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Show threadptfrdFeb 14

You Tube channel subscriber counts:

  • 467M - @MrBeast
  • 006.82M - @SpaceX

You might be tempted to see this as representative of the dumbing down of society, but to be fair, many of the former might have just been tempted by some subscriber giveaways. Perhaps space channel subscribers are a bit more committed? E.g. the SN10 live stream has 15M views.

Starship | SN10 | High-Altitude Flight Test

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ptfrdFeb 14

Prominent YouTuber's visit to Starbase. ("Futuristic Tech" by "Mr Beast". Uploaded 3w ago. 100M views.)

https://sh.itjust.works/post/55346163

Cartoons used to be wild - sh.itjust.works

As SpaceX’s C212 (Crew Dragon Freedom) was phasing its way towards an ISS rendezvous earlier today (their 20th human space mission, and NASA’s first ever Friday-the-13th human launch), they also passed a very different milestone. A video by “Mr Beast” in which he visited Starbase (among other things) exceeded 100,000,000 views on You Tube. URL: https://youtu.be/pAnGwRiQ4-4 [https://youtu.be/pAnGwRiQ4-4] Relevant section: 18:07 to 22:28

Show threadptfrdJan 22

just heard the writer discuss some of it on a podcast

This was it. Not actually a podcast. youtu.be/10zW384XuoE?t=25m39s

Why NASA’s #Orion Space Capsule Is Flaming Garbage: Casey Handmer

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ptfrdJan 12

Jeremy Hansen doesn't want to die in space, but he's ready for the possibility

https://sh.itjust.works/post/53309972

Reddit habit is hard to break. - sh.itjust.works

I went searching for something today and instinctually clicked on a reddit link. Fortunately the sub was dark for the protest anyway, but it’s crazy how ingrained in me it is to go to reddit for everything. Unfortunately now we’re going to have to get used to clicking on those clickbait tech articles like “TOP 10 FACEBOOK ALTERNATIVES 2023” to find information, and weed out the crappy blogs.

Show threadptfrdDec 16
Flight in ~ 40 hours www.blueorigin.com/…/new-shepard-ns-37-mission
Show threadptfrdDec 1

the reattachment of the Cygnus XL spacecraft

Was just wondering whether this was visible on either of the official live streams. There does seem to be something moving, for a period that seems to be somewhere around 15:36 - 15:41 UTC, on this one. (But you can only rewatch the last 12 hours of the stream, so you’ve only got about 4 hours left.)

Maybe I should become more familiar with the ISS In Real Time website or any other resources that might have details of what goes on up there.

Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream)

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ptfrdDec 1

ISS First: All 8 Docking Ports Occupied

https://sh.itjust.works/post/50824391

ISS First: All 8 Docking Ports Occupied - sh.itjust.works

> For the first time in International Space Station history, all eight docking ports aboard the orbital outpost are occupied following the reinstallation of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft to the Earth-facing port of the station’s Unity module. > This milestone follows the reattachment of the Cygnus XL spacecraft … which was removed last week by the robotics officer at the agency’s Mission Control Center in Houston using the space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm … to provide appropriate clearance for the arriving crewed Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on Nov. 27. I heard NASA talking about this Cygnus XL operation at some online press conference a month or two ago. Pretty sure they said that the Cygnus XL wasn’t actually in the way of the Soyuz, but they were moving it out of the way just to give more margin of clearance. NG-23 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_NG-23] is the first flight of a Cygnus XL vehicle. It was originally berthed on 2025-09-18 after a slight delay in orbit [https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/09/16/nasa-northrop-grumman-postpone-cygnus-xl-arrival-to-iss-following-propulsion-issue/].

Show threadptfrdSep 22, 2025
Anna Menon

Known for: Return to Space, CNN 10, Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space

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Show threadptfrdSep 22, 2025
Prior to Anil and Anna, there had already been an astronaut candidate recruited from SpaceX. However, “in August 2018, Kulin became the first NASA astronaut candidate in fifty years to resign prior to completing the initial training program.”
Robb Kulin - Wikipedia

Show threadptfrdSep 22, 2025
I wonder if her 1st day back at NASA was exactly 1 year after launching to, or returning from, space. (10th and 15th of September 2024, respectively)