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[taniwharugby]

@crucial yeah comment was kinda tongue in cheek

anywhoo, in more good news on Rocket Lab

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/100864531/rocket-lab-reveals-secret-project-humanity-star-satellite-orbiting-earth

[nzzp]

I can see why the USA take an interest though. Launching satellites and launchign small nuclear bombs are not very different at all.

[Chris B.]

Rocket Lab | The Space Company | Rocket Lab

We go to space to improve life on Earth

Haven't yet managed to spot the Humanity Star - most nights when I've thought to check the tracker it's been well east of NZ. Tonight might have been the night - but, I doubt we'll be seeing much - including the super duper, blue-blood, red moon river.

[Snowy]

Slightly related topic - A blood, blue moon eclipse tonight. First since 1866. Just after midnight for Kiwis I think. Looks like we will have shit weather or at least cloud cover unfortunately.

Jesse Emspak  /  Feb 1, 2018  /  Astrophotography

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A blue moon, a supermoon, and a blood moon (i.e. a lunar eclipse) are happening around the same time in January 2018: Here’s when.

[Snowy]

@chris-b Beat me to it!

[canefan]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12036457

[canefan]

The Japanese landed rovers on an asteroid. Pretty cool

Stuff

[canefan]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/108514298/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-first-commercial-rocket

[NTA]

Watched it while sitting in a theatre, waiting for a science talk to start.

Meta

[Kirwan]

If you go onto the SpaceX YouTube channel, they are about to launch in 20mins (8:49pm)

[nzzp]

@Kirwan said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

If you go onto the SpaceX YouTube channel, they are about to launch in 20mins (8:49pm)

and as a bonus you dno't have to watch the Chiefs!

[Kirwan]

Ha, yeah. Have that taped

[nzzp]

@Kirwan said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

Ha, yeah. Have that taped

4 minutes to go, thanks for the nudge. I'm planning to get the family down to Mahia to experience what you can of a launch live at some stage

[Kirwan]

That was awesome. Even managed to get the family watching.

[Kirwan]

@nzzp said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

@Kirwan said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

Ha, yeah. Have that taped

4 minutes to go, thanks for the nudge. I'm planning to get the family down to Mahia to experience what you can of a launch live at some stage

That would be pretty cool actually.

[Kirwan]

Docking live tomorrow about 1am.

[Machpants]

Still shows 45 mins ish to go for me???

[nzzp]

@Kirwan said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

@nzzp said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

@Kirwan said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

Ha, yeah. Have that taped

4 minutes to go, thanks for the nudge. I'm planning to get the family down to Mahia to experience what you can of a launch live at some stage

That would be pretty cool actually.

Yeah, I reckon.

The photos of the viewing area are classic kiwi space programme

[NTA]

That was fucking great - first time Dragon has gone orbit. Docking next?

[Kirwan]

@NTA it will take a day to catch up to The ISS, then it will dock and deliver the supplies. Think it’s taking some back too.

Then in July they send up people.