Kerosene has a lower density – that’s probably the best way to put it – than methane, and hydrogen has the highest of the three.īut as you go from kerosene to methane to hydrogen, the boiling point is going to go down considerably. Note: This Q&A has been edited for length and clarity.įLORIDA TODAY: Kerosene, methane, and hydrogen are some of the most popular rocket propellants today. NASA hopes to put two people on the surface before 2030, then establish a permanent presence before moving on to Mars.įLORIDA TODAY spoke with Jim Brenner, an associate professor of chemical engineering at Florida Tech with extensive experience in hydrogen, about rocket propellants and how they compare. If everything goes well with this uncrewed test flight, astronauts are expected to fly a similar there-and-back mission known as Artemis II sometime after 2024. "It wants that sustained, high performance that you get out of what is really the most high-performing rocket engine on the planet: that is the (four RS-25 main engines)," Blevins said.Īrtemis I is part of NASA's overall program to take astronauts back to the moon.

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