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SpaceX F9 - IM-1 Nova-C Lander - LC-39A - Includes Post Launch Discussion
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No. Wiki says "18 hours after separation the lander is scheduled to perform a main engine “commissioning burn.”"
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Over the air updates for the win!
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It is unclear to me from that IM-1 update statement if the vehicle has completed the TLI maneuver but the video @Grendal linked to above seems to indicate that it has. Here is a screen cap of what the video is showing currently.
They're the recipe people of spaceflight. "Before I list the ingredients, let me tell you of my struggles." Criminy. Just say TLI burn complete. You can write the story of the flight later.
Is that lunar lander actually funded by a footwear company? That's kinda cool. Odd. But cool.
It is now more than 24 hours since I posted the screen cap in #29 upthread and the “LIVE” IM-1 tracker video still shows the vehicle in exactly the same location. So it is not live as in real-time. A polite way of putting it is that IM is very poor at effective communications with the public.
It's Columbia Sportswear, an Oregon outdoor company. They are working on insulation material for space vehicles and astronauts:
Columbia’s Omni-Heat Infinity Is So Warm It’s Going to Outer Space | Columbia
Columbia’s ultra-warm Omni-Heat Infinity technology will provide thermal insulation for Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lunar lander.
www.columbia.com
I live near their headquarters, and wear several clothing items from them (shirts, jackets, shoes). Similar to Patagonia, but a bit less expensive. Nice company. Big employer in the area. Love their products.
That wasn't in jest. The strobing was making me nauseous, reminding me that there are people who can have a much more serious reaction. It's why so many products have a flashing or strobing warning at their beginning. That video needs such a warning.
My apologies. I didn’t even notice it, i.e. my visual system could not detect it. As a neurophyisologist I am aware of the dramatic variabilities in human visual perception; I am partially red/green colorblind (technically I am a “strong protan”) and cannot see some colors that almost everyone else can easily perceive. Of course that’s not a health concern like an epilepsy trigger is, it’s just an annoyance.
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You might? Find this interesting. During the time of the ancient Greeks, they didn’t have a word for the color Blue. This video talks about this and a whole bunch of other interesting color perception info.
You know those bubble pictures used to determine if you are color blind? My son, who is, can’t make out the number shown on the standard picture but he can on a different one that “normal” people can’t see. Interesting stuff. Anyways, the video:
